In just two days, the brand new trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 – aka GTA VI – has already racked up 107 million views. It's the number one trending video on YouTube and has broken the record for the number of views garnered by a non-music YouTube video in its first 24 hours.
The stunning numbers are not a surprise: it has been a whole decade since Rockstar, the gaming company behind the franchise, released the last chapter of the hit game series. And, when the fifth GTA launched in 2013 it made an astonishing $1 billion in worldwide sales in its first three days, making it the fastest-selling entertainment product of all time.
Despite Rockstar's best-laid plans, the trailer was leaked on Monday, and so the American video game publisher reluctantly released the one-and-a-half minute trailer on their own channels later the same day, twelve hours earlier than initially planned.
Fans have been utterly thrilled by the content that has been jam-packed into the short clip, sharing screenshots and favourite scenes across social media, praising the updated new graphics and lamenting about the year-long wait until GTA VI is released (it's currently due to launch in 2025).
"2024 is gonna be the longest year of our lives," said one fan on X. "Peak gaming is back," said another. "Masterpiece, thank you," said a third.
Here are some of the best fan reactions.
There are those who are simply thrilled about the new trailer
After :
— Jay✨ (@UTD_Jay__07) December 5, 2023
322,444,800 seconds
5,374,080 minutes
89,568 hours
3732 days
533 weeks and 1 day
of GTA V ....
WE FINALLY GOT A 91 SECOND GTA VI TRAILER ...🥹✨#GTA6 pic.twitter.com/xLKOWROApx
LET'S GOOO pic.twitter.com/jFOcdTl8rT
— GTABase.com (@GTABase) December 5, 2023
Then there are those who are thrilled by the trailer's content
The most iconic scene in the GTA 6 trailer pic.twitter.com/eVlZy3Iswz
— GTABase.com (@GTABase) December 5, 2023
MASTERPIECE, THANK YOU pic.twitter.com/wys1gGut0z
— Synth Potato🥔 (@SynthPotato) December 5, 2023
it's really beautiful pic.twitter.com/VecNbMIqaH
— Lak (@Lak03390508) December 5, 2023
Some fans are utterly heartbroken that the sixth chapter of the game won't be arriving until 2025
When you finish watching the GTA 6 trailer and it ends with "Coming 2025" pic.twitter.com/0Y9zFaJU5h
— JAKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺 (@TheMasterBucks) December 5, 2023
Rockstar dropping the GTA 6 trailer but then adding “coming in 2025” pic.twitter.com/fHQGiQKvsA
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) December 4, 2023
When you realise the game is coming out in 2025 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/AHnNwT9Rw6
— BS7 (@__SakaSZN) December 5, 2023
Others have been weighing in on the trailer being leaked
Rockstar employees realizing they have the day off cause the gta 6 trailer got leaked early#GTA6 pic.twitter.com/NU9Z2NbL6P
— Pizza Dad (@Pizza__Dad) December 5, 2023
While others are extremely excited about GTA 6's new lead characters – a vigilante couple
That last shot in GTA 6 trailer has got me in such a chokehold. God they’re gonna be one hell of Bonnie and Clyde pic.twitter.com/em52R0rzUT
— Wolf 🐺 #AlanWake (@autrewolf) December 5, 2023
‘The only way we can do this is by sticking together and being a team’
— GTA6 (@GTA6GANG) December 5, 2023
Trust ?#GTAVI #GTATRAILER pic.twitter.com/ZaCcvWiirW
There have been some interesting comparisons to real life situations
The GTA VI trailer makes reference to various events from real life, for comparison here are images showing which events they are based off. #GTAVI pic.twitter.com/fCQNuiu30G
— CentralGamingHub (@CGHchannel) December 5, 2023
