Is GTA 6 Set In The Late ’90s? A New Rumour Suggests So

Fans of Grand Theft Auto may have spotted a clue to the setting of Grand Theft Auto 6 in the latest trailer for GTA V.

Twitter user DANNYonPC seems to have noticed a hint about the time setting of GTA 6 in a trailer for GTA V and Grand Theft Auto Online. Diving into the latest trailer, he zoomed in on the number plate of one of the cars:

“In the latest GTAV trailer there’s this license plate 

“6 is a late 90’s” 

@DANNYonPC

We’ve captured a screenshot of the license plate in question, which reads 613AL890 (or ‘6 is a l8 90s’ if we believe DANNYonPC).

Hidden detail in GTAV trailer could reveal new clue
Credit: Rockstar Games

You can check out the news GTA V trailer yourself here:

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Rumours about GTA6

Other Twitter users were quick to dismiss Danny’s theory, replying that it was just a random number plate. However, fans of the series are always hungry for hints about the direction of the next instalment of Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto 6 hasn’t even been officially announced yet – but there are already so many rumours about it online. TechRadar have compiled a handy list of GTA 6 rumours. Will GTA 6 take place in South America? Will the game be out in 2024? Kotaku speculates that the game is already in development:

“One plan that management has laid out for the next game, a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, is to start out with a moderately sized release (which, by Rockstar’s standards, would still be a large game) that is then expanded with regular updates over time, which may help mitigate stress and crunch.”

At the moment it’s anyone’s guess when GTA 6 will be announced let alone when and where it will be set. Do you think DANNYonPC is onto something? Let us know your favourite GTA 6 theories via our social media.

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Featured Image Credit: Rockstar Games