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GTA 6 Trailer 3 rumours explained: When could it happen?

Third time's the charm.

Lucia and Jason from Grand Theft Auto 6 drinking bottles of beer together.

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Published: Friday, 19 June 2026 at 10:55 am

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Every day, we get closer and closer to the release of Grand Theft Auto 6. But despite the release now being less than six months away, we still have no news on GTA 6 Trailer 3. Luckily for you, we have a decent idea of when it's going to drop.

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GTA 6 has already been delayed twice – which Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has deemed "worth it" – but with pre-orders now opening, it looks like that November date is locked in.

At the time of writing, Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 have racked up nearly 450 million views on YouTube, and millions more across various social media platforms.

And despite only running for a combined 257 seconds, they have been analysed to death, with people picking up on old faces, new characters, and everything we can possibly learn about the new GTA 6 map.

But when are we actually going to see Trailer 3? For everything we know, when we think that Trailer 3 is going to release and why, let's dive in.

When could GTA 6 Trailer 3 release?

Jason Duval from GTA 6 aiming an assault rifle.

GTA 6 release date delay "worth it". Rockstar Games

There have been all sorts of rumours going around for months about when Trailer 3 could drop, but we now have a better idea than ever.

It was recently announced that pre-orders for GTA 6 would be going live on 25 June 2026. This was announced alongside the game's cover art being shown for the very first time.

This appears to represent the beginning of GTA 6's marketing cycle, as Take-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick had previously noted that marketing would not begin properly until six months before launch.

As such, we think that there's a very good chance that GTA 6 Trailer 3 could be released on 25 June 2026, in conjunction with the beginning of pre-orders.

If that's not the case, then the next most likely opportunity would be before Take-Two's next earnings call, which takes place in August.

Trailer 2 was released just before an earnings call, so it would make sense to see the same strategy be rolled out here.

We also have Gamescom and Opening Night Live to look forward to in August, so there's a slim possibility that it could be released during the show, but considering Rockstar has released all of the trailers separately, we don't see any reason why this would change.

As we have seen, when Rockstar delayed GTA 6, the rest of the industry course-corrected. For the foreseeable, we are going to be working on the Rockstar clock.

As for now, why not watch GTA 6 trailer 2 for the millionth time while playing GTA 5 for the billionth time.

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