Chris

We don't think the old man is Tommy. If the game is set in 2011, Tommy would be 60 years old. That guy is old, but no way is he 60.

Oh nice catch! Didn't notice the Skimmer but it definitely looks like it. I'll add it to the front page, cheers!

Well I was quite happy for a San Andreas setting (any or all of the cities), I wanted modern day again, I wanted fun shit like jets and jetskis and bikes etc. back. Seems to have all that. Way too early to tell much about gameplay, characters etc.

In my opinion that's too early. I think it's just a random number in any case. I would be extremely surprised if that does turn out to be the release date, 1. because it's a really subtle and seemingly unrelated to anything and 2. I still expect October 2012 at the earliest.

Yes, I pointed it out in our analysis. I would fully expect to be able to ride bikes again. Can't see why we wouldn't. The other interesting thing about that screenshot is the windows are open, which makes me assume we'll be able to go inside.

Hmm you're right. It's surprising how little we get about the main character from this trailer. We really cannot saying anything with any degree of confidence.

Oops! Thanks Evo, I did indeed mean Michael Madsen, the GTA III voice. I completely forgot he was voiced by a different actor for LCS, I didn't play LCS all that much so don't remember it. He had a somewhat similar voice though right?

You guys all forgetting the GTA IV DLCs were released on disc as well as download? I think it's plausible. But I still think we might see all of San Andreas in the game from the start. If size is an issue (for 360 and PC) then multiple discs (like LA Noire) can get around that. Obviously PS3 has bluray so I don't think it'll be an issue there.

LCS was quite good yeah. It's also on PS2 remember I just reworded the sentence after some more thought. I think we can definitely rule out Tommy since the guy does NOT look 60 years old, as Tommy would be now, so can't be him. It Could still be TC though, but I'm not convinced that's him in the screenshot. The narration over the trailer does SOUND a bit like Ray Liotta though (voice of Tony Cipriani).

Right about TV, more likely to be Tony Cipriani then?

I've just added some analysis and observations to the first post. Please let us know if we missed anything!

Yes the cars do have "San Andreas" license plates.

Just added a YouTube embed for those who can't see from R* site.

