GTA 6: Live updates as gameplay 'leak' resurfaces on TikTok
Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two recently confirmed in an annual report that GTA 6 is currently on track to release in Autumn 2025.
The studio dropped the first, and so far only, trailer for GTA 6 in December 2023 and there has not been any update from Rockstar about it since.
GTA 6 has been at the centre of a number of huge leaks including the 90+ videos of early development footage that were posted in 2022 and the trailer getting leaked on social media shortly before it was due to drop.
Rockstar recently hinted it could be starting its marketing campaign for the game soon as it is on the lookout for a "Screenshot Capture Artist" to "capture footage of gameplay for use in marketing campaigns and in game".
And a number of story details have been 'confirmed ' as legit.
Keep up-to-date with all the latest news, rumours, announcements and speculation as it happens with our live blog below.
Avoiding spoilers - 'internet is going to be hell'
Redditor deep_fried_cheese has said the "internet is going to be hell" when GTA 6 launches in terms of avoiding spoilers.
The user posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit: "Gonna have to stay off YouTube entirely, IG entirely, Twitter entirely AND turn off notifications because I've been spoiled that way before. Reddit might be safe but it'll be limited to select few communities. We really need a pinned thread in this sub saying if spoilers are online before the games come out."
And others have been sharing their thoughts.
Dry-Fault-5557 said: "You have to live in a cave now."
blueberry1919 said: "The problem is it will take weeks to finish the game, even if you play two-to-three hours daily. Best to just accept that some donkey with a mega-donkey Youtube thumbnail will spoil it for everyone."
-Kyphul said: "Just a tip OP. Turn off your YouTube watch history on Google account setting. It will disable homepage recommendations. It will just empty. So no spoiler videos when you open up YouTube."
Could GTA 6 get first ever 100 MetaCritic score?
Redditor AgitatedFly1182 has asked in the GTA 6 Subreddit if the upcoming game could be the first ever to get a score of 100.
The closest a game has ever got is the 1998 release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time which has a 99 rating.
GTA 4 is the highest rated game of the century with a score of 98; only SoulCalibur, released in 1999, has the same rating.
GTA 3, GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 all have scores of 97.
PinkLady_Apples said: " Highly unlikely."
Electrical_Room5091 said: "I think with modern gaming it will be impossible. There will always be a publication that gives it a lower score in an attempt to get more clicks."
New earnings call discussion
Redditors in the GTA 6 Subreddit have been discussing on a new post if it's likely there'll be any update on the game around the timing of Take-Two's next earnings call on November 6, or this year at all.
Every-Examination720 said: "I don't think we're getting anything from the earnings call. Hope I'm proved wrong."
Moistycake said: "We have to get some kind of update before the year ends. So at most we have two more months to wait... Hopefully."
KrizRPG said: "At this point even the execs are anxiously awaiting GTA 6 news."
What fans plan to do most in GTA 6
Redditor PlayShelf has asked the GTA 6 Subreddit what players plan on spending their time doing the most when the game drops.
PinkLady_Apples said: "Probably criminal activities."
ray_the_punk said: "I'm gonna Grand Theft Auto all over the place."
B994 said: "Exploring. Just seeing and doing what the world that we waited for more than a decade has to offer."
RDR2 and GTA San Andreas leaving PS Plus
Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are both leaving PS Plus next month.
RDR2 has been in and out of PlayStation's subscription service and that alongside GTA: SA have been available since May.
The last time RDR2 was included, GTA: Vice City Definitive Edition was available alongside it.
It was available for six months last time, just like this time around.
RDR2 and GTA: SA leave PS Plus on November 18.
Walking in
Redditor jiar300 said they "will be doing a lot more walking in GTA 6" when it comes out.
"I just realised how much scenery im missing driving 120mph down every road," the user said. "The only way you can take in as much detail as possible is by walking. Also GTA 6 is most likely going to be the closest thing to mirror real life and considering I live in a country where it's cold three quarters of the year, it will be quite meditative to walk around in a virtual tropical getaway."
Others have been sharing their thoughts.
FeminineRoyal said: "For sure, can't wait to explore every inch of the map."
viva-la-vendredi said: "Depends on what 6 offers. When I saw the 5 trailer back in the day I thought of 'hiking' there but in the end it was boring as hell and I never did that."
deep_fried_cheese said: "GTA 6 will be one of the only games where walking around doing nothing is just as good as actual game. Day one I'm gonna be exploring the Gator Keys walking or on a hovercraft, then I'm gonna walk around Disney and explore the shops in the area while taking in the scenery. After that I might just take a long walk along the length of vice city beach for 20 mins. And all that isn't even five per cent of the places to explore because you will still miss a lot of details first time around."
