Rockstar did what Rockstar does best: casually crushed souls…and then dropped some fire. On May 2, they confirmed that GTA 6’s release date has been pushed back to May 2026. Yep—another delay. Fans were obviously not thrilled. You could practically hear the collective frustration across the internet as people realized they’d be waiting another whole year to live out their Florida crime fantasy.
To soothe everyone’s disappointment, though, they released the second trailer for GTA 6, and the Internet promptly dropped everything to dissect it. We’re talking timeline meltdowns, wild fan theories, meme factories firing on all cylinders—and yes, about a million tweets yelling “TAKE MY MONEY.”
The new footage is pure chaos in the best way: exploding yachts, sketchy swamps, and two ride-or-die leads, Jason and Lucia, who look like they’re one “easy score” away from a complete breakdown. The visuals? Stunning. The Florida-inspired mayhem? Immaculate. The conspiracy theories? Already spiraling.
We broke down everything that you need to know from the new trailer — the details you missed, the fan theories that might actually be true, and all the reasons GTA 6 might break the gaming world when it finally shows up.
What are the GTA 6 theories?
The Internet detectives have gone full CSI. Now that the screaming has died down (a little), fans are picking the trailer apart frame by frame—and they’re finding every little detail they can.
Rockstar might be teasing a PlayStation plot twist
Somehow, a PS5 and DualSense controller sitting in the background of one GTA 6 trailer scene sent fans into a frenzy. The shot of Jason passed out on the couch while Lucia walks in from community service sparked theories that Sony might’ve locked down a co-marketing deal with Rockstar. Is it confirmed? Nope. Is the internet acting like it’s a blood oath? Absolutely.
Why? The trailer was fully captured on PS5, and the GTA franchise has a long history with PlayStation. Fans think Sony’s betting big on the highly anticipated launch of GTA 6 to move units of their PS5 Pro. “We got a PS5 in GTA 6 before we got GTA 6 on PS5,” joked one Reddit thread.
But the theories don’t stop there. Reddit is spiraling with jokes and speculations that the PS5 cameo is a hint that GTA 6 might go full meta—letting you play old GTA titles within the new game. “Imagine they just casually put in GTA 4 remaster as a playable mini game,” wondered Redditor Crazy-Path-7929.
Unpacking the character Jason’s lore
Then there’s the character Jason. Some fans are convinced he’s an undercover cop. The smoking gun? In the prison scene where he picks up Lucia, a worker asks if they’ve seen him before. Since it appears to be an all-women’s facility, the theory goes that Jason might’ve been there before professionally—like, badge-and-gun professionally.
Zooming in even further, fans dissected Jason’s tattoos, the one “on his left shoulder is a unit crest containing a skull with a beret, a parachute, and an FS fighting knife or other type of stiletto knife usually associated with commando/SOF units,” wrote Redditor ThatOneBlue.
From the character profiles that Rockstar revealed (see below), we know Jason had a brief stint in the Army, and fans are hoping that his character’s gunplay reflects the experience of a soldier and that his introduction is one of GTA’s most memorable. Perhaps a third-person military shooter sequence? Spinning the conspiracy web further, fans hope for a flashback mission that merges the realms of GTA and Call of Duty—showing Rockstar’s take on a war game for the first time.
The return of GTA classics
On another character front, the trailer’s introduction of Raul Bautista, the seasoned bank robber, and Brian Heder, the old-school Keys drug runner, has fans foaming at the mouth, hoping for the return of two GTA classics: heists and drug running. Nothing says “escapism” like laundering money and accidentally blowing up your own getaway car.
Is GTA 6 a prequel? Fans think so
For those who really want to get into their tin foil hat bag, there’s a theory that GTA 6 might be a prequel. Why? Well, old friend Phil Cassidy (who’s from GTA: Vice City and GTA 3) shows up in the trailer with both arms still attached. Fans of GTA: Vice City will remember he loses one in a very on-brand explosion, so either this is a flashback… or Phil found a really good prosthetics guy.
What new details did the GTA 6 trailer 2 reveal?
Rockstar Games dropped the official trailer on May 6th as a pretty great early morning surprise. Straight from their website, here’s the official plot:
“Set in Vice City, Jason & Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.”
Translation: Two hot messes, one bad decision, and the entire state of “Not-Florida-but-definitely-Florida” is coming for their necks. Things go from “quick cash” to “deep conspiracy” faster than you can say “four-star wanted level.”
The video game publisher also revealed who some of the main characters in the long-awaited update will be, as well, including the “Bonnie and Clyde” of the new story:
- Jason Duval: Your classic “I’m trying to go legit, but crime is just so convenient” guy. Raised by crooks, trained by the Army, and currently tangled up as a debt collector for another GTA 6 character—notorious drug runner Brian Heder. He’s basically a Tinder bio come to life: emotionally unavailable, possibly dangerous, and always “working on himself.”
- Lucia Caminos: She did time in Leonida Penitentiary. She survived. Now she’s out and running the streets smarter than ever. Lucia’s the kind of woman who’s not here for your nonsense—unless your nonsense includes a getaway car and a bank to rob.
Along with their crew and other Vice City locals:
- Cal Hampton: Conspiracy theorist with a hobby for Coast Guard radio and private browsing tabs. Jason’s friend. Probably has a tinfoil hat somewhere in his apartment.
- Boobie Ike: Vice City’s answer to DJ Khaled, if Khaled also ran real estate, a strip club, and a recording studio on the side. Boobie is the guy who smiles during business deals — right before flipping the table.
- Real Dimez: (Bae-Luxe & Roxy): Rappers. Longtime friends. Problem-solvers with lyrical venom and serious social media game. They started out hustling local dealers and turning their stories into viral hits.
- Dre’Quan Priest: Used to hustle on the street. Now he’s hustling to get Real Dimez a Grammy. Dre’Quan’s building a rap empire with Only Raw Records, one club banger at a time.
- Raul Bautista: A charming, experienced bank robber who loves high-stakes jobs and even higher blood pressure. Definitely the guy who tells you “trust me” right before everything explodes.
- Brian Heder: Drug runner turned Florida Man™ entrepreneur. Still hauling product, still rocking sandals, and still somehow getting away with it.
All of this was apparently shot on a regular PS5 — which is wild considering it looks better than most people’s real lives. As for where you’ll be punching people for no reason and running from police helicopters? Rockstar’s giving us six main map locations to commit questionable acts in: Ambrosia, Grassrivers, Leonida Keys, Mount Kalaga National Park, Port Gellhorn, and of course, the iconic and eternally chaotic Vice City.
With all these fresh visuals and juicy new details to drool over, fans are almost ready to forgive Rockstar for making us wait another year. Almost.
