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Rockstar releases 90-second Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer ahead of 19 November release

Rockstar Games published a roughly 90-second "launch" trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, about a month before its 19 November release on PS5 and Xbox. Coverage notes little new material but a fresh story description, a new track by Justice and some scenes of the leads' backstory.

4 outlets · 2L · 2C · 0R First reported Account updated

Updated (version 2). New coverage since the last version from Radio Times, The Hollywood Reporter.

Image: The Verge
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Mixed · 2Rockstar Games released a brief "launch" trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI on 15 October 2026, about a month before the game's release. Mixed · 2The game is due on 19 November on PS5 and Xbox, about 13 years after the previous Grand Theft Auto, according to The Verge. Mixed · 2The clip runs about 90 seconds (The Verge) or "a minute and a half" (Screen Rant), and Rockstar says it was captured entirely on a PS5.

Left · 1The Verge said the trailer does not reveal much new but includes a new track from the electronic duo Justice, who are scoring the game, and a short new story description about Jason and Lucia in the state of Leonida. Centre · 1Screen Rant described the trailer as densely packed: it opens with Jason saying he "got in some trouble in the Army", then a call from Lucia, and shows bank robberies, a concert, a fan boat fight, helicopter scenes, explosions and a shower scene, many previously hinted at only in screenshots. Mixed · 2Both outlets place the trailer after earlier material: The Verge points to an "extended look" in August and continuing leaks, while Screen Rant refers to a Netflix first-look and says the game has had numerous delays.

Mixed · 2Radio Times and The Hollywood Reporter name the new Justice track "Flower in a Hurricane", featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard; Radio Times calls it the game's theme song. Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter says the game will cost $79.99 for the base edition and $99.99 for the "Ultimate" edition, that preloading begins on 12 November, and that there will be no physical version. Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter, in an opinion piece, says Rockstar spent eight years on the game at an estimated $1 billion to $1.5 billion, and says it is ready to pay any price.

Centre · 1Radio Times reads the "Captured on PS5" note and PlayStation outro as further evidence that Rockstar favours PlayStation over Xbox, and says the trailer shows "a couple of pretty steamy scenes" of Jason and Lucia in the shower.

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Left2 outlets

Framing
The Verge treats the trailer as a modest last look; The Hollywood Reporter's opinion piece is enthusiastic, calling the game a "masterpiece" and focusing on price, cost and launch details.
Emphasis
Music, PS5 capture, story blurb, plus (THR) editions, pricing, preload date and development cost.
Leaves out or plays down
The Verge does not describe specific scenes; neither mentions Xbox positioning beyond the platform list.
Charged language
“masterpiece”“Ready to Buy at Any Price”
For example
“its month-away masterpiece, the most highly-anticipated video game in, well, the history of video games.” — The Hollywood Reporter
“It doesn’t reveal much new, but the 90 second clip does give a good sense of the Miami-inflected vibe.” — The Verge

Centre2 outlets

Framing
Screen Rant leads with scene content and holiday competition; Radio Times leads with the theme song and reads the PS5 branding as a PlayStation-over-Xbox signal.
Emphasis
Shower scenes, Jason's army backstory, the Justice song and guests, platform favouritism.
Leaves out or plays down
Screen Rant omits the music and PS5 capture; Radio Times omits pricing and the Verge's note that the trailer reveals little new.
Charged language
“spicy shower scene”“steamy scenes”“Perhaps the biggest game release of all time”
For example
“Big game, big names.” — Radio Times
“Even though it's not as long as the Netflix first-look, it's densely packed, and has a few spicy scenes in tow.” — Screen Rant

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