GTA Online zombie mode has had more than 1.2m different players
GTA Online's new zombie mode has had more than 1,200,000 different players trying it out since it launched according to data from GTAO Stats .
It's a new survival mode where players have to kill zombies in North Yankton, the setting for the opening scene of the GTA 5 story.
It's also the first time players have had the chance to visit North Yankton in GTA Online.
And players seem to have been lapping up this new content from Rockstar Games with more than 1,250,000 different players trying it and the mode itself being played more than 2,650,000 times since it dropped on October 10.
Co-op gameplay 'leak' resurfaces
A 'leak' suggesting there will be co-op gameplay in GTA 6 has resurfaced
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An old Reddit post claiming there is "potential co-op gameplay" based on the huge GTA 6 leaks from 2022 has resurfaced.
Tobbelobben30 posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit: "As I delved into the leaks, I stumbled upon what appears to be a 'Player Action Manager' that showcases various in-game actions available to players."
Some of the actions spotted were 'Downed Self Revive', 'Downed Self Suicide', 'Buddy Comms' and 'Buddy Ping'.
"The presence of 'Downed Self Revive' and 'Downed Self Suicide' actions suggests that a character can be downed in some way," the user continued.
"The idea of a downed state, or self-reviving, hints at the possibility of co-operative gameplay. 'Downed Self Suicide' could be a quick way for a player to die while downed, in situations where the other player isn't nearby to save them, something I don't see why a single player only game would have."
Tobbelobben30 said the buddy actions would make much more sense in a co-op mode.
"What further strengthens my belief in the possibility of co-op gameplay in GTA 6 are other leaked clips, such as the one featuring Jason walking in the nightclub," the user said.
"It appears that Lucia might be controlled by another Rockstar employee, potentially testing the co-op functionality, as her movement doesn't quite resemble AI behavior."
This is speculation at this time with nothing yet confirmed by Rockstar.
Earnings call date reaction
Social media users have been reacting to the latest Take-Two earnings call date in the GTA 6 Subreddit.
SplitOutside9081 said: "I hope to hear 'GTA 6 is on track for fall 2025 release date'. We could also get a Tweet from Rockstar Games like last year announcing a trailer date. It could happen anywhere on the week of and before November 6."
Picklepucks said: "I bet Take-Two wishes their staff got as pumped for earnings calls as fans of one of their games."
Leader-Artistic said: "I am gonna guess first weeks of December though, roughly one year after the first trailer."
Erusor said: "A lot of us speculated about 5th November as trailer 1 release date and no way we will fall in this trap again "
WentzToWawa said: "As long as it's still on track for Autumn '25 I'm cool with waiting a bit more for another trailer or screenshots."
Take-Two reveals next earnings call date
Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two has revealed the date of its next earnings call.
The company hosts these quarterly to share updates about the organisation and its different studios to drive interest and investment.
Usually included as part of this is some sort of update about Rockstar and what it's working on.
The next Take-Two earnings call will take place on November 6 at 9.30pm GMT.
Rockstar announcement gives GTA fans 'doubt'
Rockstar Games has given Red Dead Redemption fans a huge update with the PC version of the game and its expansion, Undead Nightmare, coming to the platform on October 29.
It's something PC and RDR fans have wanted for a very long time, ever since the game first released back in 2010 so they can play it on PC for the first time or have an excuse to jump back into it.
But there are some GTA 6 fans who think Rockstar focusing on this means there will not be an update on the highly-anticipated title anytime soon.
RamonRamos__ posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit: "With Red Dead 1 being ported to PC this month, I doubt it that rockstar will release any info for GTA 6 this October."
There is hope there will be some sort of update during this month which is dubbed 'Rocktober', the name given by fans to the month of October as Rockstar has a history of making announcements and sharing updates during this month in years gone by.
This year has proven to be no exception with the news of Red Dead Redemption on PC but fans are split about what this means for GTA 6 in the comments on the Reddit post.
Sharp-Effective-2030 said: "Why did this idea come from that we would get a trailer this month, after all in the case of GTA 5 or RDR2, Rockstar added the second trailer a year or later after the first trailer."
Gaggarmach said: "We were never getting a trailer this month, not next month or the month after either."
DayDreamer1300 said: "All these years to get RDR and Undead on PC and they do it when one of their biggest games has been announced."
Hopeful_Ad7376 said: "They really waited 14 years to re-release it for 60 dollars???"
Not everyone can be pleased!
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