Rockstar San Diego Employee Allegedly Leaks Early GTA 6 Footage Online
A grainy video and photos from an earlier build of Grand Theft Auto 6 has found its way on the internet.
Rockstar Games hasn't released a second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 yet, but this hasn't stopped leakers - might have even encouraged them - from dropping new footage from the highly anticipated upcoming game. Making things even more interesting is that unlike previous leaks, this one is actually legitimate.
The low-quality footage making the rounds online, including the clip shared by @_Dyllie_ on X, shows in-game footage of Lucia standing outside what looks like a military facility with containers and two hangers on the right among other snippets.
The same set of GTA 6 Leaks also included a photo of the game running on a PlayStation 5 developer kit, and footage of an Xbox Series X developer kit labeled as "SAND", which stands for Rockstar San Diego. Further investigation shows that the outside windows, the IP, and GSP data all match Rockstar San Diego's offices with the IP of the PS5 dev.
The source of the latest GTA 6 leak is unclear but it's believed that the photos and videos were originally taken by a janitor working at Rockstar San Diego in 2021, which raises both the question "how did that happen?" and also "how didn't that happen sooner?".
The empty office cubicles are explained by the work-from-home office policy that was prevalent among many video game studios at the time, including Rockstar Games. The developers have since lifted this mandate, requiring employees to work inside the office as work on Grand Theft Auto 6 ramps up ahead of its release on Fall 2025.
While GTA 6 has been subject to numerous leaks and hoaxes in recent years, this is one of the few that appear legitimate. However, unlike the September 2022 leaks, there does not appear to be any hacking incident involved.
Rockstar is expected to take action swiftly to address this latest GTA 6 leak, as always. It has yet to release an official statement.
We recommend that you don't share the images or video yourself on any social media platform. Otherwise, you might risk being on the wrong end of a potential lawsuit, courtesy of Take-Two Interactive and its army of lawyers.
