Upon its release, the first official Grand Theft Auto VI teaser broke all previous records. It became the most-viewed video on YouTube that day, surpassing even two songs from the South Korean boy band BTS. The trailer reached 100 million views in under 34 hours.
After just over seven months, the Grand Theft Auto VI clip has surpassed 200 million views, which is quite an accomplishment. In contrast, the first Grand Theft Auto V trailer, which has been on YouTube for twelve years, has only managed to get about 111 million views. With the aid of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto video, the iconic song “Love Is a Long Road” by Tom Petty soared to an astounding 36,979% in Spotify streams.
Following Grand Theft Auto V’s 200 million copies sold, these numbers further confirm the enormous anticipation for what is now the most anticipated game in the business. Indeed, when Grand Theft Auto VI releases, it will reportedly be the most massive entertainment launch ever, according to Circana (formerly NPD).
Take-Two will reportedly release Grand Theft Auto VI in the fall of 2025. Still, it’s hard to believe there won’t be delays, given Rockstar’s previous history. After a postponement from Q2 2013, Grand Theft Auto V finally debuted on September 17, 2013. Red Dead Redemption 2 had an even rougher time, being postponed twice before finally launching on October 26, 2018, in the spring of 2018, and in the latter part of 2017 relative to the first. It’s about par for the course for triple-A titles, which often have one or two delays.
Rockstar Games may have also refined its internal development prediction model. After waiting for over eleven years, Grand Theft Auto fans are understandably excited to play a new installment in the series.