GTA 6 LIVE: Huge new marketing proposals approved after heated exchanges

Huge new GTA 6 marketing proposals approved after heated exchanges

GTA 6 advertising going up around Miami Beach has taken a key step forward after commissioners voted 4-3 in favour of opening talks after they were involved in heated exchanges.

Four commissioners were already behind it when discussions began, so the outcome was inevitable anyway, but some took the opportunity to voice strong concern about advertising the game.

Those in favour made points such as being able to use the money gained from any potential deal to make improvements to the local area.

But those against it are worried about the depiction of violence towards police.

There's a clip that's gone viral on social media of one commissioner holding up a laptop showing a clip from GTA 6: An Extended Look where Jason is shooting out police car tyres to make his point, with his argument being that he doesn't want the brand of Miami Beach to be associated with that.

One countered the advertising would happen "discreetly" on Boucher Brothers chairs and umbrellas and will not be placed on city property. It would also not be advertised at Art Basel.

Another said: "This, to me, is not about what happens in the video game because we're not going to be doing live action GTA in the city, we're not giving away pistols and cocaine to people. What this is about is people who play GTA, gamers."

However the same person unfortunately went on to refer to gaming as "nerdy".

Either way, this outcome of approval does not guarantee the advertising will even happen though - this was to approve the city manager opening talks with Rockstar Games about this.

It's understood there are separate talks happening about the potential to advertise the game in the city of Miami but officials associated with it do not have a fond view of Grand Theft Auto.

Amazon pre-orders open

The white limited edition controller is now up for pre-order on Amazon.

US GTA 6 PS5 controllers pre-orders now open

Pre-orders for the limited edition GTA 6 PS5 controllers are now live in the US.

Good luck to everyone trying to get their hands on one!

US GTA 6 PS5 controllers imminent

There's less than 15 minutes to go until the limited edition GTA 6 PS5 controllers go live in the US.

They will be available to pre-order from 10am ET / 7am PT.

UK white controller stock gone

Stock of the white controller in the UK has gone from everywhere that was stocking it. It's not even available on the PlayStation page.

However units of the black controller remain on the PlayStation page so snap those up quick if you want to get your hands on one.

UK stock latest

The queue might be lengthy but there's still stock available of the controllers on the PlayStation store, crucially including the black one which is the only place you can get that.

Very has pre-orders available of the white controller now but Argos is out. Currys still has pre-orders available.

UK stock update

Argos has stock of the white controller again and Currys still consistently has stock - Currys is probably the safest bet if you want a white controller and have not yet pre-ordered it.

The PlayStation site wait times are still long, we're down to 30 minutes now though, and we'll let you know about stock of the black controller as soon as we do.

Very is out again

Very is out of stock of the white controller again, meaning Currys is the only third-party retailer with availability right now.

The PlayStation wait continues.

Stock availability fluctuating in UK

Controller stock is fluctuating - Argos is out of stock of the white controller but Very has some available again.

Currys has remained consistent with availability. Smyths Toys is out.

The wait is still huge through PlayStation at the moment.

Argos availability for white controller

Argos is showing availability again for the white controller.

There's still a huge wait for people looking to purchase either controller directly from PlayStation - so if you want the white one, it's probably best to get it from a third-party retailer.

If you want the black controller, you'll have to wait and be patient as it's the only place it's available.

UK stock update

Very, Argos and Smyths Toys all appear to be out of stock of the white controller in the UK.

Curry still have pre-orders available - so go go go!

UK pre-orders update

The queue for the limited edition black GTA 6 PS5 controller through the PlayStation Direct page is absolutely huge - unless you were on it from the very start, getting one of these might prove tricky.

I just joined to see what it's like and it's telling me the estimated wait time is more than an hour.

If you prefer the white version though, there are a number of third-party retailers that have them available to pre-order right now with now queues but be quick before they all go!

GTA 6 PS5 controller pre-orders open in the UK

It's 10am BST, which means pre-orders for limited edition GTA 6 PS5 controllers are now live.

They're available through the PlayStation Store and select third-party retailers. It seems some retailers may have gone earlier than that with availability interestingly.

Good luck to everyone trying to get one! Be speedy as these are going to go VERY

New limited edition GTA 6 PS5 controller pre-orders imminent

Pre-orders for the GTA 6 limited edition DualSense wireless controllers are imminent and have already gone live in some countries.

