Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premiered on Netflix last night ahead of the release of GTA 6 later this year
It’s been 13 years since the record-breaking launch of Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, which saw more than 11 million copies of the game being sold on the day of its release.
Video game fans have been anticipating the next instalment of GTA for well over a decade but the wait is almost over as the trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is officially here.
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look by Rockstar Games premiered on Netflix last night (August 27) at 8pm BST before going live on YouTube six hours later.
After more than 18 months since the last official glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 6, fans can now watch the 26-minute long preview, which consists entirely of in-game footage on Netflix.
The new single-player game, which will drop on November 19 2026, is produced by Edinburgh based video game creators, Rockstar North, who is the lead developer behind the GTA franchise.
The new map is based in Leonida, the fictional, Florida-inspired US state and includes Vice City, Grassrivers, and the Leonida Keys (inspired by Miami, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys, respectively).
The two new playable protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Camino are the couple at the centre of GTA 6’s Bonnie and Clyde story with groundbreaking graphics showing the character’s displaying photorealistic faces and lifelike movements.
In a preview published on website IGN, external, the developers explained that the characters’ story, and the way it unfolds, can be impacted by the player’s actions. And the characters can also be loved up if you choose although gamers can “opt out” of developing the pair’s romantic relationship if they prefer to.
The Netflix preview didn’t show this playing out in detailed action, but did reveal the ability to change control between the two characters at different stages in the game.
Varied body shapes and sizes are also visible among background characters with NPCs set to be more reactive than ever, making the world seem more realistic and independent.
Rockstar has been building plans for the new game since 2013 and has spent eight years on production of GTA 6. Its budget is thought to be among the most expensive in video game history.
The Standard Edition of GTA 6 will cost £69.99 while a more premium edition costs £89.99. Pre-orders for the game, which will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have been open since June 2026.
Fans online reacted to the new trailer as one wrote: “Just watched to the GTA 6 Trailer and holy sh*t it looks incredible.”
Another wrote: “Rockstar showed us a 26-minute trailer for GTA 6 and it’s already become the best game in history.”
One proud Scot gushed: “GTA 6 is genuinely going to be generational (makes it better since I’m Scottish and its getting made on my doorstep.”
The original creator of the very first Grand Theft Auto game in 1997 was DMA Design, a Scottish company located in Dundee that later evolved into Rockstar North.
The original creator of the very first Grand Theft Auto game in 1997 was DMA Design, a Scottish company located in Dundee that later evolved into Rockstar North.
Since then, the GTA series is estimated to have sold over half a billion copies.
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