The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI hit YouTube in a surprise, ahead-of-schedule post on Monday (Dec 4), promising a 2025 release for the latest instalment in the mega-popular video game franchise. True to rumours, the video game will be set in fictional Vice City, reminiscent of Miami, and appears to feature the first playable female character in the franchise, which has been criticised for its treatment of women, minorities and LGBTQ people.
The early release of the trailer, prompted by a leak of it online, came on the eve of Tuesday's scheduled first glimpse of GTA VI. "Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing," Rockstar Games, the company behind GTA, said in a post on X, formerly Twitte