Trailer 3 did not drop on 18 May 2026, and there is no official Trailer 3. The original version of this page, written that morning, said a trailer and pre-orders were expected that day. Rockstar announced pre-orders on 24 June 2026 for 25 June, and released An Extended Look on 27 August.
What is confirmed and what is not
| Item | Status | What is published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer 3 on 18 May 2026 | Rumour, unverified | Not released. The date came from unverified community claims, including an alleged retailer leak we could not check. | Rockstar Newswire (no such post) |
| Pre-orders on 18 May 2026 | Rumour, unverified | Pre-orders began at midnight local time on 25 June 2026, announced the day before. | Rockstar Newswire, 24 Jun 2026 |
| Take-Two earnings on 21 May 2026 | Confirmed | Take-Two filed its Q4 FY26 results on 21 May 2026; the release lists GTA VI for 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. | Take-Two 8-K, 21 May 2026 (sec.gov) |
| Drop time in ET, BST and CET | Rumour, unverified | Never published by Rockstar for a Trailer 3. | — |
| Editions and pricing shown in a trailer | Not announced | Editions and prices appeared on storefronts, not in a trailer. US Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99 on the PlayStation and Xbox pages. | PlayStation and Xbox product pages |
| An Extended Look | Confirmed (6 Aug and 27 Aug 2026) | Announced 6 Aug. Premiered on Netflix Thu 27 Aug, 3 p.m. ET; on Rockstar's YouTube channel and the GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET the same day. Rockstar says it was "captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5". | Rockstar Newswire, 6 Aug and 27 Aug 2026 posts |
What to take from this
Dated predictions for Rockstar announcements have been wrong repeatedly on this site's own record: this page is an example. Treat any single-day claim as unverified until it appears on Rockstar Newswire.
Related: editions and pre-order contents, what Rockstar says about the Extended Look, the GTA VI delay timeline.
Sources: Rockstar Newswire, Pre-Order on June 25 (24 Jun 2026), Rockstar Newswire, An Extended Look (6 Aug 2026), Rockstar Newswire, An Extended Look: Now Playing (27 Aug 2026), PlayStation product page, Xbox product page, Rockstar GTA VI media page, Take-Two 8-K, Q4 FY26 (21 May 2026). Researched from official pages; read in full and checked 28 September 2026. Rumours listed here were not checked against any primary source, because none exists; they are labelled as unverified.