Two versions of the controller, in black and white, will be available for pre-order at 10am in the UK and at 10am ET / 7am PT in the US.

Pre-orders for the white controller will be available through the PlayStation Store site and participating third-party retailers.

These retailers have not yet been officially confirmed but Amazon is expected to be among them, along with Currys, Smyths Toys and Argos in the UK and Walmart, Best Buy, Target and GameStop in the US.

Pre-orders for the black controller are only available through direct.playstation.com though, in other words the UK and US.

The controllers are priced at £74.99 / $84.99 and will release alongside GTA 6 on 19 November.

New images of GTA 6 limited edition PS5 controllers 'leaked'

New images of the GTA 6 limited edition DualSense wireless controller appear to have been leaked online by Amazon France.

It's claimed on social media Amazon France posted a listing for the controller, revealing new images of the controller itself and of the box before the listing was taken down.

The new images showed the Grand Theft Auto logo is engraved on the back of the controller. It also seems to reveal the controllers will be available on Amazon as well as through PlayStation.

These details have not been officially confirmed at the time of writing.

GTA 6 release date official 'definite' update from Rockstar boss

Rob Nelson, head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North, has said for "definite" about GTA 6's release date.

In a machine translated interview with Famitsu, when asked if GTA 6 will "really be released in November", Nelson said: "It will definitely be released."

GTA 6 PS5 billboards spotted in Japan

Billboards advertising PS5 containing GTA 6 footage appear to have been spotted in Japan.

Breakify captured a billboard promoting PS5 with info about GTA 6 pre-orders included in Tokyo.

Lucia actor's birthday

Manni Perez, who is playing Lucia Caminos in GTA 6, posted on Instagram to celebrate her birthday. She turns 34-years-old today (Tuesday 8 September).

It was heavily rumored for a long time Perez was playing Lucia in the game and following GTA 6: An Extended Look premiering at the end of August, she confirmed she is indeed playing Lucia.

GTA 6 worldwide release times revealed

Official PlayStation Store listings appear to have revealed the exact time GTA 6 will be available in each region.

GTAVice.net spotted the most anticipated game of all time will have a staggered midnight launch in each time zone and not a universal one.

That means wherever you are in the world, GTA 6 will be available to play on 19 November at 12.00am in your local timezone.

However that also means those in New Zealand get to play the game 19 hours ahead of those in Mexico and other Central American countries.

For example, using UTC, the game releases at 12.00am in the UK but 5am UTC in the ET timezone and 8am UTC in the PT timezone.

Rockstar devs expected GTA Online to fail

A former Rockstar Games developer revealed he and a number of others who worked on GTA Online thought it would fail as "it was an afterthought".

Matt Freedman, who led technical cinematic work and mission design on GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Max Payne 3, told Eldorado: "When we were working on GTA Online, it was an afterthought. And we were all positive it was going to fail."

Speaking about a potential online mode for GTA 6, he added: "I'm really interested to see what they do with GTA 6 Online.

"The thing that's going to be interesting is GTA 6 Online would have started development when games as a service were huge and it would have finished development as games as a service are crashing.

"So, the thing is a lot of smart people are working at Rockstar and I've got a feeling they probably saw the crash coming because the writing has been on the wall for a long time."

Conflicting claims about GTA 6 respawns

There are conflicting claims about GTA 6 respawns doing the rounds on social media.

In previous Grand Theft Auto games, if players get 'wasted', they respawn from a hospital and lose some money due to hospital fees.

Creator MikeShowSha claims GTA 6 will work in the same way as previous titles in that regard - however according to Kinda Funny Games, players will now spawn much closer to where they were wasted, allowing them to jump straight back into the action much more quickly.

It's not officially known how GTA 6 respawns will work at the time of writing.

Latest GTA 6 marketing plans revealed - and they're huge

The latest GTA 6 marketing plans have reportedly been revealed and if they happen, they will be absolutely huge.

Francisco Alvarado, a freelance journalist who writes for The Miamian, reports Miami officials are keen for rules to be relaxed to allow temporary GTA 6 banners, building wraps and promotional displays to be put up in the city.

Six banners are proposed at a cost of $202,000 each, resulting in a total cost of more than $1.2m. That money is understood to be earmarked for a heritage trail.

The signs would be permitted from 15 October to 31 December, Alvarado reports, with a draft of the legislation saying these signs would be approved by Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company.

However downtown Miami homeowner associations would have to agree to the deal before it gets the green light.