Where exactly is this poster in the trailer?

The easter egg is visible roughly halfway through the trailer, during a montage showing everyday life in Leonida. A character is wearing a VR headset, and the poster is hanging on the wall behind them.

How did fans identify this reference?

Twitter user videotech first spotted the detail, then Popular-Vehicle-8487 shared it on the subreddit dedicated to Clair Obscur with a full breakdown: the typography, the visual, and above all the inscription "Tenebrae Lux".

Why does "Tenebrae Lux" confirm this is a reference to Clair Obscur?

"Tenebrae Lux" means "Shadow Light" in Latin, which deliberately reverses the French title "Clair Obscur" (Light Dark). It's too perfect to be a coincidence.

Is this the first hidden gaming reference in GTA 6?

No. Leaks had already revealed a biting jab at The Last of Us and its remasters, but this one struck a bigger chord with the community due to the respect shown toward such a recent game.

GTA 6: a hidden easter egg references Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

A poster hidden in the latest GTA 6 trailer seems to pay tribute to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Rockstar may have slipped a nod to one of the most acclaimed RPGs of the year into its most anticipated trailer of the decade.

The discovery comes from the community: spotted by Twitter user videotech and then relayed by Popular-Vehicle-8487 on the subreddit dedicated to Clair Obscur, the scene takes place roughly halfway through the video, during a montage of shots showing daily life in Leonida. A character is wearing a VR headset, and on the wall behind him sits a poster with typography very close to that used on Clair Obscur's cover. The visual even recalls the game's cover art. A detail that removes all doubt: the poster displays the words "Tenebrae Lux", meaning "Shadow Light" in Latin - an almost too perfect echo of the game's French title, literally "Light Dark". For the trailer's full content, head over to our article dedicated to the extended gameplay reveal.

Why the community finds it so amusing

This isn't the first gaming jab slipped into GTA 6: leaks had already revealed a biting allusion to The Last of Us and its remasters. But this one has a particular flavor. Clair Obscur only came out last year, and its critical and public success surprised everyone, including its own developers at Sandfall. The fact that Rockstar, a studio known for being famously closed off, took the time to include such a recent nod says a lot about the cultural impact the French RPG had in record time. A studio-to-studio nod of respect, literally hidden in the background...