every GTA 6 trailer explained

GTA 6 Trailers: What Rockstar Has Shown Us So Far

Rockstar has been unusually generous with footage this time around. Since the first reveal in late 2023, the studio has released four official videos for Grand Theft Auto VI, each serving a different purpose — from a mood-setting announcement to a full gameplay demonstration. For anyone trying to piece together what the game actually looks like in motion, working through them in order is the smartest approach.

It started with Trailer 1 on 4 December 2023, backed by Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road." That video introduced Lucia and the state of Leonida, and it did what a first trailer should: it established tone. Vice City's neon, the crowded beaches, the sheer density of NPCs — all of it landed at once, and the internet spent the next week picking apart every frame.

Trailer 2 arrived on 6 May 2025, set to The Pointer Sisters' "Hot Together." This one did more narrative heavy lifting. It set up Jason and Lucia as a criminal couple, showed their dynamic, and gave a clearer sense of the story's stakes. If you only have three minutes to spare, this is the one to watch — it covers the most ground in the shortest time.

Then came something unexpected. On 27 August 2026, Rockstar released An Extended Look — roughly 26 minutes of gameplay captured on a standard PS5. No cinematic framing, no curated montage. Just play. It showed how the world responds to the player, how vehicles handle, and what the moment-to-moment experience actually feels like. The video also featured several licensed tracks, including a Depeche Mode song playing on a car radio, which says a lot about how music will work in-world.

The most recent release is the Launch Trailer from 15 October 2026, arriving five weeks before the game's 19 November launch. It's set to "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — a lineup that reflects the game's eclectic soundtrack. Notably, Rockstar never released anything called "Trailer 3," a detail that has confused plenty of people searching for one.

If you want a proper scene-by-scene breakdown of all four videos — including the music, the story beats, and what each one reveals about the game — this guide to every GTA 6 trailer explained covers them in order and tells you which one to start with depending on what you're after. It's also been updated with newer material, including the short gameplay clip Rockstar supplied for the 28 October South Park episode and the "Pusher" track from Justice and Gesaffelstein ahead of the Original Score album on 11 December.

With release now close, the trailers are the best look we have at Leonida until the game lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.