By Ray Ampoloquio · Aug 27, 2026 Updated by Matt Gibbs · Aug 28, 2026 Nine of ten GTA 6 Extended Look predictions landed exactly, including no PC launch, November 19 holding, and a roughly 26 minute runtime.

Zoom image: We put ten predictions for Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look on the record. Here is the scorecard after the 26-minute Netflix reveal, and we called almost all of it. We put ten predictions on the record and promised to grade every one once Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look was over, and now it is.

The latest Grand Theft Auto VI footage ran about 26 minutes on Netflix , all of it single-player gameplay with Jason and Lucia , and Rockstar Games lined up with our board almost point for point. The best part? It threw in a couple of very welcome surprises.

How our Extended Look predictions held up

Every call from our pre-reveal piece, graded against what the showcase actually delivered.

We said real gameplay was coming and the show opened straight into it. The opening sequence featured a drug pickup for Boobie that falls apart fast, turning into a cover-based shootout. We said it would how the two leads would play as, and it did, switching seamlessly mid-mission with one driving while the other fires from the passenger seat, and several other moments that we won't discuss too much because you have to watch it yourself, exactly the couple dynamic Rockstar has sold us for years.

We called a meaningful slice of Vice City and the wider state of Leonida without a full tour, and that is what we got, from rooftop parties to Everglades boating.

The other calls we made held too. We bet Rockstar would not hand over an official map size , and it did not. We bet we wouldn't hear about the next Grand Theft Auto Online and we didn't. The runtime slotted right into our 15-to-30-minute range at about 26 minutes on base PS5, no PC announcement showed up, and the November 19 date held.

If we got anything wrong, it was when we predicted Rockstar would hold back more than it showed, and technically it did, with no full missions start to finish, no real story spoilers, and plenty saved for launch. However, after years of cinematic trailers, the sheer amount of concrete, systems-heavy gameplay it was willing to put in a Netflix show-style slot was more generous than we expected.

Calling it an appetizer doesn't undersell it at all . As it turns out, Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive just had a bigger serving ready than we thought.

Then, there were the details that we didn't really expect at all.

The details the showcase threw in that we did not predict

The fresh touches and systems that stood out, beyond our checklist.

We're giving away full copies of GTA 6 Ultimate Edition in several draws through launch. Enter with your email, then join in once on the site. One entry per person.

Email first, then one site action during the draw window.