Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is recognizable as one of the industry’s most successful titles, noting its nearly 30-year reign on the spectrum of the greatest video game franchises. The immersive action-adventure series teases the sixth installment of its main line with the release of GTA 6’s Official Trailer, set for a 2025 release on the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X/S platforms.
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Breaking a generational console hiatus, Rockstar enacts its decade-long promise, delivering the successor of GTA 5. Unlike its predecessors, the minute-and-a-half trailer captures the first female protagonist, Lucia, behind bars in the extensive Miami-inspired “Vice City,” an ode to its 2006 title. While more details have yet to be unveiled by the developers, the storyline appears to be set in the present, noting the vast integration of social media in its narrative through TikToks and live streams.
Tom Petty's “Love Is a Long Road” subtly plays in the trailer’s background, complemented by a montage of car-related crimes and alligators randomly spawning—in true Florida fashion. Lucia appears alongside a male character in its final sequences, mentioning: “The only way we're gonna get through this is by sticking together and being a team,” begging the question of his relevance as a possible love interest or a partner in crime.
