Unusual: a user spent three months studying planetary positions of Rockstar releases and predicts with mathematical precision the time of the third preview of the expected game.
A Reddit user surprised the gamer community with a detailed study that combines astronomical data and Rockstar patterns to predict the exact date of the next GTA VI trailer.
According to their calculations, the third trailer would arrive on May 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in North America. This is not just any leak, but rather an exhaustive analysis of the positions of the planets in the studio's last 26 major releases since GTA IV
.
Redditor JalapenoPoppers24 spent three months collecting UTC timestamps and analyzing ecliptic lengths of the nine classical bodies. His conclusion is clear: the pattern is repeated and points directly to that date
.
Among the findings, it stands out that Pluto was in Sagittarius in 24 of the 26 publications analyzed. In addition, other alignments such as Neptune in Pisces and specific conjunctions appear more frequently than expected by
chance.
Planetary patterns and Rockstar marketing
The study also observes the relationship between Saturn and Pluto during the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaigns, where the publications occurred with nearby planets. For GTA VI, both the first trailer in December 2023 and the second in May last year coincided with Saturn in Pisces and squares
of Mars.
The current position of Saturn in Aries and the upcoming Sun-Mercury conjunction in Taurus would narrow down the options. The user rated each day from May to August 2026 based on the weights of solar signs, mercurians, saturnines and other factors. On May 14, he obtained the highest score: 12 out of 16 points.
It also coincides with Thursday, a common day of the week in many historic releases, and falls exactly one week and one day after the anniversary of the second trailer. It also shares number 14 with trailer 2 for GTA V, which Rockstar moved to November 14 at the
time.
Using NASA's JPL Horizons API and other sources, the analyst polished the margin of error to 11:00. “If Trailer 3 comes out on May 14 at 11:00 AM EDT, I want to be remembered,” he wrote
.
The context of Rockstar and Take-Two
Rockstar takes the release of GTA VI, delayed until November 19, in stride. The project's ambition and the state of the industry explain the wait, as they fine-tune a marketing campaign that promises to be one of the
most impactful.
Recently, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, confirmed that the campaign will start “soon”. A trailer before May 21, the day of the earnings conference, would make sense to excite investors and the public
.
Beyond the entertainment generated by this type of theory, the work of JalapenoPoppers24 shows the passion of the community. While the stars supposedly guide, fans are already preparing the reminder for that Thursday
in May.
The wait for GTA VI continues to generate enormous expectations. With or without astrology, everything indicates that official news is getting closer