'20-minute' GTA 6 Trailer 3 is imminent with pre-order countdown under way, price issue remains
We're finally going to be able to secure the fabled GTA 6 bag, with pre-orders confirmed for next week. 25 June, to be precise.
Confirming the news on Thursday (18 June), Rockstar finally hit us with a real endorphin rush after months (years, really) of precious copium only getting us so far.
It's the officially start of Rockstar's marketing campaign for the biggest video game of all time, which will be released on 19 November after two delays in recent years.
But with the Grand Theft Auto universe being one of a kind, it was straight on to the next one - when will we get that third, and final trailer for the game?
A '20-minute' Trailer 3 for GTA 6?
Yeah, that crazy rumour is really doing the rounds.
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We'd usually give this kind of thing little attention but the source of it is gaming insider and YouTuber DarkViperAU, so we had to stop and check it a little bit more than the usual Reddit rabbit hole theory.
"I know a guy... and he reckons the next trailer is going to be 20 minutes and it's going to come out this month," he says in the video.
It would fit with the strategy seen elsewhere in the industry at the moment, with PlayStation doing a 20 minute reveal for its God of War Laufey announcement just the other week, as per EGW News.
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One surefire way to make people give you their money is to get them hyped.
So whether 20 minutes or not, Rockstar is surely set to reveal that final trailer between now and pre-orders going live.
We'd hopefully see our first glimpse of gameplay footage in the experience too; an absolute banker when it comes to making gamers buy early and let Rockstar secure their bag months in advance.
It would also tie in with DarkViperAU's insider information as to when the trailer will drop.
What I would say is we're now well beyond the era of hope, ifs, buts, and maybes. Rockstar has got its big boy pants on and is readying for an intense marketing campaign that will earn parent company Take-Two Interactive billions of dollars in profit over the next decade.
...but what price will GTA 6 be?
Yeah, we're no idea. Pre-orders are days away but Rockstar hasn't told us what it'll cost.
Last month, we reported how one reputable leaker, known as DetectiveSeeds, had been given price bands for GTA 6.
"I was given the GTA 6 pricing, bundles, and various structures of ordering the game by the same person who gave me the week of pre orders starting which was correct as highlighted by my leaked DM’s that prove I had the info well over a week ago," he said.
"I am choosing not to put the pricing info out as I was advised this could have market impacts by me doing so. But, I can say there will be six ways of purchasing the game at pre order - three digital / physical which are the usual types of tiers, and then one that is more rare with some stuff, and then two tied with consoles (Pro and Standard) with a digital code for download."
One follower asked if the basic release would fall within the price range of $60 to $80 (£45 to £60) and he said 'yes'. At. this stage, something closer to the $100 would come as a bit of a blow given the numbers we've seen in the build up to the marketing phase. Not long to wait, either way.
Tom Earnshaw