GTA 6 Trailers: Every Trailer Breakdown and What Each Confirmed

GTA 6 Trailers Quick Facts

GTA 6 Launch Trailer: the Newest Official Video

Rockstar released the GTA 6 Launch Trailer (officially the "Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer") on October 15, 2026 at 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET). It went up on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel, the Newswire and the official GTA VI site. Rockstar's GTA VI site lists it at 1 minute 29 seconds, and Rockstar says it was "captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5." Unlike An Extended Look, the YouTube upload is not age-restricted.

Rockstar's description sets up the story: "Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them." When an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves "on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida." To make it out alive, they will have to rely on each other more than ever.

The music is new too. The trailer features "Flower in a Hurricane", a standalone single from Justice, the composers of GTA VI's original score, featuring Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The track is also on "Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album", the official soundtrack, which you can pre-save on major streaming services or pre-order on vinyl or CD. Rockstar says more on the game's music is coming, including the official score album.

Rockstar's post for the trailer reaffirms the date: GTA VI arrives November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (full timing details are in our GTA 6 release date guide). The October 15 post announced no new editions, pre-order changes or preload details; our GTA 6 preorder guide covers the Standard and Ultimate Editions and their prices. Rockstar doesn't number this video, and it isn't called Trailer 3.

An Extended Look: the Third GTA 6 Video

"Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look" aired on Thursday, August 27, 2026: on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET for subscribers, then free on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the official GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET. Rockstar describes it as "captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5", and its GTA VI site lists it at 26 minutes 48 seconds.

It follows Jason and Lucia through a chain of jobs, cut between cutscenes, gameplay and montage: a drug pickup that turns into a firefight, a meeting with Brian Heder at a rooftop bar, a highway getaway with Raul Bautista, a montage of side activities, and a party that becomes a siege, ending on the November 19, 2026 date. The scene-by-scene timestamps, HUD details and cast are in our GTA 6 Extended Look breakdown.

Trailer 2: the biggest video launch of all time

Rockstar released GTA 6 Trailer 2 on May 6, 2025, with all footage captured on PlayStation 5. At 2 minutes 47 seconds, it is the longer of the two trailers, and it digs deeper into Jason and Lucia's relationship while showing much more of the state of Leonida. For every region and location Rockstar has officially named, see our GTA 6 map guide.

The numbers were enormous. Rockstar says Trailer 2 pulled in more than 475 million views across all platforms in its first 24 hours, which the studio called "the biggest video launch of all time." That beat the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer's 365 million and the Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer's 200 million.

One important scope note: that 475 million is an all-platforms figure, not a YouTube figure. On YouTube itself, Trailer 2 did about 83.6 million views in 24 hours, with roughly 106 million more on Twitter/X and the rest spread across other social platforms. Keep that in mind before comparing it directly against Trailer 1's YouTube-only record below.

Trailer 1: the first look at Vice City

GTA 6 Trailer 1 arrived on December 4, 2023 as a YouTube exclusive. Running 1 minute 31 seconds, it gave the world its first look at the game: modern-day Vice City, the wider state of Leonida, and the two protagonists we now know as Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.

It broke records immediately. Trailer 1 racked up more than 93 million views on YouTube in its first 24 hours, a YouTube record for a non-music-video debut and a Guinness World Record for the most-viewed videogame trailer in 24 hours. The previous benchmark it beat belonged to MrBeast, at 59.4 million.

Note the scope here too: 93 million is a YouTube-only figure, because the trailer only existed on YouTube. Trailer 2's 475 million counts every platform, so the two numbers measure different things. On YouTube alone, Trailer 1's 24-hour debut actually remains ahead of Trailer 2's roughly 83.6 million.

Is An Extended Look GTA 6 Trailer 3?

Not under Rockstar's naming. Everywhere Rockstar labels the August 27 video it is "Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look", and for GTA VI, Rockstar numbers only Trailer 1 and Trailer 2. The October 15 Launch Trailer doesn't change that: it is unnumbered too, and no official surface calls it Trailer 3. The closest an official surface comes is An Extended Look's YouTube search tags, which do include "Trailer 3". Headlines using the name are press and fan labeling, not Rockstar's.

