VIDEO: Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer hits ahead of 2025 release!

The first official trailer for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI is finally here, published by Rockstar Games hours before its planned release in response to a cheeky early leak.

"Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet," Rockstar says.

As expected, thanks in large part to details that have surfaced online over the past few years, the Florida-inspired of Vice City is once again the setting for the world's most popular car-chase game.

This return to the neon-lit party town comes after its first appearance in the 2002 release of the eponymous GTA Vice City, which was followed by Liberty City (NYC) in GTA 4 and the most recent chapter, GTA 5 in San Andreas (Los Angeles).

We've still got a mighty long wait for GTA 6, however, with the trailer confirming a 2025 release on the PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X and S. GTA 6 has already been a 10-year wait, although fans have been kept busy with the open-world, online version of Grand Theft Auto V (5).

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The new GTA instalment is clearly set in the present day, with the trailer showing a fictional TikTok-like live-streamed scene, although it's unclear if this will form part of a mission or any other required gameplay element.

If you're anything like me, you're probably looking forward to skipping the missions and exploring (or reacquainting yourself with) Vice City with the latest range of knockoff cars, bikes, boats, choppers, jets and all the rest.

I'm personally hoping 2025 will also bring a powered-up Nintendo Switch 2 with GTA 6 on the roster of launch titles... wishful thinking, no doubt!

Watch for more details and footage of GTA 6 to come over the next... year and more. Eesh.