Overview
Confirmed The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI is dated December 4, 2023 on Rockstar’s site and runs 1:31. It introduced the two leads, Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, and gave the game a 2025 release window.
On screen It opens with Lucia in prison and spends most of its length in and around Vice City, much of it framed as social media clips filmed by the city’s own residents.
What it shows
On screen Timestamps from our frame notes:
| Time | What is on screen |
|---|---|
| Opening | Lucia in prison, in an orange jumpsuit. |
| 0:11 | An aerial view along the shoreline. |
| 0:22 | A crowded beach. |
| 0:47.3 | An alligator caught on a store’s CCTV. |
| 0:50 | A gas station in the rain. |
| 1:08.4 | Jason and Lucia robbing a liquor store, a $14.99 sign in view. |
| 1:16.4 | The store door, with an Uncle Jack’s poster. |
On screen Between those moments come Vice City’s beaches, clubs and highways, and police chases, most of it shot like social media footage.
Music
Confirmed The trailer is set to Tom Petty’s “Love Is a Long Road”.
Lucia and the prison
Confirmed Lucia’s official bio says fighting for her family landed her in the Leonida Penitentiary and luck got her out, determined to make only smart moves from then on. An official still shows her handcuffed in an orange jumpsuit with other inmates.
Where it led
Confirmed The 2025 window did not hold. A delay on May 2, 2025 moved the game to May 26, 2026, Trailer 2 followed on May 6, 2025, and a second delay on November 6, 2025 set November 19, 2026. See release date.
On screen The store robbery came back in the Extended Look in August 2026, this time as gameplay: face coverings, an item wheel with disguise slots and a strip-mall robbery at Zekes Gadgets (17:51 to 18:00).
Our read
Our read Trailer 1 set out what GTA 6 would be about before any system was shown: small-time robberies of small stores, a couple doing them together, and a state that films everything. The Extended Look later made each of those playable.
Questions
When did GTA 6 Trailer 1 come out? Confirmed December 4, 2023.
What song is in GTA 6 Trailer 1? Confirmed “Love Is a Long Road” by Tom Petty.
How long is GTA 6 Trailer 1? Confirmed 1 minute 31 seconds.
Who is in GTA 6 Trailer 1? On screen Lucia Caminos, who opens it in prison, and Jason Duval, who robs a liquor store with her.
Gallery
Sources
- Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (Rockstar Games, 1:31), December 4, 2023
- Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto VI official site, read September 22, 2026
- Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto VI: Only in Leonida, read September 22, 2026
- Leonida Now desk, frame notes on Trailers 1 and 2, September 2026
- Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (Rockstar Games video, 26:48), August 27, 2026
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