Summary
Grand Theft Auto 6has now gone the longest amount of time without a new trailer since its initial reveal than any other Rockstar Games title. The very first trailer forGTA 6aired over a year ago, and Rockstar’s radio silence since then has surpassed the likes ofGTA 5andRed Dead Redemption 2.
As one of the most-awaited games in history,GTA 6’s Trailer 1 was a huge deal when it debuted back in early December 2023. Understandably, it didn’t take long for many Rockstar fans to start coming up with numerous theories about thepotential release date ofGTA 6’s Trailer 2. While some of the speculation stretched all the way to the moon, one of the most popular theories surroundingGTA 6Trailer 2 relied on marketing timelines for prior Rockstar titles likeGTA 5andRDR 2. The second trailers for both these games debuted roughly one year after their initial reveals, and many expected a similar time gap forGTA 6Trailer 2.
Overone year has passed sinceGTA 6Trailer 1aired, however, and there’s nothing to suggest that Trailer 2 is coming anytime soon. At the time of writing,GTA 6has officially gone over 379 days and counting without a new trailer, dethroningGTA 5as the Rockstar title with the longest time gap between its first and second trailers.GTA 5’s first and second trailers had 378 days between them, whereasRDR 2’s second trailer came 343 days after the first. This information was recently pointed out by Twitter user GTAVI_Countdown, who has evidently been keeping track of how long Rockstar is taking to releaseGTA 6Trailer 2.
GTA 6 Trailer 2 is Taking Longer to Release Compared to Any Previous Rockstar Title
What makes theGTA 6situation even more dire for fans is that Rockstar released in-game screenshots for bothGTA 5andRDR 2leading up to their second trailers. ForGTA 6, though, it almost seems as if Rockstar has committed to an information blackout, with no new details, images, or artwork provided since the launch of Trailer 1 last year. Throughout the entirety of 2024, the only notable official announcement surroundingGTA 6was the confirmation of a fall 2025 release window.
With only a few weeks left until 2024 closes out, it seems highly unlikely that Rockstar fans will seeGTA 6’s Trailer 2 this year. This has raised some concerns about the game potentially being delayed to 2026, but the prospect seems unlikely given that both Rockstar and Take-Two have repeatedly affirmed to shareholders thatGTA 6will stick to its fall 2025 release window. However, development deadlines for ambitious AAA games can often be fickle, so one can only hopeRockstar breaks its radio silence aroundGTA 6and clears the air soon.
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