With GTA 6 Trailer 2 Out in the Wild, the Fan Theories Are Coming Thick and Fast — and Some Sound Pretty Plausible

GTA 6 Trailer 2 is packed afloat of details (we spotted 89!), but it has besides sparked an detonation of instrumentality theories arsenic the assemblage analyse each framework for clues connected what to expect erstwhile the astir anticipated crippled successful the satellite yet comes retired successful May 2026.

GTA fans crossed societal media, Discord, forums, reddit, and elsewhere are putting guardant their speculation, with Trailer 2 the astir up to day notation constituent they have.

Let’s commencement with a amusive notation to Red Dead Redemption 2 that has some, erstwhile again, theorizing that the worlds of GTA and Red Dead beryllium wrong the aforesaid universe. Eagle-eyed fans spotted that the presidents connected the currency seen successful a screenshot of the nine successful GTA 6 are the aforesaid arsenic those from Red Dead Redemption 2’s cigaret cards (Thaddeus Waxman and Franklin Hardin).

It’s worthy noting this is an incidental detail, and GTA and Red Dead existing successful the aforesaid beingness does not magnitude to overmuch astatine the extremity of the time (although immoderate are present suggesting Jason whitethorn beryllium a descendant of Arthur Morgan, fixed the 2 look benignant of alike). But it shows that determination are connections betwixt the 2 Rockstar IPs that whitethorn beryllium strengthened further erstwhile GTA 6 comes out.

Now onto immoderate juicy stuff. There is simply a little infinitesimal successful the trailer aboriginal connected erstwhile Jason walks into his house, and the camera moves into what looks similar an implicit the shoulder, third-person perspective. There is small motion of gameplay successful Trailer 2, but fans are theorizing that this cutscene whitethorn seamlessly modulation into the opening of GTA 6, with players thrust into controlling Jason arsenic helium walks astir his house.

If true, it whitethorn beryllium the lawsuit that GTA 6 features 2 of these sections: 1 for Jason and 1 for Lucia, the game’s 2nd playable protagonist. The mentation present is that GTA 6 volition diagnostic a akin modulation into gameplay infinitesimal for Lucia, helping the subordinate get to grips with the dual protagonist gameplay up of the time-skip to erstwhile Lucia leaves prison.

Moving on, fans are focusing their attraction connected an representation modulation connected the precocious updated authoritative GTA 6 website, which sees the camera plaything astir from spotlighting Jason to spotlighting Lucia arsenic they stock an embrace.

Some are wondering if this is simply a quality prime surface that mightiness show erstwhile you load the game. The anticipation is you’ll beryllium capable to swap betwixt Jason and Lucia during gameplay, but possibly GTA 6 gives you the accidental to prime betwixt the 2 upon getting backmost into the game, and if so, this could beryllium what we’ll see.

There are each sorts of theories connected the quality of Jason and Lucia’s narration and wherever the communicative volition instrumentality it. I’ve seen everything from speculation that Jason is an undercover bull to either Jason oregon Lucia oregon possibly adjacent some dying astatine the extremity of the story. Most look convinced either Jason oregon Lucia betrays the different astatine immoderate point, which would beryllium criminal. Perhaps we’ll get to take via an optional ending system.

Just a enactment connected the Jason is simply a bull theory: Jason tells the situation information guard, erstwhile picking up Lucia, that helium mightiness person been determination before. In what capacity? Later, an older bull says, “Us cops, we’ve got to support each other,” earlier the trailer cuts to Jason shooting astatine a moving car.

This leads connected to a mentation that GTA 6 whitethorn diagnostic a 3rd playable quality that Rockstar is keeping concealed truthful it’s a astonishment to fans, and that this older bull whitethorn beryllium it. Could you displacement position to a bull hunting down Jason and Lucia during the story?

Now, this is simply a brilliantly silly instrumentality theory: erstwhile GTA games are films successful the satellite of GTA 6. Phil Cassidy, the arms trader from Vice City and GTA 3, is astatine the bosom of this theory. In those games he’s missing an arm, but determination is simply a quality seen connected Jason’s TV during the GTA 6 trailer that looks a batch similar Cassidy — but helium has some arms.

So, what’s happening here? If this is so Cassidy, past however does helium person some arms? Could the GTA 6 Cassidy beryllium Phil Cassidy’s son? Or his grandson?

Adding to the disorder is GTA's seperated universes structure. The GTA bid is divided into 3 chiseled parallel universes, officially named by Rockstar North arsenic the "2D Universe", "3D Universe," and the "HD Universe."

The 2D Universe includes the archetypal top-down GTA games developed by DMA Design. The 3D Universe starts with GTA 3 and includes its prequels, specified arsenic Vice City. And the HD Universe starts with GTA 4 and includes GTA 5, GTA Online, and the upcoming GTA 6, with each crippled acceptable successful the aforesaid twelvemonth it was released. Following this, GTA 6 volition beryllium acceptable successful 2026, aka the modern day.

Now, portion these are meant to beryllium chiseled parallel universes, determination is simply a batch of crossover betwixt them, with shared spot names, characters, immoderate lore, and much besides. But surely no-one was expecting Phil Cassidy from Vice City to popular up successful GTA 6, arsenic it makes the 'distinct parallel universes' happening adjacent trickier.

So, possibly having GTA’s 3D Universe games arsenic films successful the ongoing HD Universe would assistance resoluteness these issues. We bash spot what looks similar Phil Cassidy connected Jason's TV, aft all. Or, this Phil Cassidy has thing much than a amusive Easter ovum Rockstar added to GTA 6 to spark precisely this benignant of speculation. This is Rockstar, aft all!

Trailer 2 has besides reinforced existing theories that GTA 6 volition diagnostic heists, and that determination is simply a dense power from the Fast & Furious movies. At 1 constituent we spot a motortruck with a vault attached to it, akin to the Fast 5 country that does beauteous overmuch the aforesaid thing.

More GTA 6 instrumentality theories are popping up each the clip arsenic radical excavation into Trailer 2. Expect plentifulness much successful the twelvemonth we person to hold until GTA 6 comes out.

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