GTA 6’s trailers are full of nods to earlier Rockstar games. The best-sourced ones: the Ocean View Hotel from Vice City in Trailer 1, Jason’s V-Rock T-shirt and a $1 bill showing RDR2’s President Hardin in Trailer 2, and GTA IV-style stranger encounters in the Extended Look. A few callbacks are confirmed by Rockstar’s own copy. Most are spotted by press frame-by-frame and graded reported below.
Rob Nelson of Rockstar North set the tone in a Famitsu interview: “The universes are separate, but we like looking back at previous titles in slightly clever ways” confirmed.
Easter eggs Rockstar has confirmed
These are in Rockstar’s own pages, not just spotted in footage confirmed:
| Callback | Where | Points to |
|---|---|---|
| ”Vercetti Estate” revolvers and Vice City stylings | Edition and pre-order copy on the GTA VI site | Tommy Vercetti, GTA Vice City |
| Palm-tree weapon pattern based on Tommy’s shirt | Ultimate Edition and pre-order content | Tommy Vercetti’s outfit |
| Vintage Vice City Pack: a Stanier and a pastel linen suit | Pre-order bonus | Vice City’s look |
| Ocean View Hotel and Shore Drive | GTA VI homepage | Vice City (2002) locations |
| Flash FM | Radio stations | Vice City’s pop station |
The bonus itself is covered on pre-order bonuses, and every station on GTA 6 radio stations. The Vercetti references are confirmed as references. Tommy himself appearing in the game is not; see the Tommy Vercetti rumour.
Trailer 1 easter eggs
From Den of Geek’s breakdown of the December 2023 trailer reported:
- Ocean View Hotel. A brief shot of the hotel where Tommy Vercetti stayed.
- The Scarface building. A small three-windowed building beside the Atlantic Hotel, modeled on the spot where Tony Montana fought chainsaw-wielding goons in Scarface.
- Florida viral clips. Recreations of the “Florida Joker”, a man watering his lawn in a thong, an alligator wandering into a convenience store, and a woman twerking on a car roof. Our real-life locations page covers the Miami and Keys references.
- Nine1Nine. A seaplane banner reading “Why Sixty Nine When You Can Nine 1 Nine?”, a play on Miami’s E11EVEN club. In November 2026 the real club was rebranded “NINE1NINE Vice City” through December 6 reported.
- “Petty Forever” sticker. A tribute matching the trailer’s Tom Petty song.
- Seven Mile Bridge. The Keys bridge, a location Den of Geek says Rockstar could not fit into the original Vice City.
- Wildlife. A shark and dolphins in an ocean overview shot.
- Returning vehicle names. The Cheetah, Banshee, Comet, Stanier, Sabre Turbo, Maverick and Sea Sparrow, among others.
Trailer 2 easter eggs
From Den of Geek’s May 2025 breakdown reported:
- V-Rock T-shirt. Jason wears the logo of Vice City’s rock station. Den of Geek floated it as a possible station revival; Rockstar has not confirmed V-Rock as a station.
- Phil Cassidy lookalike. An Ammu-Nation ad stars a man who resembles Phil Cassidy. Because the original Phil lost an arm in Vice City, Den of Geek suggests his son.
- President Hardin $1 bill. Hardin was the US president in Red Dead Redemption 2, a cross-universe wink.
- Liberty City plates. Lucia’s family is from Liberty City, per her official bio, and Liberty City plates appear on cars.
- Glorianna plates. A Georgia-style neighboring state.
- Fitness and fighting. Jason lifting weights on the beach and Lucia in an MMA-style cage, which Den of Geek read as possible San Andreas-style workouts and fighting styles.
Extended Look easter eggs
From Engadget’s “20+ things you may have missed” reported:
- Stranger encounters. A man dangling from a bridge, in the style of GTA IV’s random encounters.
- Bench press. Lucia’s workout, a nod to San Andreas.
- Slow-motion shooting. Michael’s ability from GTA V, plus Max Payne 3-style killcams.
- Lifeinvader. GTA V’s social network returns as a livestream feed on the phone.
- Pißwasser. The series’ long-running beer brand, in a bar.
- Honor-style system. The new Criminal Profile is compared to RDR2’s Honor.
- BAWSAQ? Engadget wondered whether GTA V’s stock exchange returns. Unconfirmed rumour.
Our research also logged references to NOOSE, Blaine County and Los Santos in the Extended Look, per Engadget’s coverage reported.
Easter eggs that are still rumours
- A UFO easter egg teased on the Collector’s Box map, per a GamesRadar+ headline on November 14, 2026. We could not read the article body rumour.
- An older Tommy Vercetti in person. Fan theory only rumour.
- Michael, Franklin, Trevor or Lamar cameos. Unconfirmed rumour.
The character side of this, from Phil Cassidy to Valentina, is on returning characters and cameos.
What we’re watching
Easter egg hunting really starts on November 19. We will add in-game finds here once they are verified, with the trailer list above as the baseline. The rest of the media coverage is in the media hub.