GTA 6 Trailer Date Announcement Opens Meme Floodgates

Highlights

• The first GTA 6 trailer date announcement prompted an influx of amusing reaction memes from the fandom, further fueling the hype for the game.
• Even the likes of Call of Duty: Warzone and Halo Infinite joined in on the excitement by authoring their own trailer teasers in the style of the GTA 6 one.
• The GTA 6 reveal trailer premiers December 5, at 6am PT.

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal trailer announcement has ushered in an onslaught of amusing reaction memes from the fandom. The ongoing influx of online responses further adds to the GTA 6 hype that's been building since early November.

Rockstar said Friday that the GTA 6 reveal trailer will debut on December 5, at 6am PT. Within the first 14 hours of going live, this brief message that arrived in the form of an image amassed nearly 1.7 million likes, 440,000 shares, and 55,000 comments on Facebook and X, formerly Twitter, combined.

The announcement also opened the meme floodgates, with countless fans taking to social media to post amusing images and reaction GIFs in response to the long-awaited reveal date confirmation. And while many of those reactions simply sought to illustrate their poster's level of excitement, others attempted to frame the news about the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer in relation to some other upcoming happenings. For example, some such memes offered commentary on the fact that GTA 6 won't premiere at The Game Awards 2023 by suggesting that its December 5 reveal will completely overshadow the December 7 event.

GTA 6 Reveal Date Announcement Reaction Memes

Even Call of Duty and Halo Jumped on the GTA 6 Bandwagon

Meanwhile, some other fans opted to cheekily throw a bit of shade at Call of Duty: Warzone, Halo Infinite, and Fall Guys, whose official social media accounts all tried to jump on the GTA 6 bandwagon by putting out trailer teasers using the same color palette as Rockstar's December 1 announcement. Most other reactions were those of relief that the Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal is at last on the horizon, although some fans did express skepticism about the chances of the upcoming game releasing anytime soon.

Whether those fears are rooted in reality depends on one's definition of "soon." Namely, a number of recent financial reports from Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive revealed that the publisher expects a $2.5 billion boost to its annual revenue for the fiscal year 2025, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025. For reference, the company anticipates $5.5 billion in revenue in the ongoing fiscal year. Many industry watchers agree that only Grand Theft Auto 6 would enable such a massive, 45% increase, thus speculating the sixth entry in the series will hit the market during this period.

In light of that context, and if the release dates of the past 3D installments in the franchise are any indication, a holiday 2024 launch seems like the likeliest target for GTA 6, assuming no delays take place. In the meantime, there is no denying that December 2023 is going to be massive for Grand Theft Auto fans.