GTA 6 LIVE: Release date decision revealed by former Rockstar director

GTA 6 trailer included in YouTube's 20th birthday video

YouTube shared a video called 'It's Our Birthday, Let's Party' to tie in with its 20th birthday celebrations and a small clip from the GTA 6 trailer was used.

YouTube turned 20 on April 23, marking 20 years to the day when the first video was uploaded to the platform.

And a clip from the GTA 6 trailer of Lucia holding onto cash while in the passenger seat of a car can be seen very briefly around the 52s mark.

The GTA 6 trailer has the YouTube record for the video to get the most amount of views in the first 24 hours after it was posted that's not a music video, with more than 90m views in that first day.

Key release date decision revealed by former Rockstar director

Former Rockstar Games developer Obbe Vermeij's comments about when a potential GTA 6 delay could be announced have resurfaced.

Vermeij spent 14 years at Rockstar as a technical director, working on Grand Theft Auto projects such as Vice City, San Andreas and IV before leaving in 2009.

He worked on GTA 4 which was delayed and Tweeted in September last year: "The decision to delay GTA 4 was made four months or so before the original release date. Any further and it's hard to make the call. Rockstar is probably not in a position to determine whether they will hit 2025 until May-ish.

"Also: GTA 6 will sell for 10+ years and there is no competition to worry about. They are not going to release the game until they're 100 per ent happy with it. No matter what it said in the trailer. I have no inside info. Didn't talk to anyone."

Take-Two's next earnings call is on May 15 when there will be an update on the timeline of GTA 6, even if it's just that the game remains on track to release in Autumn.

'Imagine if GTA 6 shadow dropped'

After Bethesda shadow dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered yesterday (April 22), Redditor OrangeJuice225 posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit "imagine if GTA 6 shadow dropped".

And others have been sharing their thoughts.

Isiderdon said: "Nah no way they'd shadow drop the most anticipated game of all time, instead imagine how much money they will make in the three-to-six-months promo phase before the game drops by selling merch, posters, autograph sessions and two-to-three more trailers with 100m+ views."

Hopeful_Clock_2837 said: "Bethesda just be dropping s*** whenever because they know the community will fill in the holes and fix everything. 30 years from now, they'll just announce a title and modders will make the entire game."

MogosTheFirst said: "With how good of a job Virtuos games did for Oblivion, really makes me wonder what they could've pulled with The Trilogy."

Former Rockstar developer's comments resurface on Reddit

Former Rockstar Games developer Obbe Vermeij's comments about when a potential GTA 6 delay could be announced have resurfaced.

Vermeij spent 14 years at Rockstar as a technical director, working on Grand Theft Auto projects such as Vice City, San Andreas and IV before leaving in 2009.

He worked on GTA 4 which was delayed and Tweeted in September last year: "The decision to delay GTA 4 was made four months or so before the original release date. Any further and it's hard to make the call. Rockstar is probably not in a position to determine whether they will hit 2025 until May-ish."

With May approaching, this Tweet has recently been reposted in the GTA 6 Subreddit which has got people talking.

guizocaa said: "We can't know yet. But I'm optimistic because I think the delay already happened and GTA was supposed to be Spring 2025 game."

bleeding0ut said: "Rockstar was a very different company when GTA 4 launched. The industry was also a different beast. I appreciate we need to look at historical performance but I am hopeful that the game was internally delayed without us knowing. They specifically gave us a whole year window for that reason in my opinion. For all we know, they were slated to drop Summer and moved it to December."

DawsonPoe said: "Technically, while a delay can still happen, there is no evidence to suggest that. People are only pessimistic about the release due to two reason. First reason is due to the fact that Rockstar always delays their games. News flash, GTA 6 has already suffered from delays. Secondly, due to a lack of info even though they've confirmed that their marketing strategies have changed."

To be clear, the game has not been delayed and is currently still on track to release in Autumn.

