Darlings, Rockstar's playing the long game with GTA 6 — five months from a November 19, 2026 launch and we've only had two cinematic trailers plus some box art since the 2023 reveal. History doesn't lie: GTA 5 dropped its debut trailer in November 2011, a second the next year, then exploded with protagonist spotlights and actual gameplay footage starting April 2013, right before its September release. Red Dead Redemption 2 followed a similar slow-burn pattern with three trailers, hands-off previews, and narrated gameplay drops in the final stretch. Polygon lays it out clear: the marketing blitz is right on schedule, which means a proper gameplay trailer is likely dropping very soon this summer.