GTA 6 LIVE: Release date 'confirmed' by 'developer' online

ICYMI: Release date 'confirmed' by 'developer' online

A Redditor has found a comment from someone who seems to be hinting they are a Rockstar Games developer 'confirming' the game will release in 2025.

OkYogurtcloset8120 spotted a comment from someone online speaking about the rumoured Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 & 4 Remake and said about how leaks impact developers.

The post from the 'developer' said: "They [leaks] don't discourage devs but it can be an absolute mood killer to work on something for years and have the reveal / announcement pulled out from under your feet by a leaker looking for some internet fame / clout.

"I'm at a studio working on what will be 2025's biggest release and we had celebration plans for releasing our reveal trailer which were completely thwarted when the trailer leaked the night before."

OkYogurtcloset8120 added: "User's claim to be a game dev also isn't a one-off mention according to their comment history, as they've mentioned their job in multiple communities as months have gone on. So, I doubt their comment was a lie.

"In the chance that it is true, it sounds like the current dev timeline is still a 2025 release as of now. Take it with a huge grain of salt regardless."

None of this has been confirmed by Rockstar.

GTA Online update

Rockstar has shared its weekly update for GTA Online.

A social media post said: "Gunrunning pays dividends this week in GTA Online.

"Bunker Sell Missions offer 2x GTA$ and RP and doubled Bunker Research Speed. Plus, get 2x GTA$ and RP on Special Vehicle Races and more."

'What we actually know from the GTA 6 map'

A Redditor has posted a screenshot in the GTA 6 Subreddit of "what we actually know from the GTA 6 map".

The Mapping Project community has been piecing together what it expects the final map to look like based on leaks, co-ordinates from locations shown in the trailer and widespread speculation.

However Redditor Dangerous_Title_7255 posted an image showing a scaled back version of that which seems to be based on just the co-ordinates from the trailer.

It still shows large parts of Vice City and the wider state of Leonida.

JKN1GHTxGKG said: "It's gonna be dense as f***."

mahirbr said: "I just hope we have more than two cities."

RevolutionaryPrice91 said: "I hope there'll be a printed version of the map on release."

Release date 'confirmed' by 'developer' online

A Redditor has found a comment from someone who seems to be hinting they are a Rockstar Games developer 'confirming' the game will release in 2025.

OkYogurtcloset8120 spotted a comment from someone online speaking about the rumoured Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 & 4 Remake and said about how leaks impact developers.

The post from the 'developer' said: "They [leaks] don't discourage devs but it can be an absolute mood killer to work on something for years and have the reveal / announcement pulled out from under your feet by a leaker looking for some internet fame / clout.

"I'm at a studio working on what will be 2025's biggest release and we had celebration plans for releasing our reveal trailer which were completely thwarted when the trailer leaked the night before."

OkYogurtcloset8120 added: "User's claim to be a game dev also isn't a one-off mention according to their comment history, as they've mentioned their job in multiple communities as months have gone on. So, I doubt their comment was a lie.

"In the chance that it is true, it sounds like the current dev timeline is still a 2025 release as of now. Take it with a huge grain of salt regardless."

None of this has been confirmed by Rockstar.

'Why are people against realism?'

A discussion in the GTA 6 Subreddit has been sparked by prodvortyx who asked: "Genuine question here, why are people against realism?"

The user posted: "Like I genuinely want to be unable to drive a car after it flips, I want cops to be realistic and hard to lose, why do people NOT want this?"

Others have been commenting with their thoughts.

EffectzHD said: "You need a balance, refuelling never worked as it hindered gameplay. Download a mod for GTA 5 and play the story yourself and you'll see how tedious it quickly becomes."

RecommendationNo1774 said: "It's still a game, too much realism would make it unfun."

Feisty-Clue3482 said: "For me, the immersive world GTA 6 is said to have is gonna be so nice to have... Immersion not only pulls you into the story and world more, but makes for a far more enjoyable experience."

RiskyRabitt said: "Father of two boys here. I have limited time to play. I want to relax, have a good time and have some progression when I do get the time to play. Some realistic features are okay, like not having 25 different weapons in my back pocket but don't make me eat, fill the cars with gas, put on a jacket if it is cold or rainy or go to the gym in a videogame."

Ok_Peanut_611 said: "It's boring for most people. That's why sim games aren't more popular, they have an established playerbase that isn't enormous but has been growing over the years but it still is more of a niche genre. Adding too much realism to the game would lead to 'hassles' that most people just couldn't bother. Anything more realistic than what we had in RDR2 would be too much."

'Game must be in final testing stages'

Redditor TokyoKazama posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit "it's crazy to think this game must be in final testing stages at this point in time".

The user said: "Considering this game is still on target for last quarter release, it's highly likely in its final testing stages because Rockstar has not historically started active marketing prior to 100 per cent completion of development."

And others have been sharing their thoughts.

KuntaWuKnicks said: "Bug testing. Watched a video on what developers do during bug testing. God bless these patient b******s."

BasseyImp said: "I live in Lincoln where they do the QA testing and language localisation. It's killing me to know I'm so close to where it's being played right now. 😅"

En4cr said: "The QA process for any Rockstar game must be absolutely bonkers in terms of complexity."

Huge trailer 2 release date hint from Take-Two

A prominent GTA 6 and Rockstar Games social media account has pointed out Take-Two may have given a hint about the release date for trailer 2 and Rockstar's marketing schedule for GTA 6.

@GameRollGTA posted on X / Twitter about the schedule for Borderlands 4, which is published by 2K and is a sister company to Rockstar as it's also owned by Take-Two.

"Borderlands 4 recently got its second trailer and it launches in seven months," the account said.

"If GTA 6 was to follow this same pattern, then we can expect Rockstar to drop trailer 2 towards the end of March. We have no reason to worry. Take-Two just utilises shorter marketing cycles these days."

This has not been confirmed by Rockstar and is speculation at this time.

Pre-orders already 'live'

A store in Malaysia is understood to already be allowing GTA 6 fans to pre-order physical copies of the game ahead of its launch later this year.

A pre-order price of RM 14.90 (just over $3) has been set so people can reserve a physical copy of GTA 6.

This is commonplace in gaming stores although usually happens after the game has a specific release date.

But it seems this store knows there will be so much demand for the product that it's allowing keen gamers to get in there early.

Release date 'confirmed' comments clarified by Corsair

Accessories company Corsair has explained what its financial president meant when he said his "understanding" was GTA 6 would release "in the Fall for console and then early 2026 for PC".

As spotted by VGC(Video Games Chronicle), while speaking about its latest financial results, Corsair Gaming's financial vice president Ronald van Veen said: "GTA 6 is probably the one everyone is talking about. And we'll get a glimpse of that, I think, later on in the year for console."

Commenting to IGN, Corsair confirmed van Veen's comments are speculation and the company does not have any further information from Rockstar or Take-Two about the release window.