{"id":1919064,"date":"2026-05-05T17:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919064"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:49:34","slug":"gta-6-fan-spends-3-months-charting-the-planetary-positions-for-every-rockstar-trailer-drop-since-2007-to-predict-trailer-3-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919064","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 Fan Spends 3 Months Charting the Planetary Positions for Every Rockstar Trailer Drop Since 2007 to Predict Trailer 3 Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The hype for <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\">GTA 6<\/a> has led fans down some excessively deep rabbit holes in an effort to predict the game&#8217;s marketing cycle, most recently when Trailer 3 will be released. This latest fan theory, though, comes direct from the stars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">GTA 6 is the most anticipated entertainment release, possibly of all time. Everything Rockstar Games has done has led to this, and it&#8217;s expected to be an earth-shattering success if the developer can meet its lofty expectations. Until its release, fans will be combing over every single screenshot and trailer that Rockstar puts out. So far, there isn&#8217;t much to go on, as Rockstar has only released two trailers and a handful of screenshots over the course of three years, but things are about to heat up.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Marketing for GTA 6 is expected to kick off this summer, based on comments from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Now that window is fast approaching, fans are trying to predict the exact day we&#8217;ll get Trailer 3. To that end, Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1t11bjp\/i_spent_three_months_charting_the_planetary\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JalapenoPoppers24<\/a> has gone to extraordinary lengths to carve out a prediction by charting the planetary positions for every single Rockstar Games trailer released since 2007.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Really.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">GTA 6 Leonida Keys Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 5 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I pulled the exact UTC timestamp of all 26 confirmed Rockstar reveal events from GTA IV onward (every trailer, every gameplay video, every launch trailer) and ran the geocentric ecliptic longitudes for all 9 classical bodies at each drop,&#8221; JalapenoPoppers24 said in their post, which has seen 2,200 upvotes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Pluto was in Sagittarius for 24 of the 26 drops. Neptune has been in Pisces for 19 of them. The Sun was in Libra, Scorpio, or Taurus 58% of the time when random would give you 25%. The Mercury-Sun conjunction (within 8\u00b0) showed up on eight of 26 drops which is a third of the sample for a configuration that occurs roughly 11% of the time in any given year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">JalapenoPoppers24 went on to explain that they were able to use all of this data to deduce that GTA 6 Trailer 3 will arrive on May 14 at 11am EDT.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I scored every day from May 1 through August 31, 2026 against the historical Rockstar fingerprint (Sun sign weight, Mercury sign weight, Saturn sign weight, Sun-Mercury conjunction, Mars-Saturn square, Thursday bonus),&#8221; the theorist continued, much to the shock of others winthin the community.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The single highest-scoring date in the entire 123-day window is Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12 out of 16 points. Sun in Taurus 23\u00b0, Mercury conjunct Sun within 4\u00b0, Saturn in Aries, Venus in Leo, Thursday (the day of 12 of 26 historical drops). It\u2019s also exactly one week and one day after the GTA 6 Trailer 2 anniversary, AND it falls on the same calendar day (the 14th) as GTA V Trailer 2 which Rockstar pushed from Nov 2 to Nov 14 in 2012. The 14 isn\u2019t a coincidence. Setting a calendar reminder. If T3 drops on May 14 at 11am EDT I want to be remembered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit-embed-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"740\" data-embed-theme=\"light\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1t11bjp\/i_spent_three_months_charting_the_planetary\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I spent three months charting the planetary positions for every Rockstar trailer drop since 2007. Trailer 3 is dropping Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 11AM EDT. I\u2019ll explain.<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/JalapenoPoppers24\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">u\/JalapenoPoppers24<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GTA6<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This remarkable, perhaps slightly demented level of research was received warmly by most GTA fans, many of whom praised JalapenoPoppers24 for the effort, even if it probably won&#8217;t amount to anything. &#8220;Potentially the least deranged post we&#8217;ve had in months,&#8221; one person said. &#8220;Hey, buddy. Get me tomorrow night&#8217;s Powerball number. Please!&#8221; another pleaded. &#8220;What the GTA 6 waiting can do to a man,&#8221; another laughed.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This isn&#8217;t the first time <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/excitement-for-rockstars-gta-6-reveal-is-sending-fans-to-the-moon\">GTA players looked to the stars for clues<\/a>. Back in 2023, fans used lunar phases to try and predict the GTA 6 Trailer 1 release date. Against the odds, this did actually yield some results. One of the predictions aligned with the day GTA 6&#8217;s first trailer was announced, however subsquent predictions using this theory were incorrect. Is Rockstar secretly communicating to us through the starry skies? It seems like a stretch to assume that would be true of every single marketing beat, but stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While we wait to find out, we&#8217;ve got plenty more on GTA 6 to fuss over, including <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/video-game-industry-would-have-difficulty-selling-games-for-80-if-gta-6-cost-70-bank-of-america-says\">more predictions on its price<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/take-two-ceo-explains-why-gta-6-isnt-coming-to-pc-on-day-one\">Zelnick&#8217;s explanation for why there&#8217;s no PC version on day one<\/a>. After a series of delays. GTA 6 is set to launch on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The hype for <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\">GTA 6<\/a> has led fans down some excessively deep rabbit holes in an effort to predict the game&#8217;s marketing cycle, most recently when Trailer 3 will be released. This latest fan theory, though, comes direct from the stars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">GTA 6 is the most anticipated entertainment release, possibly of all time. Everything Rockstar Games has done has led to this, and it&#8217;s expected to be an earth-shattering success if the developer can meet its lofty expectations. Until its release, fans will be combing over every single screenshot and trailer that Rockstar puts out. So far, there isn&#8217;t much to go on, as Rockstar has only released two trailers and a handful of screenshots over the course of three years, but things are about to heat up.