It still feels pretty hard to believe, but after well over a decade of waiting for it, Grand Theft Auto 6 is due out in just over seven months from now.
It’s still possible that the title could be delayed between now and then, which is enough to strike fear in the heart of any gamer, but the excruciating wait has players digging desperately for clues as to when the next time we will hear from Rockstar about it will be.
This is far from the first theory about Rockstar planting hints about when GTA 6 will be heard from next, and they’ve all been just a little bit weird. But this latest one has a couple of bits of “evidence” backing it up, even though it’s likely just nothing more than fan speculation that I find fun.
The post about the theory appears to have originated on Twitter/X but has been recirculating on the GTA 6 Reddit this morning, showcasing that in one of GTA 6’s trailers, Jason’s watch shows the time as 11:08. Naturally, some are taking this to tease Nov. 8, which is in just a couple of weeks.
The copium is strengthened by the fact that Rockstar Games posted on that same exact day back in 2023 that the first GTA 6 trailer would be released the following month. A few weeks later, the trailer leaked online in horrid quality, and Rockstar posted the real thing the next morning, and we’ve all been impatiently waiting for the game ever since.
Listen, I get it, this is all very exciting. GTA 6 is likely to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time across any medium, and the anticipation grows with each passing week. Players are getting desperate since we haven’t heard anything about the title since its most recent trailer back in May. And trust me, I hope the theory is right and we get some news in early November… but, sadly, I think it’s just a watch. Prove me wrong, Rockstar!
At the same time, I think Rockstar releasing new footage on a random Friday on their own accord is actually more likely than the game showing up at The Game Awards in December or something. Either way, the studio will have to show some more of GTA 6 sometime within the next few months if the game is to keep its scheduled release date of May 26, 2026. Which, for the sake of the industry, I hope it holds on to dearly.
What say you, dear reader? Are you buying into the watch conspiracy, or is this just some more malarkey from people dissecting what little footage we have?
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Published: Oct 20, 2025 09:55 am