The 13-Year Story of GTA 6: From GTA 5 to Launch Day

Thirteen years, two months and two days. From GTA 5's record-breaking launch in 2013 to GTA 6 on 19 November 2026: the long silence, the 2022 leak from a hotel room, the trailer that leaked a day early, two delays, the biggest trailer launch of all time, and the final stretch to launch day. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 The 13-year story of GTA 6 0:43 2013: The biggest launch ever 1:17 The long silence 1:52 2022: The leak 2:32 2023: Trailer 1 2:58 2025: Two delays 3:39 2026: The final stretch 4:09 Launch day 4:32 Will it live up to the hype? 💬 Will GTA 6 live up to the hype? 📚 Sources Guinness World Records, GTA V launch records (2013): https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/... GTA V passes 230M (Take-Two, Aug 2026): https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... Rockstar confirms development (Feb 2022): https://www.gematsu.com/2022/02/rocks... The 2022 leak and court outcome: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-th... Trailer 1 released early: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/busine... · 90M views: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/... Delays: https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/... Trailer 2, 475M views: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bus... Rockstar firings and union dispute (2025): https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment... Price, pre-orders, pre-load: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gta-6-relea... An Extended Look (Aug 2026): https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/gta-... Imagery: Grand Theft Auto V and VI trailers © Rockstar Games, used for commentary. Photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY, CC BY-SA), credited on screen. 🎵 Follow on TikTok:   / 10_two_1   #gta6 #gtavi #gta5 #rockstargames #gaming