Rockstar Games has just dropped a fresh trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, and it’s nothing short of spectacular.
Set in the sun-soaked, neon-lit streets of Vice City, the game introduces us to Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, a duo whose crime-filled escapades echo the infamous Bonnie and Clyde. Their chemistry is palpable, adding a new depth to the franchise’s storytelling.
The trailer showcases a vibrant world teeming with life, from bustling beaches to chaotic cityscapes. Rockstar’s attention to detail is evident, with even mundane objects like beer bottles rendered with astonishing realism.
The blend of gameplay and cutscenes is seamless, blurring the lines between cinematic storytelling and interactive experience.
Musically, the game doesn’t disappoint. The soundtrack features a mix of classic and contemporary tracks, including Tom Petty’s “Love is a Long Road” and The Pointer Sisters’ “Hot Together,” setting the tone for the game’s dynamic narrative.
While the game’s release has been delayed to May 26, 2026, the trailer has reignited excitement among fans. With its rich storytelling, immersive world, and groundbreaking visuals, GTA VI promises to be a landmark title in the series.
Here are some of the highlights from the Trailer:
The record-breaking first trailer for GTA 6, published online in late 2023, introduced players to protagonists Jason and Lucia – a couple who live a life of crime in Leonida, the fictional US state where the game is set.
The new trailer opens with Jason doing odd jobs before driving around Vice City – the Miami-inspired location from the 2002 PlayStation 2 game.
According to Rockstar, Jason was a troubled teen who joined the army to escape his bad influences, but fell back into crime after returning home. In the trailer he eventually collects Lucia from prison, where she has been serving time for “protecting her family”.
From there, the clip launches into a montage of action sequences, romantic scenes and glimpses of the game’s wider world. We see the couple carrying out armed heists, partying on a yacht and riding a jetski together.
According to a description on Rockstar’s website, the two want to forge a new life together but are plunged into “the middle of a conspiracy” after an “easy score goes wrong”.
Players also got to put names to faces of some of game’s wider cast, including bank robber Raul Bautista, smuggler Brian Heder and rap combo Real Dimez.
Like GTA 5, which was heavily based on Los Angeles and its surrounding areas, the sequel also appears to contain accurate recreations of some of Florida’s most famous landmarks.
Vice City’s version of Miami’s art deco, neon-lit beachfront appears in the trailer, as does the Grassrivers swampland, inspired by the Florida everglades.
Rockstar also revealed the Leonida Keys, the industrial Ambrosia region, sleazy Port Gellhorn and the mountainous Kalaga National Park. In each case, it suggested the areas would be home to different groups and factions, from “hillbilly mystics” to biker gangs.
The trailer did not appear to include any gameplay footage, but was made up of cinematic sequences usually seen between story missions. But fans were quick to praise the game’s next-generation graphics in the trailer and a series of screenshots published by Rockstar.
Video game trailers are sometimes created using powerful PCs but a note at the end of the trailer said the scenes in it were taken from a PlayStation 5 console.
But that doesn’t answer questions about new ways of interacting with the game’s world, or whether players can switch between characters on-the-fly as they could in GTA 5.
