Rockstar Games Responds To ‘Heartbreaking’ Grand Theft Auto VI Leaks

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, and developer Rockstar Games has been very secretive about what’s included within the upcoming recreation. In reality, it comes out in lower than three months and no one has even seen gameplay but. Well, official gameplay, that’s. Last week, nameless leakers began sharing movies of Grand Theft Auto VI on-line. At first, individuals questioned whether or not the footage was official, however Rockstar’s assertion erases any room for doubt. Needless to say, the corporate is not completely satisfied concerning the state of affairs.

Here’s the assertion in full:

Dear all,

We know that a lot of you’ve got been ready to listen to from us relating to the occasions of the previous week. It could be an understatement to say that having movies of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leak on this means has been heartbreaking for our crew, and that is clearly not how we meant so that you can see the sport in spite of everything this time. We are very sorry that the whole lot has taken so long as it has — from getting the sport completed (almost there!) to sharing extra particulars and official gameplay, and offering the neighborhood with the whole lot you wish to know.

We are very excited for everybody to see the prolonged look tomorrow. It has taken longer than we wished to get it prepared, however as with the whole lot we do know, we all know we have to exceed your expectations, and we’re decided to ship on the stage you anticipate and deserve. While it’s unlucky that the meant recreation expertise could now be impacted by some spoilers, we hope that everybody will wait a bit longer to expertise the sport for themselves on November 19.

We wish to thank everybody in the neighborhood who has reached out with messages of help this previous week — your phrases have meant extra to this crew than you’ll be able to think about. Ultimately, we’re making this recreation for you, and with out you, we might not have the privilege of creating video games. 

We look ahead to sharing extra with you quickly.

Sincerely,

Rockstar Games

As referenced within the assertion, this wave of leaks comes within the days previous Rockstar’s “Extended Look” Grand Theft Auto VI presentation on Netflix, which airs tomorrow, August 27. Leaks of any variety would take the wind out of a developer’s sails, however when it occurs so near this occasion, it is no marvel Rockstar’s assertion describes the state of affairs as “heartbreaking.”   

Our final official have a look at the sport was in May of 2025, when Rockstar launched the sport’s second trailer. It presently has over 178 million views on YouTube. Its first trailer, launched in December 2023, has almost 290 million views.

 

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The Extended Look stream airs tomorrow at 12 p.m. PT and three p.m. ET solely on Netflix, however it will likely be uploaded to YouTube later that day.