GTA 6 won't be at Summer Game Fest 2022 – and we're not surprised

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Sorry folks, GTA 6 won't be making an appearance at Summer Game Fest, host Geoff Keighley has confirmed.

The blow to GTA 6 hopefuls comes after Keighley posted an image(opens in new tab) on Twitter showing some of the social media platform's most popular search terms around '#SummerGameFest'. Alongside simply '#SummerGameFest', the two other most popular terms were '#SummerGameFest leak' and '#SummerGameFest gta'.

The 'leak' term is likely being utilized by Twitter users to search for the abundance of leaks that have already come out ahead of the show, including images and videos of unconfirmed Street Fighter 6 characters and rumors that Kojima is working on a new horror game called Overdose. But the 'gta' hashtag seems to indicate that Grand Theft Auto fans are hungry for more details on the highly-anticipated crime 'em up sequel. 

Unfortunately, for eager fans, Geoff Keighley confirmed in his tweet that a GTA 6 trailer won't be revealed at the Summer Game Fest showcase on June 9.

Most popular Twitter search terms...Sorry we also aren't revealing a GTA6 trailer.Breaking hearts tonight, I know.#SummerGameFest pic.twitter.com/LA5LVsFfI1June 9, 2022

News that Grand Theft Auto 6 won't be making an appearance at the Summer Game Fest showcase isn't really a surprise. While fans are hungry for more details on the next Grand Theft Auto following its official announcement in February earlier this year, it's worth tempering our expectations on exactly when we'll find out more  – and we could be waiting some time.

Let's get the bad news out of the way first: it's likely we won't get our hands on GTA 6 until sometime between 2024 and 2025. Rockstar Games may not have confirmed a release date or window, but as reported back in May 2020,