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The GTA 6trailer just dropped a day earlier than expected.

Rockstar Games announced that the trailer of the highly anticipated action-adventure game was due to drop on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. ET, but as it turns out, the video game publisher dropped it on Monday afternoon instead.

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Here is the trailer:

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Why did 'GTA 6' drop early?

Rockstar Games unleashed the trailer ahead of schedule because an X user with the moniker @Gtatrailerleak dropped an unofficial glimpse of the trailer at 5:30PM ET. The account is now suspended. According to The Verge's Tom Warren, X shut down the account at 6 p.m. ET.

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In response, the video game publisher said, "Our trailer has leaked, so please watch the real thing on YouTube."

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At 6:10 p.m. ET, Rockstar Games posted the official trailer on YouTube.

GTA 6 is poised to release on PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. There's no mention of the game coming to PC.