Precisely 24 hours in the past, Rockstar launched the primary highly-anticipated trailer of Grand Theft Auto 6 sooner than deliberate following a leak. Regardless of the hiccup, the trailer has been extremely profitable.
After a full day on YouTube, the video has achieved 90 million views, 8.6 million likes, and 250,000 dislikes (albeit these are hidden by default), with 706,688 feedback.
For the sake of comparability, the debut trailer of Grand Theft Auto V acquired 99 million views in the entire 12 years it has been on-line since November 2011. The primary trailer of Grand Theft Auto IV is not even shut, with simply over 8 million views.
Trying outdoors of the GTA franchise, the most well-liked Fortnite trailer achieved 64 million views on YouTube. The PS4 reveal trailer is the most-viewed on PlayStation’s channel with 43 million views.
The Minecraft Village & Pillage Replace launch trailer that dominates the official Xbox channel is at 40 million views, whereas Tremendous Mario Odyssey holds the report on Nintendo of America’s channel, with 55 million views.
It is moderately apparent that the recognition of the franchise has grown exponentially for the reason that launch of the earlier mainline titles of the sequence, with Gran Theft Auto V having shipped a completely loopy 190 million models in ten years since its launch in 2013.
With such a very long time for the reason that earlier recreation, the followers of the franchise are completely starved for a brand new chapter, desirous to see and analyze each body of the trailer, doubtless a number of instances over.
Whereas Grand Theft Auto V has been extraordinarily profitable, it has spanned three console generations, having lately landed on PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S after having debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360, rushing throughout the PS4 and Xbox One technology.
With its fanbase asking and by no means receiving additional single-player content material, having to depend on Grand Theft Auto On-line to get extra enjoyment out of the franchise, it is not so stunning that the hype for a complete new recreation is at loopy ranges.
Yesterday we realized that Grand Theft Auto 6 can be launched in 2025, so we’ve got no less than 13 months (and certain extra) to attend earlier than we set foot within the renewed streets of Vice Metropolis.
In the mean time, the one introduced platforms are PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S, with no point out of a PC launch.
We’ll have to attend and see whether or not the brand new recreation can be as mind-bogglingly profitable as its predecessor or not, simply as we’ll should see whether or not it’s going to handle to reside as much as its unimaginable hype. For now, Grand Theft Auto 6 definitely has the avid gamers’ consideration.