Nine days before Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Rockstar is wrapping up a year in which its most anticipated game leaked almost as often as it was officially revealed. Here's what happened, and what actually matters.
The precedent: the 2022 hack
It all started in September 2022, when a hacker published more than 90 videos from a development