It's over. Sony has moved to the final game of the broadcast, a roughly 20-minute gameplay segment that is not a GTA or Rockstar title (it's God of War). GTA 6 did not appear at the State of Play in any form. No trailer, no logo, no PS5 bundle tease, nothing. Exactly as the timeline and Rockstar's history predicted. The next real GTA 6 beat is still coming on Rockstar's own terms, most likely late June or early July. If you want to be ready for it, bookmark our Trailer 3 timeline and pre-orders tracker. The wait continues, just not for much longer.
No. Grand Theft Auto VI is not expected to appear at Sony's June 2, 2026, State of Play. Neither Sony nor Rockstar Games has listed GTA 6 or any Rockstar title for the show. The confirmed centerpiece is an extended look at Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games, among several others, many of which are presumed to be first-party Sony titles.
Nevertheless, it's a question worth answering because the State of Play falls inside the window where fans are expecting GTA 6 marketing to begin. Although, for what it's worth, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick did say late June and June 2 is early June.
So even if the details don't necessarily align, the question will remain asked and unanswered until the 60-minute or so broadcast is over.
Sony officially confirmed the State of Play for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Start time: 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET / 11:00 PM CEST. The confirmed anchor is Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games, in development since 2023, and one of Sony's most anticipated first-party titles. Additional rumored content includes God of War reveals, more Horizon content, and potential Naughty Dog projects. The showcase streams on PlayStation's official YouTube and Twitch channels.
The Sony/Rockstar marketing partnership is the detail that most point to when arguing that the next Grand Theft Auto could appear at the State of Play. The partnership is real. Zelnick confirmed it. It is significant. It also doesn't mean what most think it means.
Rockstar has shared Sony's stage before: GTA V for PS4 was unveiled at Sony's E3 2014 conference.
Case in point, Sony has had a marketing partnership with Activision for Call of Duty for years. COD still debuted at its own events and not at State of Play. The partnership affects co-branding and platform-specific content, not who gets to announce what.
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The one exception worth noting is probably a brief PS5 bundle announcement. It's technically a Sony product announcement (a PS5 hardware SKU). Even this is unlikely. It is the only scenario where GTA 6 touches the State of Play without Rockstar ceding narrative control.
Do not watch the June 2 State of Play expecting to see Rockstar, Take-Two, or GTA take center stage. Watch it for Marvel's Wolverine and whatever else Sony has planned for its current-gen console. GTA 6's moment will come, but not at the June 2 State of Play.
Again. We repeat. The State of Play will be worth watching for what it contains. When GTA 6's next big reveal comes, likely in late June or early July, you'd best bet we'll be the first to break it down.
The Trailer 3 timeline and the pre-orders guide are the pages to bookmark. The wait is measured in weeks now, not months and not days. The State of Play is not the moment. The moment is coming. It is just not coming on Tuesday.
