Some memes live their natural course and die before they aren’t funny anymore. But with this one, the only thing that will end the constant “we got X before GTA 6” is, well, the release of GTA 6. Something that might happen this year, but Rockstar loves to delay that game.
Beyond the wait for the game, the meme is also a source of constant nostalgia. It’s been 13 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto 5, and while no one expected an immediate sequel, over a decade is a bit much. These are the wildest things that happened in that time.
COVID-19 pandemic
The single biggest “before GTA 6” joke online. People genuinely watched the world shut down, work from home become normal, and entire lockdown eras begin and end before Rockstar finally released another Grand Theft Auto.
Artemis II
NASA launched Artemis II around the Moon before GTA 6 arrived. The idea that humanity restarted deep-space lunar missions before a new Grand Theft Auto became one of the meme’s favorite examples.
