The GTA 6 trailer reveal proves no one does hype quite like Rockstar Games
Nov. 8, 2023Opinion | Whether said or unsaid, it’s been a joy to watch the saga unfold
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It’s been such a long road that when I woke up this morning, Wednesday, November 8, I didnotexpect to learn thatGTA 6 could reportedly be announced “as early as this week,” with a trailer next month. A few hours later – after a tidal wave of online excitement, furious speculation, heated debate and discussion, and even shared tales of aGTA 6 sleuth who thinks they’ve already located the official trailer, but who no one believed until now – I certainly didn’t expect Rockstar to confirm the rumors byofficially announcing GTA 6with a trailer, indeed, coming next month.
Whether you’ve only a passing knowledge of the enduring crime simulator series, or have spentliterally thousands of hoursroving the bustling streets of Los Santos and the backwater burgh of Blaine County, the hype driving GTA 6 is undeniable. That’s nothing new for Grand Theft Auto – a series whose ‘97 debut was deemed so unsavory that it was discussed in US congress and UK parliament – but the furor surrounding the developer’s much-anticipated and long-awaited next outing proves that no one does it quite like Rockstar and its flagship franchise.
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The hype is justified. GTA 5 and GTA Online are among the highest-selling entertainment properties of all time. Somehow, GTA 5 is a near-permanent fixture in the likes of Steam’s weekly top-sellers chart (I saysomehowbecause who doesn’t already own the game by this stage?), and the wider Grand Theft Auto series is now over 26 years old. Rockstar itself is approaching its 25th anniversary – having acquired DMA Design in December 1998 – so the idea that GTA 6 might be tied into those celebrations has been a long-held possibility shared among the community, and it’s no surprise that the first official trailer is due in “early December”.
WhenMicrosoft’s Peter Moore announced GTA 4 on stage at E3 2006, he spoke excitedly of “a fanbase that hangs on every mere mention of the next chapter”, while brandishingthatsilly ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ tattoo on his bicep. Fast forward six years, and GTA 5’s reveal was a super-understated five-character tweet that simply read “#GTA5”, accompanied by a link to Rockstar’s website where it was confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 5 was indeed coming before promising a trailer the following week. Shortly after that, the landing page to Rockstar’s website contained nothing more than the now iconic black, white, and green GTA 5 logo.
Fast forward another 10 years from there, and GTA 6’s hype train really kicked into gear. In February of last year,Rockstar officially confirmed that GTA 6 was in active development– a statement that was buried in an innocuous Newswire post pertaining to the nuts and bolts of the then-incoming PS5 and Xbox Series X iterations of GTA 5.
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“And then by 1pm GMT, it was all confirmed by Sam Houser himself.”
And then by 1pm GMT, it was all confirmed by Sam Houser himself. That first, ever-elusive GTA 6 trailerisalmost upon us after what feels like one of the longest, most winding and hype-fueled roads we’ve ever been led down. By saying nothing, fans were hyped for GTA 6. By saying everything, fans aresuperhyped for GTA 6.
There isn’t a game dynasty quite like GTA when it comes to driving hype. And with Rockstar at the wheel, I don’t think I’d have it any other way.
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