GTA 6 has not even launched the trailer yet, and it is already starting to make and break records. With millions of fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of Rockstar’s most anticipated game, the hype and craze is something the gaming community has rarely seen.
Rockstar Games announced that they are celebrating their 25th anniversary in December. On the occasion of the studio completing 25 years, the devs confirmed that they would be dropping the trailer of their next GTA game. Needless to say, the subtle announcement took the whole internet by storm.
Experts have already predicted that whenever the next installment from the GTA franchise releases, it is sure to set newer records and standards for the entire gaming industry. Although the game doesn’t have a concrete release date yet, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar, had earlier hinted at an April 2024-March 2025 release window for the game.
Not only did the X (formerly Twitter) post through which Rockstar made the announcement send waves of excitement among the community, but it also broke records. Ironically, it broke its own record.
Rockstar’s GTA 6 Trailer announcement breaks records
In September 2022, when Rockstar Games announced that the new entry in the GTA series was in active development via a tweet, the post garnered over a million likes. The tweet touching the one million mark in terms of likes made it the most liked gaming tweet in history.
A Message from Rockstar Games pic.twitter.com/T4Wztu8RW8
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 19, 2022
A year passed by, and no game or gaming company was able to surpass Rockstar’s record of most liked gaming tweet. Finally, it was Rockstar’s own recent tweet revealing the date for the GTA 6 trailer launch that crushed the one million mark, breaking its own record.
On November 8, 2023, Rockstar Games revealed that they will be launching the trailer of their next GTA game, unofficially called GTA 6, in early December. Although this post was part of a Rockstar’s 25-year anniversary thread, the post alone has 1.5 million likes.
The post read, “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you. Thank you, Sam Houser.”
We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you.
Thank you,
Sam Houser— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) November 8, 2023
With this, Rockstar’s GTA 6 trailer release date tweet became the most liked gaming tweet ever. This also means Rockstar has retained its crown, setting new bars for the industry as well as for themselves.
Interestingly, the top three most liked gaming tweets are all by Rockstar Games and are about GTA 6. After the latest post took over the top spot, the September 2022 post about active development took the second spot with 1 million likes. Similarly, at the third spot is Rockstar’s post, where the devs, for the first time, officially spoke about the next GTA game. The February 2022 post talking about the new entry in GTA being underway sits with 563K likes.