As GTA 6 Trailer 3 Hype Intensifies, Rockstar Tweets About Red Dead Online — And The Internet’s Reaction is Exactly as You’d Expect

Fans who expect Rockstar to drop Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 3 today have reacted in dismay at a new social post from the company — advertising a new event in Red Dead Online.

A sizable portion of the internet believes today is the day Rockstar finally shows more of GTA 6, for reasons we’ll get onto in a minute. And so when Rockstar instead posted about something else instead… well, you can imagine the responses.

Rockstar is yet to make any announcement about when it will show more of GTA 6, which is still currently set for launch on November 19, 2026 following numerous high-profile delays. But the smoke signals coming out of Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive suggest this really will be the game’s final launch date, as its boss Straus Zelnick has said he expects GTA 6 marketing efforts to ramp up this summer.

Why today for GTA 6 Trailer 3? Fans keen on spotting patterns have pointed to GTA 6 Trailer 2 dropping last year on May 6, 2025 — nine days before the publication of Take-Two’s financial earnings. Today, May 12, is now also nine days before the publication of Take-Two’s next financial earnings. And that’s about as concrete as that theory gets.

Still, this hasn’t stopped the internet from responding to Rockstar’s latest tweet with a stream of messages and memes. Indeed, in less than half an hour, the post has had 5,800 comments.

STOP TROLLING pic.twitter.com/m9cdZbTxiU

— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) May 12, 2026

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— GTA 6 (@GTA_6_VI) May 12, 2026

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— VICE Vault (@VICE_Vault) May 12, 2026

THIS IS NOT TRAILER 3 pic.twitter.com/sTrgaZ1yNJ

— GTA 6 Updates (@gtasix_) May 12, 2026

Excitement to see more of Grand Theft Auto 6 is at fever pitch, as fans reported receiving marketing emails from Sony about upgrading to PlayStation 5 in order to play GTA 6 over the weekend. Rumors of an impending announcement were only fuelled further by the emails, sent to PS4 owners who had the game on their PlayStation Store wishlists. This followed a recent announcement by Rockstar of an “exciting” new GTA Online update to be released this summer, sparking speculation that it could be the service’s last before GTA 6 launches.

Last week, one report stated that GTA 6 would likely be the most expensive video game ever made, with parent company Take-Two estimated to have spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion so far, as debate swirls over exactly how much GTA 6 will cost when it does finally arrive.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social