GTA 6 on Netflix LIVE — reactions to the extended gameplay for Grand Theft Auto VI
Netflix will debut the world’s first GTA 6 gameplay showcase
Welcome!
Good morning! Welcome to Tom’s Guide’s live coverage of the GTA 6 Netflix event, or to use its official name, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look. We’re several hours away from our biggest look at GTA 6 to date, and there’s plenty to talk about, so let’s get started.
What is the GTA 6 Netflix event?
If you’ve not been following the news cycle closely, you might be wondering what the deal is with the GTA 6 Netflix event. Well, in classic Rockstar fashion, the company is being pretty tight-lipped on the presentation. The announcement press release contained very few details beyond confirming its date/time. However, we know it’ll be our biggest look at GTA 6 yet, and it’ll almost certainly include proper GTA 6 gameplay, which we’ve yet to see officially so far.
Do you remember the first GTA 5 gameplay trailer?
Let’s take a brief walk down memory lane to get a sense of what the Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Look might look like. Just over 13 years ago, Rockstar debuted the first gameplay trailer for GTA 5. Does that make anybody else feel extremely old?
This five-minute trailer is a slickly presented demo of everything the acclaimed game would offer, and I would expect today’s GTA 6 Netflix event to be somewhat similar. Of course, it’s likely to be longer than five minutes; I don’t think Rockstar would partner with Netflix for a simple five-minute trailer, but it’s fun to look back on how GTA 5’s marketing played out.
You can already pre-order GTA 6
If you’re already totally sold on GTA 6, even before watching Netflix’s special event, you can already lock in your pre-order for launch. The floodgates opened back in June, and industry analysts indicate that GTA 6 is already setting sales records before it's even been released.
The game is available in either a standard edition ($79 / £69) or the Ultimate Edition ($99 / £89), with the latter including a bunch of extra in-game content. Physical collectors have been in an uproar that the boxed edition of the game doesn’t include a game disc; it’s just a code in the box. But if that doesn’t bother you, can you pre-order GTA 6 right now.
Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5): $79 @ Amazon
Grand Theft Auto VI (Xbox): $79 @ Amazon
Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5, Ultimate Edition): $99 @ PlayStation Store
Grand Theft Auto VI (Xbox, Ultimate Edition): $99 @ Xbox Store
GTA 6’s first trailer is still an all-timer
Back on December 4, 2023, Rockstar finally gave us the first trailer for GTA 6. Its development was hardly a secret, but this 90-second teaser confirmed a bunch of at-the-time rumored details, such as the Vice City setting (GTA’s satirical spin on Miami, Florida) and that the game would include the series first playable female protagonist in the single-player mode. Even more than two years later, this first trailer remains worth watching.
We could have been playing GTA 6 now
In another timeline (a better timeline, in my opinion), we could have had GTA 6 in our hands right now. GTA 6 was initially announced for a 2025 release, but in May 2025, it was delayed into 2026. Rockstar offered a firm May 26, 2026 release date to soften this blow.
Even this proved too ambitious, because in November of last year, GTA 6 was shifted again to its current launch date of November 19, 2026. It’s been quite a road; let’s not forget GTA 5 launched in September 2013, but all signs point to this November date sticking. Fingers crossed, I didn’t just tempt fate there. Surely, GTA 6 won’t be delayed into 2027, right?
Here’s what’s in the Ultimate Edition of GTA 6
I expect in the aftermath of today’s GTA 6 Netflix event, a whole bunch of gamers are going to go straight to their preferred retailer and lock in their pre-order. So, you might be wondering what’s in the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition to justify the $99 price tag. It’s actually quite a lot. Here’s the full list of digital goodies you get for that extra $20.
67 Vapid Dominator Buggy and Paradise Garage
’95 Grotti Cheetah sports car
Vehicles and Vapid Ganado Retro Build at Jason’s Safehouse
Vehicle Mod Shops
Classic Car Collection missions
Shitzu Squalo boat
Hawk & Little Morgan Revolver
Stock 305 Clothing Store
Sara’s Unisex Salon
Personalized Weapon Variants
PTT Youngin$ Compound and Scores
Vice City Styles for Jason and Lucia
Goodtime Gear
Electric Fang Tattoo
You can see screenshots of each item on the GTA 6 website, but in summary, it appears that if you want the full GTA 6 experience, you’ll have to cough up an extra $20. One other note: the Ultimate Edition is digital-only; there is no boxed version, not even a code-in-box option.