In practice, this is the video the community spent months calling Trailer 3, so if that is what you searched for, An Extended Look is the answer. What it contains, scene by scene, is covered in our Extended Look breakdown.

The hype is measurable in another way too: at Take-Two's earnings call on August 7, 2026, the company reaffirmed the November 19, 2026 release date and CEO Strauss Zelnick called GTA 6 preorders "unprecedented". If the first two trailers already sold you, see our GTA 6 preorder guide for every edition and price.

Community speculation (unconfirmed)

Nothing in this section is confirmed by Rockstar or Netflix; treat it all as informed guessing. Engadget's Dave Meikleham (August 28, 2026) read the six-slot wanted level visible in An Extended Look as a sign that the top tier brings a heavier police response than GTA V's five-star maximum; Rockstar has not described the wanted system at all.

GTA 6 Trailers FAQ

How many GTA 6 trailers are there?

Rockstar's GTA VI site lists four official videos, but only two are numbered trailers: Trailer 1 on December 4, 2023 and Trailer 2 on May 6, 2025. "An Extended Look" aired on August 27, 2026, and the unnumbered "Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer" followed on October 15, 2026.

When is GTA 6 Trailer 3 coming out?

Rockstar has not announced anything called Trailer 3 for GTA 6. The video fans gave that name to, "An Extended Look", already aired on August 27, 2026, and the October 15, 2026 Launch Trailer is unnumbered too. Both are free on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the official GTA VI site, and our Extended Look breakdown covers what An Extended Look showed. As of October 19, 2026, Rockstar has not announced any video beyond the Launch Trailer.

How do I watch the GTA 6 Extended Look?

Free on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel (the upload is age-restricted, so sign in first) and on the official GTA VI site, or on Netflix if you subscribe. It premiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 27, 2026 and went free six hours later.

Is An Extended Look the same as Trailer 3?

Not officially. Rockstar's only name for it is "An Extended Look", and its media page numbers only Trailer 1 and Trailer 2. It is, however, the video fans had been calling Trailer 3. The most recent official GTA 6 footage is now the October 15, 2026 Launch Trailer, which Rockstar has not numbered either.

Is the GTA 6 Launch Trailer Trailer 3?

No. Rockstar calls it the "Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer" and doesn't number it, and no Rockstar surface refers to it as Trailer 3. If you searched for Trailer 3, fans used that name for An Extended Look, which aired on August 27, 2026.

When did the GTA 6 trailers come out?

Trailer 1 dropped on December 4, 2023 as a YouTube exclusive. Trailer 2 followed on May 6, 2025, with footage captured on PlayStation 5. The Launch Trailer arrived on October 15, 2026 at 6 a.m. PT (9 a.m. ET), also captured in-game on a PlayStation 5.

Which GTA 6 trailer has the most views?

It depends on how you count. Trailer 2 hit more than 475 million views in 24 hours across all platforms, which Rockstar called the biggest video launch of all time. Trailer 1's record is YouTube-specific: more than 93 million YouTube views in 24 hours, which still beats Trailer 2's roughly 83.6 million on YouTube alone.

Was GTA 6 Trailer 2 captured on PS5?

Yes. Rockstar confirmed all Trailer 2 footage was captured on PlayStation 5.

How long are the GTA 6 trailers?

Trailer 1 runs 1 minute 31 seconds. Trailer 2 runs 2 minutes 47 seconds. Rockstar's GTA VI site lists the Launch Trailer at 1 minute 29 seconds and An Extended Look at 26 minutes 48 seconds.

What song is in the GTA 6 Launch Trailer?

"Flower in a Hurricane", a new standalone single from Justice (the composers of GTA VI's original score) featuring Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. It is also on "Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album", the official soundtrack, which you can pre-save on major streaming services or pre-order on vinyl or CD.