GTA 6 Release Date, Trailer, and Sneak Peek at the Map

Grand Theft Auto 5 was released in 2013. 2013! Needless to say, gamers have been waiting a loooong time for another title in the series. While we’ve heard snippets here and there about the development of the next game, we finally have news of a GTA 6 release date. Read on to get all the current details including gameplay and if you can take an early look at the map.

GTA 6 Release Date – Is it Delayed?

Recently, rumors swirled around Twitter (X), that the GTA release date was pushed back and there would be a delay until sometime in 2026. Fortunately, that seems to be false. Rockstar Games is a publishing label of the Take-Two Interactive Software. Take-Two announced in a financial report that the game is scheduled to come out in the fall of 2025.

When is GTA 6 release date information going to be solidified? That remains to be seen. Fall is a bit vague, and actual deadlines for big game titles like this are prone to complications. For now, however, rumors of a delay are false. 

Will GTA 6 be cross-platform?

Is there a release date for GTA 6? We know, yes-ish. But will it be cross-platform? No idea. Yet. Historically, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has not supported cross-platform gaming. However, the online multiplayer aspects have been so popular that perhaps GTA 6 would be a good opportunity to start crossplay capabilities. Fingers crossed. 

Speaking of platforms, is GTA 6 coming to PC? Not anytime soon. Rockstar has officially said the game will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Perhaps sometime down the road it will get a PC release too. 

Grand Theft Auto Gameplay

Other than the trailer and the GTA 6 release date, Rockstar hasn’t yet revealed much about the upcoming title. That said, in 2022 a hacker stole and posted videos of the developing game, leaking it without permission from Take-Two or Rockstar. Much of the leaked footage has been taken down due to copyright infringement, but there are some things that were gleaned from the leak and also the trailer itself. Here’s a few things we know: 

• It will be open-world and take place in Leonida and Vice City
• It will feature a Bonnie and Clyde-esque couple, with the woman, Lucia as the protagonist, along with her mystery companion
• It seems to take place in modern times, rather than the original GTA which took place in the 1980s
• Possible stealth capabilities, such as crawling to avoid being seen
• Some previous game mechanics may be returning, such as the weapon wheel
• Wanted level that increases as you commit more crimes
• More interiors than previous games, such as the insides of buildings and cars

GTA 6 Map & Location

Leonida is basically a fictional version of Florida and Vice City is a fictional homage to Miami. GTA 6 will take place here, both in and outside of Vice City, which will be a larger play area than other titles within the franchise. Here is the official trailer where you can get a better look for yourself.

While future players are eagerly waiting, it’s important to know that there is no actual official game map released yet. That hasn’t stopped people from trying to make one, though. Remember all that leaked footage mentioned earlier? During this leaked gameplay there were actually coordinates on the screen. Eager gaming detectives actually took this footage and mapped them out to form a speculative map that has the possibility to be fairly accurate. They even noted and tracked the building names from the game. Needless to say, it probably took a lot of work. 

Because of how impressive this was, many sources took it to be actual, official data and sourced the map as being from Rockstar. It is not. From the trailer and the leaked footage, however, there seem to be a lot of real-life locations depicted. Between that and the on-screen coordinates, the fan made map has the potential to be pretty accurate. Time will tell.

How much will GTA 6 cost?

No official price was named with the GTA 6 release date, but typically new titles with such a high budget cost around $70 USD. That said, rumors tend to gather when it comes to Grand Theft Auto 6. Many players are worried that, because of the size of the game and how much has been spent developing it, that they will be expected to pay over $100. 

Hopefully this is just misinformation, as that tends to run rampant with GTA 6 news. That said, with the way the current economy is, it wouldn’t be surprising to be price gouged for a video game on top of everything else. Cross your fingers that this rumor falls by the wayside like so many others. Though with fans impatient with how long it has taken for GTA to finally be finished, a steep price tag like that may actually work.