Summary
- A fan recreates the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer in GTA 5, mimicking shots of Los Santos & using the same song.
- The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer has set YouTube records with over 90 million views in 24 hours, evidencing that it's a highly anticipated game release.
- Fan-made trailers of Grand Theft Auto 6 reflect excitement and humor, poking fun at re-releases and showcasing graphic advancements.
A fan recreated the recently released Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer by using its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 5. The impressive fan-made trailer features various shots of Los Santos that mimic the flow of the new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer.
The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer was released on December 4 and quickly broke YouTube records, amassing over 90 million views within 24 hours. The title is likely to become one of the most anticipated game releases in history, as fans of the massively popular Grand Theft Auto franchise haven't gotten their hands on a new game since Grand Theft Auto 5's release in 2013. Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer was so popular that it has already spawned numerous fan-made recreations.
The YouTube channel GTA Belgium posted its faithful recreation of the record-breaking Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. GTA Belgium's trailer hints at Grand Theft Auto 5's story and its setting of Los Santos, similar to how the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer hinted at the new game's story and showcased its Vice City setting, in addition to its surrounding areas. The fan-made trailer even features the same Tom Petty song heard in Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer.
GTA Belgium's fan-made trailer also features some comedic jabs, like the one seen at the end of the video, which claims that the trailer is showcasing another "Expanded and Enhanced" version of Grand Theft Auto 5, coming in 2030 on the PlayStation 6. This is poking fun at the numerous re-releases of Grand Theft Auto 5 since 2013, some of which were perceived as cash grabs by Rockstar. Grand Theft Auto 5 remains one of the most popular games of its time with a huge and dedicated fan base, despite the numerous, full-priced re-releases of the game causing some anger within its community.
The trailer also highlights the impressive leap in quality from 2013's Grand Theft Auto 5 to 2025's Grand Theft Auto 6. Although the fan-made video attempts to recreate the magic of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, it feels somewhat empty and graphically dull compared to the new game's trailer. Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer was so captivating that it earned praise from industry titans like The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann.
If Grand Theft Auto fanatics are looking for more fan-made interpretations of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, they can check out this recreation made in Minecraft. In the weeks and months to come, it's likely that even more Grand Theft Auto fanatics will channel their excitement for Grand Theft Auto 6 into interesting videos like this one.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
WHERE TO PLAY
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- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
