It’s a little more than three months until Grand Theft Auto 6 rocks the video game industry, and other than two trailers, little of the game has been shown by developer Rockstar Games. The first real look at maybe the most hotly anticipated game ever is coming soon, but fans will need a Netflix account to watch it first.
GTA 6 will make its debut on the streaming service on Aug. 27, Rockstar Games announced Thursday, in what’s likely an extended preview of the game. Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look will premiere first on the streaming platform at 12 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET) and then on a new GTA 6 YouTube channel at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET) the same day.
The developer didn’t provide any additional details about this GTA 6 preview or how long it will be. There was also no info provided on this partnership between the game company and Netflix, and whether it signalled an ongoing retlationship. It’s an unprecedented move to have the game first shown on a paywalled streaming service.
Rockstar Games didn’t immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
“Grand Theft Auto reveals have become cultural moments in their own right. The anticipation and fandom around Grand Theft Auto 6 is unprecedented, and we’re honored that Rockstar Games has partnered with us to debut the next part of the Grand Theft Auto story with Netflix members first,” Brandon Riegg, Netflix’s vice president of nonfiction series, said in a statement. “It’s a reflection of what we hope Netflix is becoming: a place where the most ambitious storytelling, from any medium, can find the biggest possible audience.”
Netflix and Rockstar Games have had a close working relationship in recent years. Back in 2023, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy made its debut on Netflix Games.
The streaming platform has had its ups and downs with gaming since it started offering mobile games in 2021. Back in April, the company introduced an ad-free gaming platform for kids called Netflix Playground, but in July, Netflix removed more than 20 games from its service. There are still more than 100 games on Netflix Games, according to its site, including Sonic Mania Plus, Red Dead Redemption and WWE 2K25 Netflix Edition.
GTA 6’s release date is set for Nov. 19, and it will launch on the PS5 and Xbox Series consoles for $80.
