It’s been a wild afternoon, with the web’s keen look ahead to the very first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer drop tomorrow morning minimize brief by a leaker posting the trailer to Twitter. Rockstar shortly responded by posting the 4K model of the trailer by itself channels, so it is official: now we have our first take a look at GTA 6. Now as members of the business and neighborhood wrap their minds across the transient trailer, everybody has ideas about what they simply noticed, what it means for the long-awaited sport, and the way the reveal went down within the first place.
First and foremost, let’s hear from builders at Rockstar, who had been understandably pissed off by the leak at this time. Still, a number of expressed a combination of aid and delight that the trailer was out on this planet, even when it hadn’t gotten there the way in which they’d deliberate:
Well, that fucking sucks.
— Lloyd Knott (@LloydK_VFX) December 4, 2023
Sad that it was proven this fashion, however nonetheless tremendous stoked to lastly let the world see what we’ve been engaged on! Hope y’all get pleasure from ? https://t.co/lAhYXcn4p8
— Jay Marsden-Bullen (@jayMarBu) December 4, 2023
unhappy that it got here out this fashion, however couldn’t be extra excited to be engaged on an incredible undertaking with superb individuals ? https://t.co/1L1MjuJwee
— zara 🙂 (@elysivms) December 4, 2023
Enjoy, people. Would have been good to do that with all of you on the similar time. https://t.co/JoQxIQXoJA
— Phil B (@philcsf) December 4, 2023
As for everybody else, one of many first main voices to react was well-liked streamer and political commenter Hasan Piker, although he was removed from the one individual to reply to the trailer with a witty wisecrack:
GTA 6 IS POLITICAL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) December 4, 2023
I’m a bit upset that I’ve to attend till 2025 to expertise an excessive parody / satire of US tradition in GTA6 when Americans can already expertise it at this time by strolling outdoors.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) December 4, 2023
Guy who has solely ever performed Grand Theft Auto: London: “Wow fairly ballsy for them to set a Grand Theft Auto sport within the United States of America!”
— Sam Barlow ? IMMORTALITY (@mrsambarlow) December 4, 2023
Even the wrestling neighborhood is getting in on it:
How did this leak so early https://t.co/cCDDNl4Bac
— MR. PENTICO ???? (@KingSerpentico) December 5, 2023
Some individuals simply expressed pleasure typically:
Leaks fucking suck however holy fucking GOD GTA 6 seems to be downright insane and everybody that labored on that undertaking ought to be proud.
See y’all in 2 years— Adrian Campos (@MLPcampos) December 4, 2023
able to fall in love with this bonnie & clyde duo pic.twitter.com/jxuT78QBsa
— Kaitlyn Red Wing ? The Game Awards (@KaitlynRedWing) December 4, 2023
A number of people, together with Firewalk Studios director of comms Scott Lowe and Annapurna Interative advertising and marketing director Jeff Legaspi, leaned into the humor of the Florida setting paired with in-game TikTok shenanigans:
Having grown up in Florida, this seems to be the Most Florida online game to ever exist. I am unable to wait. https://t.co/D8cfdAv6Qx
— Scott Lowe (@ScottLowe) December 4, 2023
GTA VI actually is gonna be Florida Man the Game ?
— Jeff Legaspi (@j_legs) December 4, 2023
Not to get too into the Florida weeds, however narrative designer Anna Webster posted an outstanding callout to my new favourite character in the entire trailer:
what do you MEAN he isn’t the protagonist???? https://t.co/NsKSyP59ZL
— Anna ? – Looking For Work ?️ (@annacwebs) December 4, 2023
Plenty of individuals commented on the truth that the trailer leaked and successfully pressured Rockstar Games to launch their official model hours early. New Blood Interactive head Dave Oshry particularly participated in what appears to be a typical dialogue on social media proper now: that the leaker is more likely to be in a single huge mess of (authorized) bother when Rockstar and writer Take-Two catch them.
We waited for years and… they simply… they simply tweeted it out.
— Tinsley (@Tinsley_PR) December 4, 2023
When they catch who leaking shit pic.twitter.com/KuTUGBSsgo
— The Dave Awards (@DaveOshry) December 4, 2023
A variety of builders and business figures took a second to specific sympathy for Rockstar, which had presumably rallied all its sources for the trailer to go dwell tomorrow and as a substitute needed to scramble to reply to the leak at this time. Xbox senior social media supervisor Josh Stein even broke down intimately why conditions like this one are so irritating for studios.
Can’t imagine this occurred and actually really feel for the 1000’s of people that would have wished to have that second of watching it go dwell collectively. The comfort is that the standard of the groups work actually shines although. https://t.co/UFEc1Ice42
— James Jarvis (@James_Jarvis) December 4, 2023
Trailer leaks are unhealthy. They damage creatives, commerce and enterprise alike.
— Ralph ?️ (@RalphJodiceJr) December 5, 2023
While the cat and mouse sport of leak/not leaked is enjoyable to comply with on social. Let me inform you it sucks from the within.
Teams work actually hours, days, weeks, nights, to construct the most effective rollout to seize the eye of social media and go loud and proud for the neighborhood.…
— Stein (@steinekin) December 4, 2023
And then there’s the oldsters sparing a thought for Naughty Dog, which had the utter misfortune to launch its trailer for The Last of Us 2 Remastered’s new roguelike mode proper because the GTA6 leak occurred. Sorry, Naughty Dog.
Bro what unlucky timing for this trailer lol https://t.co/NEwv41noWN
— Blessing Adeoye Jr. (@BlessingJr) December 4, 2023
Edit 12/4/2023 5:08 p.m: We added this one after publication, however The Last Night director Tim Soret has a very cool thread gushing over among the improvement particulars within the trailer. Definitely click on by way of and provides this breakdown a glance:
What type of final darkish magic is that this? https://t.co/qmuInAL4Sl pic.twitter.com/3x68NgFGTw
— Tim Soret (@timsoret) December 5, 2023
All in all, the vibes are good on social media and within the video games neighborhood even within the wake of an enormous trailer reveal not going completely to plan. Frustrating as leaks will be for these whose work relies on trailers launching on time, it hasn’t curbed the hype for GTA 6. I’m unsure what might at this level.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a narrative tip? Send it to [email protected].