Netflix's GTA 6 event runtime will be 26 minutes long
If you're wondering how much of your day to block off for Netflix's GTA 6 extended look today, we now have an answer. As spotted by Tom Warren, and posted over on Bluesky, the event will run for a total of 26 minutes.
This is easily our biggest look at the game and it means we're hopefully going to see a whole lot of the Vice City that players will be exploring when the game arrives in November. At nearly half an hour, it's almost certain we'll get our first official look at actual gameplay from Rockstar today.
GTA 6 will have a pre-order bonus (naturally)
It wouldn’t be gaming in the modern era without a pre-order bonus, and GTA 6 is not swerving this controversial trend. If you pre-order GTA 6, you get the Vintage Vice City Pack.
This DLC pack will be given to any player who buys the game before November 20 and offers '80s-themed outfits for both playable protagonists, Lucia and Jason, as well as an exclusive vehicle, the 1955 Vapid Stanier. Oh, and a Tropical Pattern Weapon Skin, which is quite clearly a cute tribute to the iconic shirt worn by GTA: Vice City’s Tommy Vercetti.
There’s an extra GTA 6 pre-order perk
Alongside the Vintage Vice City Pack, if you pre-order GTA 6 on digital storefronts (aka the PlayStation Store or Xbox Store), you'll get an additional freebie: one “free” month of GTA+. This service gives you access to some GTA Online bonuses and a library of classic Rockstar titles, including several fan-favorite GTA games and Red Dead Redemption.
There is one slight catch with this pre-order offer that you need to know about. After your free month of GTA+, your subscription will auto-renew at the standard price of $9 / £6 / AUS$11 per month. So, make sure you cancel after the free period, unless of course you end up enjoying the various GTA+ perks so much that you want to keep your subscription.
Now’s a good time to rewatch the second GTA 6 trailer
While we’re waiting for the start of the GTA 6 Netflix event, watching the GTA 6 Trailer 2 is a good way to fill time until the showcase. Or at least, fill three minutes of it. After all, for now, it’s the longest look at Grand Theft Auto VI we’ve got. Set to the track “Hot Together” by The Pointer Sisters, it does a great job of setting the tone, introducing some of the key players, and most importantly, includes a brief look at the sort of mayhem players can cause.
Will we see anything from GTA Online today?
Much to my surprise, Rockstar has been extremely tight-lipped on how GTA 6 will impact its juggernaut GTA Online mode. I assumed a new version set in Vice City would launch on the same date, but at present, Rockstar is only talking about GTA 6’s single-player mode.
Of course, it's almost certain that there will be some form of GTA Online integration at some point. The mode is too popular and too much of a cash cow for Rockstar to abandon it, but at this stage, GTA 6 is being marketed exclusively as a single-player experience.
Internet theories abound, with some speculating that GTA Online will be spun off into a separate release, either as an extra purchase or made free-to-play. Perhaps today’s Netflix event will include details, or even just a little tease at how GTA 6 will incorporate online play.
Tell us which edition of GTA 6 you’ve pre-ordered
If you’ve already succumbed to the GTA 6 hype, tell us in the poll which edition has caught your eye. I haven't made my choice yet (there’s really no need to pre-order a digital product), but I'm leaning towards the Ultimate Edition because I want the full GTA 6 experience.
Rockstar has confirmed GTA 6 pre-load details
GTA 6 lands on November 19, but here's another date for your diary, November 12. That's the day that pre-loading begins, letting you download the full game well in advance. This means that the moment the game unlocks a week later, you can jump straight into Vice City.
Pre-loading is increasingly important in a gaming world where major titles often demand more than 100 GB of hard drive space, and with a game the size of GTA 6, I'm confident its install requirement will be measured in the triple digits. Could it even break 200 GB?
Don’t worry if you’re going for the code-in-box edition; you won’t be left out. Retailers will be shipping the game from November 12, so you can redeem the code and start pre-loading. Come November 19, you’ll want to be playing, not staring at a crawling download bar.
You will need a Netflix account to watch the GTA 6 event
Don’t forget, if you want to watch the Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Look live, you will need an active Netflix account. Usually, gaming events are broadcast on free platforms like YouTube and Twitch, but not in this case. Netflix has the exclusive rights for the premiere.
I don’t foresee many people signing up for Netflix solely to watch, but considering it’s the world’s biggest streaming service, millions of households will (fortunately) already have access. If you’re such a big GTA 6 fan that you must watch it live, the cheapest way to get Netflix is the Standard with Ads plan, which costs $8.99 per month. That’s a lot just to watch a trailer in my eyes, but hey, if you’ve got cash to burn, you can sign up below.
