A freshly released GTA 6 clip has fooled legions of fans into mistaking in-game footage for genuine smartphone video shot on the streets of Miami.
The clip, posted by creator onlyindade on Instagram, rides along inside a moving car past the Cortez Hotel, a Vice City landmark modeled on the real Colony Hotel, before the view swings toward the road to reveal a cluster of custom vehicles in a police escort and a dense crowd of NPCs going about their day.
Its realism is the whole story. The camera sways with the unsteady motion of a phone held out a moving window, an in-game signpost in the corner lists Vice City locations, and the custom cars mirror real builds that fans have already recreated on actual Miami streets.
The buzz grew after Rockstar Games' official account reshared the clip, which many took as a quiet nod that this is genuine Vice City gameplay. Attention to detail like this is exactly what has kept GTA 6 among the most anticipated games on the planet, even as a vocal slice of the audience remains convinced the footage can't possibly be real.