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GTA 6 extended look to debut on Netflix for six-hour exclusive

Rockstar and Netflix will premiere an extended look at GTA 6 on Netflix on August 27, with the footage exclusive to Netflix for six hours before Rockstar posts it to YouTube at 9 PM ET the same day. The decision has drawn backlash from GTA fans who say the Netflix window effectively paywalls the trailer behind a subscription despite strong demand after more than a year since Trailer 2. Fans also raised concerns that Netflix could face technical problems handling a large concurrent audience, citing past streaming issues. Rockstar’s move follows the studio’s history of tightly controlling high-profile reveals, including speeding up releases after a December 2023 leak.

• Rockstar and Netflix will debut the GTA 6 extended look on Netflix on August 27 with a six-hour Netflix-exclusive window.
• Rockstar will upload the same footage to its YouTube channel at 9 PM ET on August 27 after the exclusivity ends.
• Many fans criticized the Netflix exclusivity as a subscription paywall, noting demand for new footage after more than a year since Trailer 2.
• Fans expressed concerns about Netflix’s ability to handle peak traffic, referencing prior technical problems during high-profile Netflix streams, and Rockstar’s prior decision to advance a trailer release after a December 2023 leak.