GTA 6: New Leak Reveals 2023 Release Date and More

The rumors surrounding GTA 6 are growing even stronger with the arrival of the next-generation of consoles.

GTA 5 Online is keeping us more than occupied, for now, as it re-releases for the third time; but there is no doubt players are longing for the next installment.

Now, with a potential announcement of GTA 6 coming this year, we may have gotten our biggest leak yet.

A new leak has surfaced online, which appears to allude to the release date of GTA 6 and an ample amount of other news.

Here's what you need to know! 

Leak

There was a heavy leak on 4Chan over the week, and yes we know 4Chan isn't the most reliable site.

However, this leak was captured on Reddit and some of the details seem too good to be true.

Check out all the content from this 4Chan leak down below: 

• Chapter system similar RDR2 and the first 2 chapters set in the late 1970s
• October 2023 Targeted
• One male protagonist (codenamed Ricardo which was leaked previously). The name of the protagonist is a spoiler in itself which can potentially spoil the narrative and the leaker also said beware of future leakers who might spoil the name of the protagonist.
• The map covers Miami/Florida and a smaller map that appears in limited interaction (similar to Guarma in RDR2)
• The leaker claims that Dan Houser left because he exhausted himself after RDR2 crunch, could return in the future
• Main story set to be about 60 hours long
• GTA counterpart to release a few months after the single-player counterpart release. (Something similar to what they did with RDR2 and Red Dead Online)
• The leaker claims that it is the best story ever put in a GTA game but not quite emotional as RDR2.
• The mission structure supposed to be quite free.
• The Map is smaller than RDR2 but way dense. (This seems to be the biggest red flag regarding the credibility of the leaker but considering that the game spans multiple decades, it makes sense if they decided to pack it more or another possibility could be something like The Witcher 3 where there are multiple maps of different locations)
• Minigames include Surfing, Windsurfing and Roller Derby
• RDR1 is technically being "remastered" and coming before GTAVI
• One thing to note is that when someone asked to leak something very specific which can be used to see the credibility of the leak in the future, the leaker says, "You meet Ken Rosenberg and he mentions Tommy Vercetti several times although you never actually meet Tommy."
• The example of the improved AI design according to the leaker was "You may see NPCs beeping their horn and driving aggressively around other drivers because they're late for work."
• The "family" from GTAIV mentioned and Love Fist are involved in missions and side missions.
• Direct contact with explosions can blow off limbs, you can leave deep cuts on people with a machete and close combat shooting can result in bone fragmentation
• Nudity level similar to Cyberpunk
• Developers impressed with Sony and the load times are surprisingly good for a game of this size and detail. They are also using the haptics from Dualsense for the game.
• Consoles being prioritized so the PC version releasing later on after optimization.
• Body form alteration can happen like in San Andreas but not as dramatic. People will comment on your apparel choices.
• The online going to be grounded for the release. (Not like current GTAO where there's flying cars and shit)
• RDR2 also getting a next-gen patch that doesn't overhaul the graphics but delivers better loading times and locked 60fps.
• Female protagonist was contemplated around 2017 but was not finalized because it doesn't fit with GTA's narrative.
• The age of the protagonist is supposed to be 34 by the end of the game. (What I think here is that maybe you play as the father of the protagonist during the 1970s part of the game and then as the protagonist in the modern-day counterpart.
• The main character is a white male, roughly 6'1" and has a "sun-kissed" Tan. Italian raised in America and has jet black hair.
• Storms and weather effects are "genuinely insane".
• When someone asked if there is a remastered GTASA coming up, the leaker mentioned that "The anniversary is coming up, Right?"
• Car customization improved upon from GTAV. Cars change with time, so does clothes and hairstyles. The older cars become less common with time and if someone sees you drive an old car, they might call it a piece of crap.
• The leaker mentions that "The Mexican" from the previous leak is a very wealthy man who peddles Colombian marching powder.
• The mafia is in the game but the leaker refused to share more details.
• Liberty City has limited missions in the game. Mafia family's influence is heavy there.
• Pop and Rock have a huge part of the soundtrack. Pet Shop Boys have a few tracks in the game.
• Dan wrote a rough idea for the game but hasn't written a lot.
• The game is "very politically incorrect." according to the leaker.
• The announcement can happen as early as spring 2022.

A lot of content we know.

One of the more interesting aspects of the leak is the 2023 release date.

While the release date is still two years from now, fans are hopeful this could come sooner.

For now, we will have to wait and see if we hear any news from Rockstar this year!

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