Rockstar Games’ GTA 6 trailer has already surpassed predecessor Grand Theft Auto 5’s reveal trailer’s views, reaching 101 million views in lower than two days.
The extremely anticipated debut trailer, which was on account of premiere on December 5 however was posted on December 4 following a leak, has simply crossed over onto the colossal 101 million quantity. And whereas that is loads of views underneath any metric, it additionally means the brand new trailer has handed GTA 5’s reveal from 2011, which accrued 100 million views during the last 12 years.
The GTA 6 trailer — which reintroduces followers to Rockstar’s tackle Miami, Vice City, in addition to the higher state of Leonida, a fictional Florida — had already dwarfed some fairly sturdy rivals when it comes to trailer views. In reality, after simply 15 hours, it had extra views than the reveal trailers of Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild mixed.
They every had 28.6 million, 23.1 million, and 16.1 million views respectively. And for additional comparability, GTA 6’s trailer additionally dominates Hogwarts Legacy at 34.2, Baldur’s Gate 3 at 2.7, Final Fantasy 16 at 4.6, Resident Evil 4 Remake at 3.1, God of War Ragnarok at 19.4, and Spider-Man 2 at 30.8 million.
In reality, the GTA 6 trailer is record-breaking. The X/Twitter account for Guinness World Records confirmed it’s the most-viewed online game reveal on YouTube over a 24 hour interval. It’s additionally essentially the most considered non-music video on YouTube in 24 hours, simply overtaking the earlier file set by YouTuber Mr Beast.
The GTA 6 trailer simply broke our file for many views on YouTube in 24 hours ? pic.twitter.com/Wz7yngC8u4
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) December 5, 2023
The GTA 6 trailer was awaited with bated breath from the gaming trade and eventually arrived with loads of traditional Rockstar satire. The 90-second trailer featured a ton of intricate particulars (listed here are 99 issues IGN noticed) and loads of references to wild and wacky actual life occasions too. It additionally confirmed off GTA 6’s twin protagonists, Jason and Lucia, and the web has already grown obsessed over the latter.
While the sport was revealed alongside a 2025 launch date for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, PC gamers have been left annoyed, although not essentially shocked, that their platform was left off the record.
They weren’t those slightly peeved although, as a number of builders from Rockstar itself took to social media to specific their frustration on the trailer leaking early. In reality, the total trade shared their disappointment that the thrilling second was dampened. Several streamers have been additionally hit with content material strikes and takedowns within the wake of the leak.
And whereas most of these 101 million viewers probably can’t anticipate Grand Theft Auto 6, some will seemingly by no means be happy. Why? GTA 7 was trending on-line as quickly because the trailer dropped.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
