After months of speculations, fans of the GTA franchise can now rest easy following the official confirmation from Sam Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games, that the upcoming title will get its first trailer in December.
The reveal of the next GTA will coincide with Rockstar’s 25th anniversary. In a long message shared by Houser using the company’s official handle on X (formerly Twitter), the studio thanked fans of the franchise for their “incredible support”.
“Next month marks the 25th anniversary of Rockstar Games,” the message began. “Thanks to the incredible support of our players worldwide, we have had the opportunity to create games we are truly passionate about. Without you, none of this would be possible, and we are so grateful to all of you for sharing this journey with us.”
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Earlier, we highlighted a Bloomberg report that claimed the announcement will happen this week as well as hinted on the first trailer coming next month. With every detail aligning as the Bloomberg report claimed, we are now more than certain the trailer will premiere at The Game Awards scheduled for December 7.
“In 1998, Rockstar Games was founded on the idea that video games could come to be as essential to culture as any other form of entertainment, and we hope that we have created games you love in our efforts to be part of that evolution. We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you.”
Sam Houser via X
GTA suffered a huge leak last year
Rockstar usually doesn’t react to rumors or leaks. However, the company was forced to openly admit that its servers were hacked late last year when early footage of the upcoming title was leaked online. The hack is one of the high-profile data leaks in the industry.
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Although Houser mentioned that the next GTA trailer will be revealed in December, fans of the franchise will already feel like they know a lot about the upcoming game through waves of leaks that have followed. Some of the details that fans have learned about the upcoming game through alpha footage leaks include;
- The next GTA will be set in Vice City
- Feature a dynamic hair growth system
- Will have multiple weather events
- It will feature a male and female protagonist called Jason and Lucia
- Players can enter almost every building in the game
- Instead of just crouching, the characters can now crawl
- Weapon carrying system has been made more realistic
- There is now animation for picking up and dropping a weapon
- Character switching will be comparable to Spider-Man 2
Since the leaks were all alpha footage gameplay, it is likely that some of the information that has been revealed through leaks may change when the game launches. GTA 6 trailer will likely become the next big trend across social media platforms and build the excitement until the December trailer premiere.
Addressing the September 2022 leak, Rockstar put out a statement through its official social media handle saying it was “extremely disappointed”. However, the studio confirmed that regardless of the leak the development of the game will continue as planned.
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“Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto will continue as planned and we remain as committed as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations,” the studio said in a statement. “We will update everyone again soon and, of course, will properly introduce you to this next game when it is ready. We want to thank everyone for their ongoing support through this situation.”
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