A user claims to have seen a few hours of GTA 6 gameplay at Rockstar from a 2024 testing build and described some interesting details.
Here are all the details and features this user revealed, that should also be taken with a grain of salt until they’re confirmed…🧵
GTA 6 pre-orders reportedly made quarter of a billion in a week, according to an industry analysis firm trusted by Take-Two (Newzoo).
This is the biggest pre-order opening of all time in Newzoo’s dataset, and they expect the game to make $4.5 billion a week after launch, selling 51 million copies.
(Source: https://t.co/odo3kJSk1A)
Here's a complete timeline of every official GTA 6 announcement made by Rockstar Games so far:
PRE-ORDERS • Thu, Jun 25, 2026
• Pre-orders opened worldwide at midnight local time via the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store and physical retailers, including the Rockstar Store.
• Rockstar officially began marketing GTA VI with ads on X.
• Sony's partnership became clearer through the "Plays best on PS5" campaign, including a GTA VI-themed PlayStation App redesign featuring the game's colors.
GAME EDITIONS + WEBSITE • Wed, Jun 24, 2026
• Revealed the Standard Edition ($79.99) and Ultimate Edition ($99.99).
• Confirmed GTA VI is a single-player game launching as digital-only (no disc).
• Standard Edition owners can upgrade to Ultimate at any time for $20.
• Website update with 60+ new screenshots showcasing Ultimate Edition vehicles, weapons, customisation options and side missions and a new background video.
• Pre-orders include the Vice City Vintage Pack featuring a unique vehicle & garage, 80's inspired outfits & hairstyles and an exclusive weapon pattern.
COVER ART + WEBSITE • Thu, Jun 18, 2026
• Unveiled the official cover art in a new video which also appears to feature the game’s official theme music.
• Confirmed pre-orders would begin on June 25.
• Website update with a new background video of the Vice City skyline and "Jason and Lucia 03" artwork.
DELAY #2 • Thu, Nov 6, 2025
• Announced GTA VI had been further delayed to November 19, 2026.
TRAILER 2 + WEBSITE • Tue, May 6, 2025
• Trailer 2 was shadow dropped.
• The official GTA VI website launched.
DELAY #1 • Fri, May 2, 2025
• Delayed GTA VI to May 26, 2026.
SPLASH WEBSITE • Tue, Dec 5, 2023
• Launched the GTA VI splash website on the day Trailer 1 was originally scheduled to premiere.
TRAILER 1 • Mon, Dec 4, 2023
• The first GTA VI trailer premiered around 15 hours early following a leak.
ANNOUNCEMENT • Fri, Dec 1, 2023
• Confirmed Trailer 1 would release on Tuesday, December 5.
ANNOUNCEMENT • Wed, Nov 8, 2023
• Announced Trailer 1 was coming in "early December”, coinciding with Rockstar Games' 25th anniversary.
STATEMENT • Mon, Sep 19, 2022
• Confirmed early GTA VI development footage had been leaked.
UPDATE • Thu, Jul 7, 2022
• Explained development resources were being shifted toward the next Grand Theft Auto title.
UPDATE • Fri, Feb 4, 2022
• Officially confirmed active development on the next GTA game.
Rockstar Games are hosting a major game tester recruitment drive ahead of GTA 6
Rockstar India is hiring full-time, on-site testers in Bangalore on April 18, 2026 for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption, with timing pointing to possible GTA 6 final testing.
@vanwissing Dat is zeker waar, het is zowel aanvallend en verdedigend zo dramatisch. Verdedigend komen ze snelheid te kort en worden er domme fouten gemaakt. Terwijl je aan de bal totaal niks in te brengen hebt. Je mist aan alle kanten mensen die aan actie kunnen maken.
On October 8th 2019 u/Fresh305954 posts an image of a letter from a Local company led by Leah Sokolowsky guiding the Rockstar scout team, who would arrive on Oct. 14 to Florida.
