GTA 6 Trailer 3 And PS5 Pre-Orders Rumored For May 12

A fresh wave of Grand Theft Auto 6 speculation is circling Sunday, May 12, 2026, with fans convinced that Rockstar could drop Trailer 3 and open PS5 pre-orders on that date. The chatter ties together a few convenient coincidences, but there’s still no official confirmation from Rockstar.

Where the May 12 rumor comes from

The latest thread of clues was laid out in a Push Square roundup, which notes four points fans are using to mark May 12: Take-Two’s earnings call set for May 21, the PlayStation Store briefly showing no active deals before a May 13 sale, Game Informer’s next digital issue landing on May 12 with its cover reveal expected the same day, and Sony nudging PS4 owners to upgrade to PS5 for GTA 6. Even Push Square labels parts of this as a stretch, but acknowledges something has to give soon after a quiet year. The Push Square piece also points out that Take-Two’s last earnings rhythm aligned with a prior trailer by about nine days, which is where the 12 May date fixation comes from.

What’s actually confirmed

Officially, the next hard milestone is Take-Two’s fiscal Q4 and full-year earnings release on Thursday, May 21, 2026. More importantly for expectations, Take-Two has already said Rockstar’s “launch marketing” for GTA 6 begins this summer, which suggests sizable beats are imminent but not guaranteed for this week. You can see that language reiterated in coverage of the company’s February results. Rockstar’s latest official update keeps the November 19, 2026 release date on track and says the marketing push kicks off in summer.

PS Store quirks and Game Informer timing, explained

The Sony angle has two parts. First, the PlayStation Store’s Deals tab briefly vanished on May 7 before listings returned with the next sale starting May 13. Some fans believe that left May 12 clear for a high-profile pre-order switch. That’s circumstantial at best. Second, Game Informer’s next digital issue arrives May 12 with its cover reveal tied to the same day, which has fueled guesses that GTA 6 could be the subject. There’s no confirmation on that either, and the magazine routinely features a wide range of games.

So should you expect Trailer 3 this week?

It’s possible, but the safer read is that Rockstar’s bigger marketing run is still keyed to summer 2026. The May 12 lore mostly connects dots between routine industry dates and storefront housekeeping. If Rockstar or Take-Two breaks radio silence earlier, great, but until an official post hits Rockstar’s channels, treat this as speculation and keep expectations in check.

Bottom line: watch May 12 if you enjoy the hunt, keep an eye on May 21 for investor remarks, and expect the real campaign to rev up in the weeks after.