A cultural moment, a day millions of gamers have been awaiting for a very, very long time. The release of Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6).

There’s no doubt 2025 is going to be a BIG year for gamers. It’s due to land in autumn, 12 years after prequel GTA 5 arrived on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, breaking launch records, external.

The much anticipated sequel already broke records with its first trailer, which racked up an astonishing 90 million views in 24 hours, external when it debuted last December.

“The anticipation for this is impossible to measure,” says James Batchelor, editor-in-chief of GamesIndustry.biz, external.

“It’s undoubtedly going to be one of, if not the biggest, game launches of all time.”