No sooner has the first trailer for GTA 6 been released at the beginning of December 2023 than the question of the next trailer for the open-world title from Rockstar Games arises. When will trailer 2 for GTA 6 be released?
After all, Rockstar calls the first trailer Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1, which is why fans suspect that a second trailer could follow in the near future.
But let’s take a look at the release of trailers for previously published titles from Rockstar Games.
When is GTA 6 trailer 2 coming?
On the one hand, the studio is secretive and very unpredictable with many decisions, but at the same time, certain patterns emerge time and again when announcing and releasing its own games – and this also applies to the marketing with regard to the trailers!
GTA 4 was announced in June 2006, and the first trailer immediately caused the official website to collapse when it was released on March 29, 2007. Three months later, Rockstar released the iconic Things Will Be Different Trailer 1. Two more trailers followed at the end of 2007 and in March 2008. The release finally took place on April 29, 2008.
However, things were a little different with GTA 5. The title was announced at the end of October 2011, while the first trailer was released a week later. It wasn’t until twelve months later that the studio finally released the second trailer.
The third video was divided into three parts and was released five months later. Finally, three months before release, those responsible published a gameplay showcase video. Almost two years passed between the time of the announcement and the release.
Rockstar released the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption on May 6, 2009, followed by the second trailer in November of the same year. The game was released in May 2010.
The sequel, “Red Dead Redemption 2”, was announced in October 2016, followed by a trailer. It wasn’t until eleven months later that fans got to see the second trailer. In May 2018, the third trailer was released.
Red Dead 2 was finally released in October 2018. As with GTA 5, it took almost 2 years from announcement to release.
GTA 6: When can we expect trailer 2?
So what can we learn from Rockstar’s past? In any case, that we could be waiting up to a year for a second trailer for GTA 6. According to Take-Two Interactive’s annual report, the company expects very high sales in the 2025 financial year, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025.
This could result in a release or at least the pre-order announcement of GTA 6. In this case, however, a second trailer in December 2024 would be quite late, as there would only be a few months left for the complete marketing.
It is important to note at this point, however, that Rockstar has apparently factored possible delays into the planning for GTA 6, unlike with GTA 5 and Red Dead 2. For this reason, the title may not be released until 2025 and not at the end of 2024.
In view of such a release window, it would be logical for Rockstar to release the second trailer for GTA 6 in late summer or in October or November 2024.
However, if GTA 6 is released at the end of 2025, the latest possible date, a second trailer would probably not be released until November or December 2024.
