The trailer for GTA 6 is finally here, but it has had an unexpected impact
The trailer broke all sorts of records, including one set by Mr Beast.
After 10 years of waiting, it’s no surprise that gamers are desperate to get feast their eyes on new content.
At the time of writing, the trailer has a whopping 106 million views.
However, the wider impact of the trailer is also making waves.
The song featured in the clip has increased by an incredible 36,979% since the trailer came out.
The track in question is Tom Petty’s Love is a Long Road from his 1989 album Full Moon River.
Spotify said that the song has reached 11.3 million plays overall.
Tom loved contributing “Runnin’ Down A Dream” to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, so it is an honor to have “Love Is A Long Road” featured in Trailer 1 for Grand Theft Auto VI from @RockstarGames. #PettyForever https://t.co/PAFg83VInd
— Tom Petty (@tompetty) December 5, 2023
Hardcore GTA fans have been picking the lyrics apart to try and figure out more details about the long-awaited game.
“There was a girl I knew, she said she cared about me, she tried to make my world, the way she thought it should be,” Petty opens the song with.
People think this is in reference to Lucia, one of GTA’s first female leads.
“I think the lyrics of Tom Petty’s song in the trailer could be a giveaway of some sorts,” one person wrote. “It’s about a dangerous girl messing with a guy’s (Tom’s) head. Lucia might take Jason through the dark path and he ends up dying or just giving up on her.”
Whether or not these theories come to fruition is something that gamers are just going to have to wait for, as the game is not set to be released until 2025.