Fans react to Ned Luke's comment about GTA 6 theory

Fans have been reacting in the GTA 6 Subreddit to Ned Luke, who plays Michael De Santa in GTA 5, posting a face palm emoji on social media in response to a GTA 6 theory about 'mud girl' being Tracy, Michael's daughter.

IAmGolfMan said: "I love how the post about this got tons of upvotes and was filled with comments agreeing with the theory but now Ned Luke disagrees with it and the comments are all saying they agree with him and that the theory is dumb."

dawatzerz said: "I believe it now that Ned Luke doesn't!"

One user said: "Idk why people are thinking that this theory is so outlandish. I mean, it probably isn't true, but they do look pretty similar lol."

GTA 6 theory gets face palm from Ned Luke

A GTA 6 theory about the 'mud girl' from the trailer has been met with a face palm emoji from Ned Luke, who plays Michael De Santa in GTA 5.

The theory is that the 'mud girl' could be Tracy, Michael's daughter, from GTA 5 because of what are claimed to be similarities in their appearances.

But Luke seems to have immediately shut this down and responded to a post about it with a face palm emoji.

Release date update will be officially announced very soon

With Take-Two revealing the date of its next earnings call will be on May 15 at 4.30pm ET (9.30pm BST / 1.30pm PT), that's the very latest fans will have to wait for an official update on GTA 6's release date.

Ahead of all Take-Two earnings calls since the first trailer for the game was shared by Rockstar on December 4 2023, the company has shared an update on the release window for GTA 6.

In May 2024, Take-Two narrowed down the release window from 2025 to Autumn 2025 and has reiterated the game's release remains on track ever since.

In documentation made publicly available just before the calls themselves start, this reveals if the game is still on track or not, so that's the latest fans will have to wait for an official update on the game.

Huge gameplay details revealed by 'leaker'

Huge GTA 6 gameplay details have been revealed by someone claiming to have worked on the game in a Reddit post.

The user, which has since been deleted, posted in the GTA Subreddit some "insights on its design" claiming they "worked on GTA 6 for less than a year".

The user said: "Certain teams focused on 'seasonal' or 'event-based' NPCs. For example, character density in areas like beaches or city centres varies depending on the day of the week. Mondays might see lower NPC volume at the beach compared to weekends and the trailer's crowd levels reflect typical weekend traffic. This dynamic applies across various in-game locations.

"Some NPCs or tourists will appear only during specific days or windows. There will also be in-game events and concerts where tourists wear branded t-shirts, mirroring real-life event culture - think conferences, concerts and similar occasions."

They said they have "no knowledge" of the game's release date.

None of this is official or has been confirmed by Rockstar.

GTA 6 trailer passes 250m views on YouTube

The GTA 6 trailer has passed 250m views on YouTube alone.

Rockstar Games released the trailer on December 4 2023, which is 505 days ago at the time of writing, with no update from the studio on the game since.

GTA 6 is still currently on track to release in Autumn.

Take-Two's next earnings call date revealed

Take-Two has revealed the date of its next earnings call when there will be at the very least an update on the release window of GTA 6.

The company which owns Rockstar Games confirmed it will hold an earnings call on May 15 at 4.30pm ET (9.30pm BST / 1.30pm PT) to report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025.

Previously, since GTA 6 was announced, all of these earnings calls have had an update on the release window of the game.

Ahead of an earnings call in May 2024, Take-Two narrowed down the release window from 2025 to Autumn 2025 and has reiterated the game's release remains on track ever since.

In the imminent days before the call, or in documentation that's made publicly available just before the call itself starts, it will be known if GTA 6 remains on track to release in Autumn or not.

If it remains on track now, there has been a lot of commentary online that this means it's highly likely the game will indeed release this year and not be pushed back.

Take-Two also has a history of releasing trailers, screenshots or release information of its games ahead of earnings calls to drive interest and investment in the company.