Just a few day after Rockstar Games lastly launched its wildly anticipated first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI on YouTube, the writer has additionally uploaded it to X/Twitter following a good bit of drama.
Rockstar, it needs to be famous, has had a hell of a 24 hours, initially planning to unveil the primary GTA 6 trailer early on Tuesday. But, it leaked Monday afternoon (one thing the devs clearly didn’t respect), spurring the crew to launch the trailer on YouTube shortly after.
Despite the context of all that hubbub, X/Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino nonetheless chimed in to publicly ask Rockstar to put up the trailer to that social media platform. “@RockstarGames — gaming is considered one of our hottest matters,” she wrote. “Drop that trailer right here — give the individuals on @X what they need!!”
.@RockstarGames — gaming is considered one of our hottest matters. Drop that trailer right here — give the individuals on @X what they need!! https://t.co/sU3hHk9pgQ
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) December 5, 2023
Her plea accompanied a put up that in contrast the views of the trailer on YouTube to the views of Rockstar’s put up on X/Twitter asserting that the trailer was up. That data, as a neighborhood observe identified, is deceptive, although, as views on X/Twitter are counted by scrolls somewhat than precise engagement, versus YouTube views. In brief, it is the distinction between scrolling previous a put up in your timeline versus taking the time to observe the trailer in full.
What’s extra, many X/Twitter customers reported not having the ability to see Rockstar’s put up of the trailer when viewing a reply to it. That made for some hypothesis that X/Twitter was deliberately limiting the trailer’s attain.
Twitter is limiting the attain of Rockstar Games GTA Vi trailer put up with the YouTube hyperlink. While you may view it instantly, you may’t see it in the event you’re viewing a reply. It appears to be retaliation for not posting the trailer video on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/FtS6iu2Lk1
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) December 5, 2023
And whereas it won’t be associated to all of this, however feels related to notice, X/Twitter proprietor Elon Musk spurred fairly a couple of jokes after saying he wasn’t a fan of GTA as a result of he “didn’t like doing crime”: “GTA5 required taking pictures law enforcement officials within the opening scene,” he added. “Just couldn’t do it.”
It’s unclear if Rockstar had all the time deliberate on posting the trailer to X/Twitter – particularly contemplating that numerous corporations have been suspending advert placement and easing again on the platform altogether after Elon Musk backed an antisemitic conspiracy idea – or if their plans had been thrown off by the leak. Regardless, Rockstar unveiled the trailer on X/Twitter with an informal, “Hello @X, watch Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1.”
Hello @X, watch Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 pic.twitter.com/smzxOLhh4o
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) December 5, 2023
It’s solely the most recent bit of stories within the whirlwind that has been the web since GTA 6’s trailer dropped, which swiftly surpassed trailer views for the reveal trailers of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Cyberpunk 2077 mixed. It’s at the moment sitting at 88 million views on YouTube, though I’m fairly certain that quantity will probably be outdated rapidly sufficient.
In the meantime, followers have been ferociously attempting to find any theories they’ll discover, obsessing over protagonist Lucia, and discovering a lot of references to real-life occasions. And if you have not already watched it sufficient occasions, you may watch it once more beneath.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you could find her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.
