GTA 6_ What we know about Rockstar's return to Vice City

GTA 6 had been a rumor for years—an inevitable rumor, considering that the last one made basically infinite money—but those murmurs were finally confirmed in December 2023, when Rockstar officially revealed Grand Theft Auto 6 to the world.

And because nothing with GTA can be entirely uncomplicated, it was a reveal that came earlier than planned, with Rockstar unveiling the GTA 6 debut trailer a day ahead of schedule thanks to an early leak. Now, two trailers and a delay announcement later, we know the sequel will release in May 2026. On console, at least. On PC, well… 😬

When is the GTA 6 release date?

GTA 6 releases on PlayStation and Xbox on May 26, 2026. Originally, Rockstar planned the sequel's launch for sometime in 2025, but announced the decision to "deliver at the [[link]] level of quality you expect and deserve."

If you have doubts GTA 6 will actually release on this date, Take-Two 's CEO Strauss Zelnick raises you a when talking about its release date.

Whether you want to believe a CEO is up to you, but the bigger question at this point is platforms: Yes, it will undoubtedly come to PC (see more on that below), but whether our version will launch simultaneously with GTA 6 on consoles remains to be confirmed. Historically, we've had to wait well over a year for a PC release.

GTA 6 trailers and footage

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The latest GTA 6 trailer spotlights Jason and Lucia

The second GTA 6 trailer once again hones in on its protagonist couple, Jason and Lucia, but there are plenty of little gems tucked away in Rockstar's most recent montage. A closer look from PC Gamer's Rich Stanton hit the highlights, pointing out easy-to-miss details from the like a reference to the , possible , and a shift in its visual style.

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 - YouTube

What was in the GTA 6 reveal trailer?

The first GTA 6 trailer didn't dive deep into details about the game, but it did seem to confirm a lot of what was previously rumored, including a "Bonnie & Clyde-inspired" criminal duo as the lead characters in the game, and a Florida-like setting in the GTA universe's equivalent: the state of Leonida. Both of those details came to light through earlier leaks.

Portions of the video also emulated Instagram and TikTok-style social media posts, which could provide some interesting gameplay twists depending on how (or if) the social mechanic is integrated into the game, and of course there's an abundance of nice cars, scantily clad women, glitter and grime, and bad behavior throughout. It is definitely a Grand Theft Auto trailer.

We've also started picking out all the that appeared in the trailer. There are a lot of old series favorite brands coming to the new Vice City.

GTA 6 story and characters

Lucia Caminos

Half of GTA 6's protagonist power couple, Lucia makes an important mark in the Rockstar record book as the first female lead in the series. And based on the reveal trailer, she's doing a lot of leading: She's the first face we see, she's the only one named, and in the closing shot, she's the one kicking the door in to launch an armed robbery.

An update to the GTA 6 official site offered a little more on her background, and it sounds like Lucia's had it tough from the start. She's done a stint in prison and was just recently released by the time we meet her, but even with a fresh start, Lucia is driven by "the good life her mom has dreamed of since their days in Liberty City," and sees that possibility with Jason.

Jason Duval

Jason is part of the former troubled teen to Army pipeline, and it seems joining the war machine didn't do much to improve his circumstances. The second string of major GTA 6 updates highlighted the crimes he commits with his love and that he picks her up from prison, but didn't do much to paint a clear picture of their romantic timeline.

In his official bio, Rockstar describes his relationship with Lucia as "the best or worst thing to ever happen to him," but even if it's tumultuous, he sounds dedicated.

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Aside from its main duo, we know about seven other characters in GTA 6, like Jason's weirdly paranoid friend and some extremely divorced landlord. We've got more details about them in our dedicated page, but in short, our list of confirmed Vice City residents includes:

• Cal Hamptom, Jason's friend and a guy probably living on conspiracy subreddits
• Boobie Ike, a powerful Vice City businessman investing in local artists
• Dre'quan Priest, an artist looking to move on from dealing and into music
• Real Dimez, the viral social media duo Bae-Luxe and Roxy
• Raul Bautista, a bank robber with a storied rap sheet
• Brian Heder, an old-school smuggler who sounds like a better landlord than husband

GTA 6 setting

• Mount Kalaga - The go-to for "prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails"
• Grassrivers - Miles of mangroves and gators
• Leonida Keys - Cousin to the sunny Florida Keys
• Ambrosia - Ground zero for "the battle for health and wealth" in Leonida
• Port Gellhorn - A former hotspot, "Leonida's forgotten coast"
• And of course, Vice City, the metropolis inspired by real-life Miami proper

Will GTA 6 release on PC?

It's a pretty safe bet that, yes, GTA 6 will release on PC. Rockstar's past with PC versions has been a bit erratic, but the immense popularity of both GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC is a great reason for Rockstar to take the platform seriously.

And it seems like Rockstar feels the same, considering it released the Rockstar Games Launcher on PC in 2019. It's hard to believe the studio would release its own games launcher if it didn't plan on hosting its future games there, including GTA 6. That said, we can probably expect a gap between the release of GTA 6 on consoles and PC. It took GTA 5 a year and a half to come to PC, and RDR2's gap was almost a year as well.

The full announcement for GTA 6 also suggests that the PC version will come later: It says "Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to PlayStation 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X-S games and entertainment systems in 2025," but makes no mention of a PC release.

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GTA 6 leaks

The from GTA 6's first major leak may still be floating around, but unless you're extremely interested in picking apart debug footage you aren't missing much. Based on what we'd seen: yup, this sure is a GTA game in the works. It's all older footage and is absolutely internal development stuff, not some sneaky peak at a final, polished product.

Here are the few high points that give us a hint of what to expect in the launch version of GTA 6:

• Two playable characters: Referred to as Lucia and Jason, they are likely the "Bonnie & Clyde inspired" crime duo referenced in past rumors.
• Vice City: Part of the footage includes a modern rail car labeled "Vice City Metro," making the rumors of a return to fictional Florida seem likely too.
• Modern day setting: We've spotted at least one pedestrian with a smart phone, which seems to discount smaller rumors about a possible '80s setting.

No matter how likely they do seem, all the other features we can glean from the footage—Lucia committing a robbery at a waffle joint, dialogue options for playable characters, a character seen moving and crawling while prone, the messaging system called "WhatUp!"—should be taken as subject to change until we see a more representative gameplay showcase from Rockstar closer to GTA 6's release.

Other GTA 6 details

There's even more to dissect on the long march to release day, so here's a summary of everything else we know about GTA 6:

• , with some notable ones being: what-up.app, hookers-galore.com, buckme.app, and (the most disturbing of all) myboyhasacreepycorndog.com.
• Devolver co-founder Nigel Lowrie reckons we have a few new A's to stick on the end of GTA 6, as thanks to how every future game ever is scrambling to not release near it. I agree with the sentiment, but oh lordy, can we please find a new way to describe blockbuster games? I don't think my eyes can take another vowel.