This was one of the first Pieces of solid proof for GTA 6 Taking place in Vice City
GTA 6 leaks seemingly confirmed due to employee firings
⚠️SPOILER WARNING ⚠️
STORY
▫️ Chapter-based like RDR2 — 5 chapters total
▫️ Trailer 2 shots are from Chapters 1–3
▫️ Jason served in the army
▫️ Lucia is the central protagonist, like Michael in GTA 5
▫️ Lucia & Jason have separate intro missions
▫️ Lucia abandons her baby at a delicatessen before a bank robbery, then gets arrested
▫️ Baby appears only in a flashback cutscene; fate unknown
▫️ Lucia is released on probation years later
▫️ Jason picks her up from prison; they later fall in love
▫️ Lucia removes her ankle monitor early
▫️ Bike → truck jump scene is from Chapter 3
▫️ Donnie: Jason’s friend, works for Brian, described as a “freak”
GAMEPLAY
▫️ Character wheel: Solo Jason / Solo Lucia / Dual Control
▫️ Dual control lets both protagonists be used simultaneously
▫️ Jason has a Dead Eye–style ability (slow time + weak spots)
▫️ Lucia can use it too, but only for one shot
▫️ Limited weapon system returns (stored in the trunk)
▫️ 6-star wanted level returns
▫️ Rectangle GPS with pink waypoints
▫️ Driving is the best it’s ever been
▫️ Greet & Antagonise is back
▫️ Weight mechanics return
▫️ Gore/dismemberment builds on RDR2
▫️ Ankle monitor doesn’t affect exploration
▫️ Cover system fully overhauled & more realistic
▫️ Trailer 2 beer-buying scene is actual gameplay
▫️ Relationship bar returns (similar to RDR2 honor)
MISSIONS
▫️ First mission: play as Jason, follow a plane carrying a Russian drug dealer
▫️ Drug heist ends with drugs falling into the ocean
▫️ Follow-up mission involves diving to retrieve them
▫️ Mission planning mainly happens in a nightclub
▫️ Mission where you shoot a shark with a speargun
▫️ Lucia infiltrates a bodybuilding gang
▫️ Mission involving cops betraying each other (context unknown)
MAP
▫️ Map is an island again
▫️ No panhandle
▫️ Three additional islands; one inspired by the Bahamas (2023 info)
▫️ Ambrosia & Port Gellhorn are smaller than Vice City
▫️ Vice City is by far the biggest
▫️ “Fort” city inspired by Fort Knox (gold stash)
▫️ Bike trail around Lake Leonida
OPEN WORLD
▫️ 700+ shops, most interiors explorable
▫️ Shopping malls & skyscrapers with working elevators
▫️ Explorable underwater areas with secrets
▫️ NPCs react if guns are out; characters try to hide weapons
▫️ NPCs call cops if you trespass
▫️ Basketball minigame
▫️ Rentable hotels & motels
▫️ Male strippers included
CUT CONTENT
▫️ Voiced Online protagonists (idea dropped)
▫️ Prone mechanic cut
▫️ Jay Norris random encounter cut
NOT IN GAME (COULD BE CHANGED)
▫️ No music outside cars (may change)
▫️ No purchasable pets (Jason has a pet iguana)
▫️ No dual-wielding
▫️ No chainsaw weapon
▫️ No fully nude sex scenes
▫️ No Disney World parody
▫️ No burglary mini-game
Unconfirmed Rumor 🚨
Talk is abundant and leaks have ignited in the recent hours.. They say Rockstar is now planning to flip the table and steal the spotlight on Tuesday, December 9 (just 3 days away!) by releasing the third trailer Trailer 3 for the legendary GTA VI 🤯 #GTAVI #GTA6
GTA 6 wanted system has reportedly been overhauled to be more in line with Red Dead Redemption 2’s realistic approach, where law enforcement can recognize you from clothes/CCTV footage and eyewitnesses can report you but there are ways to stop them like bribe or intimidation.