What just happened? The fallout from this week's Grand Theft Auto VI leak might have reached a catastrophic new level for Rockstar and Take-Two. As Netflix prepares to host the first official gameplay reveal, a leaker has hinted that they have access to far more material than even the infamous 2022 leak.
"CyberLeek," who shared two new gameplay clips from GTA 6 earlier this week, has since uploaded three more, one of which suggests that he is not merely uploading videos he acquired, but is actually playing the game. However, misinformation has naturally surrounded the first legitimate leak in four years of the decade's most anticipated game.
Two of the new clips show standard gameplay of Jason, one of the two playable characters, getting into fights with random pedestrians. One shows him using a knife, while another showcases a taser, offering an early look at GTA 6's user interface.
However, a fifth video shows Jason flying a plane over the game's main city, with the wilderness stretching into the distance, showcasing the scale of GTA 6's world. The clip ends with Jason shooting holes into a wall to spell the word "Leek," indicating that CyberLeek has accessed a playable build. If so, many more videos could surface. The other possibility is that an insider recorded the video for him.
The clips also reveal a few other gameplay details, such as the return of Red Dead Redemption 2's dialogue system. However, the fact that vehicles can run out of fuel might be the most controversial new detail.
Following the leaks, Take-Two's stock briefly sank by approximately five points, costing the company around $2 billion in value, before recovering.
The knowledge that a playable build of GTA 6 might be online has unsurprisingly encouraged hackers to lure curious users searching for it on unfamiliar websites. Files labeled as the build have recently appeared on torrent websites, but these are certainly malicious. There is no evidence that CyberLeek or anyone else has, or even can, release an early version of the game.
Grand Theft Auto VI is set to launch on November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. CyberLeek claims to be protesting Rockstar's decision to only sell the game digitally and Sony's plan to end physical disc production in 2028. An official gameplay preview will debut on Netflix on August 27, and on YouTube later the same day. A PC version is expected at an unspecified later date.