Rockstar addresses the GTA VI leaks and apologizes for the long wait
On August 26, 2026, Rockstar Games posted a statement on X about the leaked gameplay footage, according to Push Square. The studio apologized for the long wait and kept both the Netflix premiere and the release date in place.
Published
On August 26, 2026, Rockstar Games posted a statement on its X account about the leaks of the previous week. Push Square reported on the statement and embedded the post in its article. WANTED SIX could not check the original post on X directly, so the points below follow Push Square's account.
What Rockstar said, according to Push Square
Rockstar acknowledged that fans had been waiting for a response to the events of the past week.
The studio called the leak of GTA VI gameplay videos heartbreaking for its team and said this was not how it wanted the game to be seen.
It apologized for how long it had taken to finish the game, share more details and release official gameplay, and said the game was nearly done.
Rockstar thanked the community for its support and said the game is being made for players.
Push Square reports that the Netflix premiere of An Extended Look on August 27 and the November 19, 2026 release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S were unchanged.
We are very sorry that everything has taken as long as it has (Rockstar Games on X, as quoted by Push Square)
Context
A week earlier, on August 20, 2026, NBC News had reported that purported GTA VI gameplay clips and what appeared to be a map were circulating online. Rockstar's statement refers to leaked gameplay videos. The version reproduced by Push Square does not, however, explicitly confirm that any specific clip is authentic.
The premiere went ahead the day after the statement. According to the Rockstar Newswire, An Extended Look played on Netflix on August 27 and reached YouTube and the GTA VI site that evening ET.
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Sources
NBC News: Hacker targets 'Grand Theft Auto VI' in apparent leak (opens in a new tab)
Rockstar Newswire: Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing (opens in a new tab)
Event: 26 August 2026 · Checked on 27 October 2026.
