Īs Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be a next-gen (8th console generation) game and have realistic graphics, memes humorously claiming that real-life footage of altercations, car crashes and police chases are actually GTA 6 footage were posted on social media. The video has been brought up in multiple jokes about the game in the following years (examples shown below, left and right). On April 1st, 2017, YouTuber Sernando posted a clickbait video in which he unboxed a fake copy of Grand Theft Auto 6. For example, on February 5th, 2021, Twitter user posted a meme that gained over 5,100 retweets and 29,000 likes in one year (shown below, center).

The long gap between the release of Grand Theft Auto V and the expected release of Grand Theft Auto VI spawned memes about gamers growing old by the time the game is finally out. For example, on November 19th, 2020, Twitter user posted a Clown meme that gained over 800 retweets and 7,300 upvotes in two years (shown below, left). As 'GTA 6' trending without any substantial news became a common occurrence, users on Twitter frequently posted memes about it. In the early 2020s, 'GTA 6' trended on Twitter on multiple occasions, primarily due to supposed leaks. Fandom GTA 6 Trending / GTA 6 Anticipation Memes On December 2nd, TikTok user leaked a 13-second-recoding of a computer screen showing footage of Grand Theft Auto VI The leak was allegedly made by either the son or a friend of the son of Aaron Garbut, the head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North. Immediately following the leak, the trailer premiered on YouTube (shown below), revealing the 2025 release date. On December 4th, 2023, approximately 15 hours ahead of the planned premiere, the trailer was leaked. On December 4th, 2023, the countdown for the trailer's premier began on YouTube. On December 1st, 2023, Rockstar Games announced that the trailer will premiere on December 5th at 9AM EST. On November 8th, 2023, Rockstar Games announced that the first trailer for the game will premiere in early December 2023, with the premiere coinciding with the company's 25th anniversary. On February 4th, 2022, Rockstar Games officially confirmed that the game is being developed and is 'well underway.' On July 27th, 2022, Bloomberg reported several details of the upcoming game, including one of two leading characters being a Latina woman, the protagonist duo drawing inspiration from Bonnie and Clyde, the game being set in a fictional version of Miami and its surrounding areas (purportedly Vice City from 2002's Grand Theft Auto Vice City), and the map of the game evolving over time as new cities get added.

On April 15th, 2020, the video game news website Kotaku reported that the game was still 'very early in development.' A July 1st, 2019, leak revealed the game's working title, Project Americas. Grand Theft Auto VI, the eighth major installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, has been rumored to be in development by Rockstar Games since mid-2010, with the number of rumors and alleged leaks increasing significantly in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

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