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Marketing for GTA 6 is expected to kick off this summer, based on comments from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Now that window is fast approaching, fans are trying to predict the exact day we&#8217;ll get Trailer 3. To that end, Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1t11bjp\/i_spent_three_months_charting_the_planetary\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JalapenoPoppers24<\/a> has gone to extraordinary lengths to carve out a prediction by charting the planetary positions for every single Rockstar Games trailer released since 2007.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Really.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">GTA 6 Leonida Keys Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 5 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I pulled the exact UTC timestamp of all 26 confirmed Rockstar reveal events from GTA IV onward (every trailer, every gameplay video, every launch trailer) and ran the geocentric ecliptic longitudes for all 9 classical bodies at each drop,&#8221; JalapenoPoppers24 said in their post, which has seen 2,200 upvotes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Pluto was in Sagittarius for 24 of the 26 drops. Neptune has been in Pisces for 19 of them. The Sun was in Libra, Scorpio, or Taurus 58% of the time when random would give you 25%. The Mercury-Sun conjunction (within 8\u00b0) showed up on eight of 26 drops which is a third of the sample for a configuration that occurs roughly 11% of the time in any given year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">JalapenoPoppers24 went on to explain that they were able to use all of this data to deduce that GTA 6 Trailer 3 will arrive on May 14 at 11am EDT.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I scored every day from May 1 through August 31, 2026 against the historical Rockstar fingerprint (Sun sign weight, Mercury sign weight, Saturn sign weight, Sun-Mercury conjunction, Mars-Saturn square, Thursday bonus),&#8221; the theorist continued, much to the shock of others winthin the community.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The single highest-scoring date in the entire 123-day window is Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12 out of 16 points. Sun in Taurus 23\u00b0, Mercury conjunct Sun within 4\u00b0, Saturn in Aries, Venus in Leo, Thursday (the day of 12 of 26 historical drops). It\u2019s also exactly one week and one day after the GTA 6 Trailer 2 anniversary, AND it falls on the same calendar day (the 14th) as GTA V Trailer 2 which Rockstar pushed from Nov 2 to Nov 14 in 2012. The 14 isn\u2019t a coincidence. Setting a calendar reminder. If T3 drops on May 14 at 11am EDT I want to be remembered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit-embed-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"740\" data-embed-theme=\"light\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/comments\/1t11bjp\/i_spent_three_months_charting_the_planetary\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I spent three months charting the planetary positions for every Rockstar trailer drop since 2007. Trailer 3 is dropping Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 11AM EDT. I\u2019ll explain.<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/JalapenoPoppers24\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">u\/JalapenoPoppers24<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GTA6<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>.reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; }<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This remarkable, perhaps slightly demented level of research was received warmly by most GTA fans, many of whom praised JalapenoPoppers24 for the effort, even if it probably won&#8217;t amount to anything. &#8220;Potentially the least deranged post we&#8217;ve had in months,&#8221; one person said. &#8220;Hey, buddy. Get me tomorrow night&#8217;s Powerball number. Please!&#8221; another pleaded. &#8220;What the GTA 6 waiting can do to a man,&#8221; another laughed.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This isn&#8217;t the first time <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/excitement-for-rockstars-gta-6-reveal-is-sending-fans-to-the-moon\">GTA players looked to the stars for clues<\/a>. Back in 2023, fans used lunar phases to try and predict the GTA 6 Trailer 1 release date. Against the odds, this did actually yield some results. One of the predictions aligned with the day GTA 6&#8217;s first trailer was announced, however subsquent predictions using this theory were incorrect. Is Rockstar secretly communicating to us through the starry skies? It seems like a stretch to assume that would be true of every single marketing beat, but stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While we wait to find out, we&#8217;ve got plenty more on GTA 6 to fuss over, including <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/video-game-industry-would-have-difficulty-selling-games-for-80-if-gta-6-cost-70-bank-of-america-says\">more predictions on its price<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/take-two-ceo-explains-why-gta-6-isnt-coming-to-pc-on-day-one\">Zelnick&#8217;s explanation for why there&#8217;s no PC version on day one<\/a>. After a series of delays. GTA 6 is set to launch on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hype for GTA 6 has led fans down some excessively deep rabbit holes in an effort to predict the game&#8217;s marketing cycle, most recently when Trailer 3 will be released. This latest fan theory, though, comes direct from the stars. GTA 6 is the most anticipated entertainment release, possibly of all time. 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