GTA 6 is less than a week away, and Rockstar Games has just given fans a new reason to generate more hype. A 15-second GTA 6 gameplay clip shared on the developer’s Instagram Stories looked so real that plenty of people assumed it was actual phone footage. The clip recreates a scene first posted by OnlyInDade, an Instagram account known for sharing unusual and entertaining moments from Miami-Dade County in Florida. Viewers still aren’t sure what they’re looking at.
There are some clues if you look closely. The original clip has more people walking around, while the GTA 6 version has fewer pedestrians. The game’s colours are also more saturated, which makes it look more like a typical gameplay capture.
The camera movement is what fools people. The footage is slightly shaky, as if someone were filming on a phone. That has fans speculating that Rockstar may be showing what the game looks like when players record the world using their characters' in-game phones.
Some viewers were convinced it was real, while others on Reddit have been debating whether it was made with AI. Neither Rockstar nor OnlyInDade has explained in detail how the clip was captured, though OnlyInDade reportedly called it 100% gameplay footage. The fact that Rockstar shared it suggests the point was to show off the visuals, not to pass off fake footage as real.
This isn’t the first time GTA 6’s graphics have got people talking. Fans have already pointed out the realistic mud effects and the level of detail in the game’s trailers.
What makes this GTA 6 clip different is that it shows an ordinary street scene rather than an action sequence. It also gives a closer look at how Rockstar is capturing Florida’s atmosphere through Leonida.