It's out! Now shut up and watch! <iframe src=" http://www.rockstargames.com/videos/embed/8001" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> If Rockstar's site goes down you can check the trailer out on We're uploading Screen Captures of the trailer and now have a list of observations made from it below. Leave your initial impressions in the discussion! Our Analysis/Observations: Now that we've seen the trailer and have a nice selection of screenshots from it available, let's have a little look at them and see what details we can surmise from them. The following is a list of our thoughts and presumptions based on what we can see in the trailer. Nothing is confirmed as fact yet. Music: The song used in the trailer is "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" by The Small Faces A dog is seen walking with a couple (screenshot #1) - our guess is we won't be able to keep pets, but we'll see dogs, maybe other animals in game. Men are seeing playing golf. This may be a side activity. (screenshots #5 and #6) A man is seen riding a jetski with the slogan "Speedophile" written on the side. We're pretty sure these will be usable. (screenshot #7) Some friends are seen climbing what could be Mount Chiliad. Two of them are holding hands which suggests relationships might make a return. (screenshots #8 and #9) Convertible cars! Screenshots #10,#11,#12 and #13 show a woman walking past and glancing at a man putting the roof of his car down. Wind turbines in a rural area, could be based on the real life Interstate 8 (thanks chris82). Screenshot #14. Also check this screenshot taken a few frames before by forum member NotYouHaha who draws attention to what appears to be a Skimmer seaplane making a return! Two people are seen exercising on the balcony of a large house. Screenshot #15. Fitness may be incorporated into the game once again, as a moment later in screenshot #17 we see a blonde woman walking past "Muscle Sands" on Vespucci Beach, Los Santos. Is that an older Tommy Vercetti in screenshot #22!? A lot of you are hoping/wishing it is. Others are saying Tony Cipriani is also a possibility. We're not convinced it's the protagonist, whoever it is, but we don't know for sure. UPDATE: Tommy would be 60 years old now, thus it seems unlikely to be him. Tony Cipriani looking more likely if it is indeed a returning character. Planes! Our first shot of a plane in GTA V is this crop duster being a nuisance to some workers in screenshots #23, #24, #25 and #26 A cutscene from a mission is shown in screenshots #27, #28, #29 and #30. Bugstars Pest Control - "putting the FU in fumigate" is shown on the van they are using as cover. Main character(?) driving through town past Pizza This (screenshot #31), doesn't look like we can go inside. Then from a different angle (screenshot #32) we see him drive past a supermarket and in the background a building available for rent, doesn't necessarily mean it's for use in game though. You can see clearly here the license plate on the car says "San Andreas" Screenshot #33 shows an Up-n-Atom Burger truck leaving to reveal Los Santos Port in screenshot #34 We are then taken through what appears to be a poorer area of the city, a black gentleman walks off camera left and we get a glimpse of a white Comet in the background. Screenshots #35, #36, #37 and #38 A postal service van drives away to reveal a man hammering a for sale sign due to foreclosue into the the ground outside his home. A bicycle can be seen in the background, next to some open windows. This makes us believe property buying/selling will be a part of the game (screenshot #40). Our protagonist will be able to have a good time (screenshot #41). We see a nice Audi R8 being driven fast (screenshot #42), and then our attention is turned to some poorer residents (screenshots #43, #44, #45). A jet is seen using its afterburner! We're going to presume this is flyable. Screenshots #46 and #47. A motorbike, possible a PCJ is seen in the foreground while a man is ejected from a club in the background (screenshot #48). A nice shot of the city with mountains visible in the background (screenshot #49) A cop in pursuit through the city. Here again we see "San Andreas" on the license plate. Screenshots #50, #51, #52 and #53 Police on foot and in the air chase a man through some back alleys. Screenshots #54, #55, #56 and #57 The camera pans up to show a burning vehicle and an ambulance in screenshots #58 and #59 In the penultimate shot of the trailer we see plane flying over the iconic Vinewood sign (screenshots #60 and #61 The trailer ends by showing said plane flying toward downtown Los Santos, before the GTAV logo appears and the background fades to black (screenshot #62). That's all we have for now. Let us know in the comments if you think we missed anything that's worth pointing out. Also be sure to comment on the Tommy Vercetti/Tony Cipriani thoughts, we'd love to know what you all think about either of them returning as the main character.

Guys I won't post the trailer in this topic. This one will be closed when the trailer is released and a new topic will be created. You can of course see it on the homepage as well!

Even if it is in Los Santos again it doesn't necessarily mean we'll be playing as a black gangster with all the gangster themes and overtones.

Almost everyone who posted in this topic is absolutely fucking retarded. I am literally ashamed you are all members of a forum I run. I might just ban all of you. Someone complained Vita doesn't run PS2 games - why the fuck would you want to be able to do that? Seriously why would this be relevant to anyone in 2011/2012? People are arguing about the English language in England and Americans etc. when the only American to post here was Spaz and he didn't even bring anything up to do with language. Someone said Rome was in Greece - You learn about the Greeks and the Romans in primary school. How could you think they were the same? Someone said Romans speak Romanian - Same as above really. Romans were people and yeah they spoke Latin, Roman is not a language. Someone asked why Americans call Chinese people "Asians" - It's largest country in Asia you moron. How are they anything other than Asian? Seriously did you not go to school at any point during your life? What continent do you think China is in? Spaz, almost, but my girlfriend happens to be Romanian, so I sort of care

Me. It's buggy and shit though. You got it? PC?

*envisioning If DC then it would be a brand new city. Carcer was already done in Manhunt and was based on industrial cities in the Rust Belt. Not sure if DC falls under that category, I don't think it does but maybe someone who actually lives there can say.

Well it is, or seems to be anyway. What I'm saying is I think the illustrator just happens to be a GTA fan, not sure it was actually commissioned by R*, it's not even their style.

I can also vouch for the GTX460, I have one myself and it's great.

Fan art though. The girl is a Ukrainian-American model/actress apparently. But yeah I'm pretty sure that's just some fan art.

Unless we can get our hands on a copy early to locally host here, we'll just be embedding it from R*. It's almost certain that their servers will crash though, so hopefully a youtube mirror will be up asap.

Release time of the trailer will be 12PM EDT, 4PM GMT