With Rockstar's official Netflix showcase just over a week away, two clips claiming to show Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay have spread across social media, along with images said to be the game's full map. Kotaku, VGC and PC Gamer all report the footage appears genuine, though none can fully confirm it, and copyright takedowns are already hitting the uploads.
The leaks were first posted by a group or individual calling itself Cyberleek. PC Gamer says the first clip, roughly a minute long, was spotted via the ResetEra forums and had already passed 100,000 views by the time it wrote up the story. Kotaku notes that clicking one of the map images on Cyberleek's site now leads to an error page, and that videos on Twitter have been pulled due to a "report by the copyright owner." That aggressive removal, Kotaku writes, seemingly points to the material being real, likely with Take-Two Interactive going after the uploads directly.
What the clips seem to show
One clip focuses on protagonist Jason Duval at an oceanside house that matches locations seen in earlier trailers. According to the outlets, the player hops over a deck onto the driveway, grabs a basketball and shoots hoops. Sinking a basket bumps up a "Focus" stat by 2%, which VGC and PC Gamer say hints at RPG-style progression mechanics. PC Gamer also spotted two cash totals in the HUD, likely on-hand money and a bank balance.
A second clip, posted about an hour later, shows Jason driving a beaten-up car into a delivery truck before both drivers get out and start a fist fight. Kotaku compares the combat to Red Dead Redemption 2. If authentic, the outlets say the footage appears to confirm that vehicles need gas to run. Kotaku also reports the song "Impact" by SG Lewis, Robyn and Channel Tres playing on the radio in one clip.
The map images are more doubtful. PC Gamer describes the art as "too simple" to be the final in-game version, and Kotaku found some of those images already unavailable.
A leak with a message
Cyberleek attached a lengthy statement framing the leak as protest. The group says it targeted Take-Two over Rockstar's decision to sell digital preorders for GTA 6 without offering a physical disc version, along with broader complaints about digital-only preorders and offline support. PC Gamer notes the messages also link to sites requesting money, which it advises readers not to rush toward.
All three outlets caution that fakes are mixed in with the real material. Kotaku says AI-generated clips, old proven-fake footage and clips from the 2022 breach are all circulating alongside the new leak, and that there is no way to know when the footage was captured or how far along the build is.
This is not the first time GTA 6 has surfaced early. VGC counts it as at least the third instance: over an hour of development footage leaked in September 2022, and the debut trailer leaked in December 2023 ahead of its planned release.
What it means for players
Rockstar's official showcase, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, premieres on Netflix on August 27 at 12pm PT, then hits the Rockstar YouTube channel and the GTA 6 website six hours later. Neither Rockstar nor Netflix has said how long it will run. If you are tracking Grand Theft Auto VI and want to avoid unverified spoilers, expect leaked clips to keep spreading until that reveal lands, but treat everything before it, especially the map, with heavy skepticism.
