GTA 6 news and analysis

• When GTA 6 Online launches. The only date in public is Twitch chief executive Dan Clancy’s expectation of “next year”, not a Rockstar announcement.

  Is GTA 6 online at launch? What the store listings, Take-Two and Rockstar actually say

• What the “online 32 player format” in Rockstar’s tribunal filing refers to, and whether it belongs to GTA VI.

  Is GTA 6 online at launch? What the store listings, Take-Two and Rockstar actually say

• Whether progress, money or characters from the current GTA Online will carry over to anything new.

  Is GTA 6 online at launch? What the store listings, Take-Two and Rockstar actually say

• Whether an online mode would need a separate purchase or come free with the game.

  Is GTA 6 online at launch? What the store listings, Take-Two and Rockstar actually say

• How many radio stations GTA 6 has in total. Rockstar says it spans “Classic Rock to Talk Radio” and has named six.

  GTA 6 radio stations: the six Rockstar named, who hosts them, and what is still missing

• The full track list of any station. Rockstar has published none; every song title in circulation was identified from the previews by outlets.

  GTA 6 radio stations: the six Rockstar named, who hosts them, and what is still missing

• How many podcasts there are, what they are called and who hosts them.

  GTA 6 radio stations: the six Rockstar named, who hosts them, and what is still missing

• Which tracks from GTA VI: The Album play on the radio, if any.

  GTA 6 radio stations: the six Rockstar named, who hosts them, and what is still missing

• Whether Microsoft, Discord, X or Google handed over records, and what they showed. The second Discord request was filed under a sealing motion.

  Has Take-Two found CyberLeek? The GTA 6 leak hunt, from subpoenas to a build threat

• Whether the footage that appeared on 8 October comes from the same source as the August clips. Nobody has verified it.

  Has Take-Two found CyberLeek? The GTA 6 leak hunt, from subpoenas to a build threat

• Whether a complete playable build exists outside Rockstar. The 10 October claim is second-hand and unconfirmed.

  Has Take-Two found CyberLeek? The GTA 6 leak hunt, from subpoenas to a build threat

• Whether Take-Two will file a lawsuit or refer the case to police once a person is identified.

  Has Take-Two found CyberLeek? The GTA 6 leak hunt, from subpoenas to a build threat

• How often hurricanes happen and whether they affect missions or the story — Game Informer says it does not know.

  GTA 6’s Game Informer cover story: hurricanes, 170 species, and who said what

• Whether animals can be hunted. It is reported from the paywalled story but absent from the free pages.

  GTA 6’s Game Informer cover story: hurricanes, 170 species, and who said what

• Which animals are Legendary. Rockstar is keeping them secret.

  GTA 6’s Game Informer cover story: hurricanes, 170 species, and who said what

• Whether the full cover story is free in the Game Informer app; reported, but unconfirmed by either company.

  GTA 6’s Game Informer cover story: hurricanes, 170 species, and who said what

• The install size and the size of any day-one patch.

  GTA 6 file size, preload and the code in the box: what is confirmed five weeks out

• The exact pre-load and unlock times. Store data points to local midnight; Rockstar has not printed a time.

  GTA 6 file size, preload and the code in the box: what is confirmed five weeks out

• Whether Xbox console owners can stream GTA 6 through Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch.

  GTA 6 file size, preload and the code in the box: what is confirmed five weeks out

• What “PS5 Pro Enhanced” improves for this game.

  GTA 6 file size, preload and the code in the box: what is confirmed five weeks out

• What the German and Brazilian ratings will be.

  GTA 6 age rating: M in the US, 18 almost everywhere else — and two boards still pending

• Whether the deleted PEGI description was accurate. It is reported by IBTimes UK and could not be verified against a live page.

  GTA 6 age rating: M in the US, 18 almost everywhere else — and two boards still pending

• Why Australia’s reported MA 15+ became R 18+. The Board’s database could not be opened to check.

  GTA 6 age rating: M in the US, 18 almost everywhere else — and two boards still pending

• Whether the ESRB will publish a longer written summary of specific content, as it does for some titles.

  GTA 6 age rating: M in the US, 18 almost everywhere else — and two boards still pending

• How long it takes to cross the map. Published answers run from 18 to about 35 minutes by car and rest on two different map outlines.

  What Rockstar showed — and what it only described

• Whether a PC version exists. It is unannounced — no date, no window, no store page.

  What Rockstar showed — and what it only described

• What the “32-player online format” in the tribunal filings actually refers to. The document does not say.

  What Rockstar showed — and what it only described

• How many missions the game has. No list, no chapter count, no act structure has been published.

  What Rockstar showed — and what it only described

• How many copies have actually been pre-ordered. Only Take-Two knows, and it has said it will not say.

  The pre-order number is four numbers — and Take-Two published none of them

• How much of the demand is new sales rather than sales pulled forward — Zelnick raised this himself and gave no figure.

  The pre-order number is four numbers — and Take-Two published none of them

• What share of pre-orders is the $99.99 Ultimate Edition. The ~90% figure is one firm’s estimate, not a disclosure.

  The pre-order number is four numbers — and Take-Two published none of them

• Whether Take-Two will break out GTA VI separately in any future filing. It has not done so yet.

  The pre-order number is four numbers — and Take-Two published none of them

These pieces rest on 82 sources across 41 publishers and primary documents — ca.rollingstone.com · cgmagonline.com · dexerto.com · en.wikipedia.org · esrb.org · fool.com · gamedeveloper.com · gameinformer.com · gamingbible.com · gaminghq.eu · gematsu.com · gtabase.com · gtaboom.com · gtaintel.com · gtavispot.com · huntress.com · ibtimes.co.uk · insider-gaming.com · invenglobal.com · keengamer.com · kotaku.com · mp1st.com · notebookcheck.net · pcgamer.com · playstation.com · pushsquare.com · rockstargames.com · sec.gov · shacknews.com · space4games.com · store.playstation.com · store.rockstargames.com · take2games.com · techradar.com · thefader.com · thestar.com.my · torrentfreak.com · upcomer.com · videogameschronicle.com · wolfsgamingblog.com · xbox.com — each read on the date printed beside it in the article that cites it.

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