Netflix (Standard w/ Ads): sign up for $8.99 here
Or you could just wait a few hours
Not willing to sign up for a streaming service you don’t need just to watch some GTA 6 gameplay? I don’t blame you! The good news is that if you have a little patience, the presentation will be heading to YouTube just a matter of hours after its Netflix debut.
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will be uploaded to Rockstar's channel at 9 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. BST. If you’re not already a Netflix subscriber, my advice is definitely to wait till then.
Less than three hours to go!
It’s not quite time to get your snacks prepared and boot up the Netflix stream, unless you’re extraordinarily eager, of course. But we’re now less than three hours away from the Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Look. The hype is certainly building as the start time approaches.
Meet Jason and Lucia
Perhaps the aspect of GTA 6 that interests me most is the two playable protagonists: Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. There’s more than a little Bonnie-and-Clyde about the pairing, a couple whose date nights consist of robbing banks and outrunning the law.
GTA has done multiple protagonists before; GTA 5 had a trio (Michael, Franklin and Trevor), but Jason and Lucia are intriguing because of their romantic dynamic, which should increase the stakes. You just know that if one betrays the other, it’s going to hit so much harder.
Plus, Lucia marks GTA’s first-ever playable female character in the single-player mode (GTA Online had playable female characters at launch). This was long overdue, and based on the trailers, it’s Lucia’s story that I’m most excited to explore when I get my hands on the game.
Back to the sun-soaked streets of Vice City
GTA 6 will mark the series’ return to Vice City, the first time since 2002’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It’s also the last of the mainline 3D GTA locations to get the HD treatment, following Liberty City in GTA 4 and Los Santos in GTA 5. Fans have been waiting years to step back into Vice City, and today’s Netflix event should give us a big look at the setting.
We also know that GTA 6’s map will stretch beyond just Vice City. Much like GTA 5’s map included Los Santos and the surrounding area of San Andreas (GTA’s stand-in for California), GTA 6 will take us to additional parts of Leonida, which is based on Florida.
I would love today’s showcase to reveal a second city location alongside Vice City. What about GTA’s satirical swipe at Orlando? Imagine GTA riffing on Disney World. But my guess is, much like in GTA 5, it will be a single city area surrounded by county outskirts.
I’m hoping there could be framerate details
Definitely file this one as more of a wish rather than an expectation, but I’d love today’s Netflix event to give us some details on GTA 6’s target framerate. My gut feeling is that a game with such a large scope will settle for 30 fps, but confirmation of a 60 fps mode would send my hype into overdrive. Perhaps it will be possible with the power of the PS5 Pro?
Though, as noted, I don’t expect that information to be revealed today. I predict the Extended Look will showcase gameplay rather than dive into technical specifications.
A game 13 years in the making
It’s surreal to think that it’s been 13 years since GTA 5’s launch. I was just about to start college when the game released, and now I’m in my 30s! It’s been a long wait for GTA 6, and while we still have a few months left until the final game is in our hands, this Netflix event should hopefully give us plenty to pore over to make that wait feel just a little bit shorter.
If you really want to put the gap between GTA 5 and GTA 6 into perspective, in 12 years, between 2001 and 2013, Rockstar released GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas, GTA 4 and GTA 5, alongside several spin-off titles. We didn’t know how good we had it back then!
There’s just one hour until showtime
Consider this your warning; there are just 60 minutes until the Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look begins streaming on Netflix. Now is the time to make sure you have everything you need. Log in to your Netflix account and get all your snacks ready.
Don’t worry if you can’t watch along live; you’re in the right place for updates and reactions to the showcase. The countdown has truly started now; it won’t be long until showtime.
What’s your favorite GTA game?
Let me know in the poll above which GTA game is your personal favorite. For me, it’ll always be GTA 4. It brought the series into the HD era, which was transformative, and I have a real fondness for Niko Bellic, who I maintain is the franchise’s best protagonist to date. Its online component is also very underrated, even if it lacked the bells and whistles of GTA Online.
Not long left now until the GTA 6 Netflix event
I know I already warned you to make sure you had everything you needed for the GTA 6 Netflix event, but with just 20 minutes to go, now is your last chance to get prepared. Let me know in the comments what drinks and snacks you’ve got for the presentation. Grand Theft Auto: An Extended Look will arrive very soon; let’s just hope all this build-up was worth it!
Here we go, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look starts now
Hey, it's Scott taking over for Rory to cover the event live for you.
