Trailer 2

1. 01

   Jason and Lucia, named at last

   Confirmed

   The second trailer named the dual protagonists — Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos — and put their relationship at the center: partners reunited after Lucia's release, then pulled into a job that goes wrong.

2. 02

   An official story synopsis

   Confirmed

   Rockstar published a synopsis alongside the trailer — an 'easy score' that goes wrong drops the pair onto 'the darkest side of the sunniest place in America,' inside a conspiracy stretching across Leonida. The Bonnie-and-Clyde tone is now explicit.

3. 03

   A cast that fleshes out Leonida

   Confirmed

   Rockstar's character bios introduced the supporting players: Boobie Ike, a Vice City legend who turned street money into real estate, a strip club and Only Raw Records alongside young mogul Dre'Quan Priest; Cal Hampton, Jason's paranoid friend who monitors Coast Guard comms; and rising rap duo Real Dimez.

4. 04

   Vehicles across land, sea and air

   Confirmed

   Speedboats, helicopters, jet skis, light planes, dirt bikes, motorcycles and sports cars all feature — including Jason riding up to a moving semi-truck to steal the car loaded inside it, a hint at dynamic mission set-pieces.

5. 05

   Captured in-engine on a base PS5

   Spotted in trailer

   Rockstar stated the trailer was captured in-engine on a standard PlayStation 5. Wet-pavement reflections, dense and reactive crowds, and the lighting set the visual bar for current-gen hardware.

6. 06

   Easter eggs and a soundtrack doing the work

   Spotted in trailer

   Viewers cataloged licensed-music cues, brand parodies and background gags throughout; as with the first trailer, the music and incidental detail did as much to set Leonida's tone as the action did.

7. 07

   475 million views in 24 hours

   Confirmed

   Across platforms the trailer pulled an estimated 475 million views on its first day — outpacing major film trailers such as Deadpool & Wolverine and Spider-Man: No Way Home, and confirming GTA VI as a mainstream cultural event.

Frames from the trailer

People & places featured

Jason Duval

One of the two playable protagonists. Jason grew up around grifters and crooks, and after a stint in the Army ended up working for drug…

Lucia Caminos

One of the two playable protagonists and the first non-optional female lead in a mainline GTA.

Raul Bautista

A seasoned bank robber with confidence, charm, and cunning to spare. Raul recruits talent for high-stakes scores, but his appetite for…

Leonida Keys

A laid-back tropical archipelago at the southern tip of the state, Rockstar's take on the Florida Keys.

Port Gellhorn

A gritty coastal city on Leonida's northwest edge that once lived off tourism and trade.