It’s 8 pm ET, and that means it’s finally showtime. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look is streaming exclusively on Netflix right now. If you can’t get to a screen, fear not. I’m here through the whole event with the latest live updates. Now, over to you, Rockstar…
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The new trailer didn't immediately load for me. It took a few refreshes to get it to load up.
Might want to do that for yourself.
Our first look at GTA VI gameplay
So far, the trailer has the two main characters entering an apartment building that is also apparently a drug den.
Brief interactions
There we go.
Petting the dog and knocking on the door finally give us some actually controls and not just slow walking.
Lots of cutscene moments.
Gunplay against the cops
I'm seeing the health bar, an ammo clip above guns in the upper right corner and an aiming reticule. The purple bar under the looks like the warning system.
Title card
Couple of clips show hijacking cars, looks pretty familiar.
How do the graphics look to you?
Nice, we'll some driving now
Got the map in the lower left corner. The convertible roof came down, I'm curious if that's something we can control in the car.
I'd like to see more movement
So far, the scenes we're seeing are mostly slow walks through crowded spaces leading to scripted moments.
We've seen some glimpses in quick-cut mini trailers, like sliding over the trunk of a car. Right now it seems really stiff. I'd like to know how fluid movement actually is.
I'm not asking for Sonic, but Sly Stallone lumbering isn't quite it either.
Certainly a lot of costume options
Rockstar has promoted that you'll be able to swap outfits a ton in this game with thousands of clothing options. They're certainly showing off different items here.
Hanging out of the car
Well, here's some action with Jason shooting cop cars out while hanging out of the back of the getaway car.
Maybe he should have been wrecked when Lucia hit the wall.
The classic stars
The warning system goes up to 6 stars (1 more than GTA 5) and Jason and Lucia are sitting at 4 in this chase scene.
That was too brief of a look at the inventory system that they popped up to show off the molotov cocktail.
Travel and minigames
Kayaks, scuba diving, swimming, airboats look to be a few options for travel.
Looks like there will be plenty of minigames as they showed Lucia working out, Jason shooting hoops and more.
Character switching
I was curious to see how they would present switching characters. After Lucia parachuted off a skyscraper, a button showed up using R1 to swap between Lucia and Jason.
I wonder if it'll be locked depending on the scene or gameplay moment.
Hints at the story
Looks like Jason and Lucia will be all over the place in the game from criminals to security for coked out producers.
I did like the transition with the text messages between Lucia and Jason.
There's the movement I wanted to see
Jason in the firefight with the cleaning crew dressed heist gang finally showed some movement out of Jason.
Rolls, cover, hopping out of cover. Would like to see more of a transition from shooting to hand to hand.
And that it's for the extended look
The trailer just ended and said it was all captured on PS5, which makes sense.
What did you think?
Mixed reactions to the trailer
I'm seeing mixed reactions online. Obviously, some people are pumped, but I've seen several comments saying it looks like GTA V with ray tracing.
"All that just to make a better looking gta V game that you can probably find a mod to make it look just like this."
Still, lots of people are calling it insane and saying that they won't play another game for a year after it comes out.
I'm concerned about Jason
One stranger on X said about Jason, "The main character guy sounds awful and has no personality at all. Nothing has made me laugh so far. Wtf is that voice? Some chat gpt writing smh."
I agree with them. The Jason voice acting seemed really flat in the trailer, which isn't boding well for a whole game.
Let me know your thoughts. Excited? Disappointed?
Why was everything so slow?
I assume that gameplay will be fine but everything they showed today seemed so slow.
Walking was slow, the gunfights were slow, and Jason moves like the slasher not a human. I am curious if Lucia feels different when you swap to her but most of the trailer was from Jason's perspective or control.
What Tom's Guiders are saying
Don't let my doom and gloom slow you down.
Others at TG are very excited. My colleague Jason England says the atmosphere oozes out of the screen and the world feels alive.
Arif Bacchus said it seems like there's more to do when you're in between missions, like the full-blown racetrack. "GTA Forza!" they said.
Missed it?
Hey, did you miss the show or don't have Netflix?
Don't worry, Rockstar Games will host the trailer on its YouTube channel starting tomorrow (Aug. 29) at 9 p.m. ET/2 a.m. BST.
That's a wrap
More will come in the next couple of months and we'll have a review of the GTA VI when the game launches in November.
Be sure to keep Tom's Guide in your tabs and we'll let you know how the next Grand Theft Auto is shaping up.
