GTA 6: Live updates as 'screens' added to Rockstar website

Screenshot speculation

Reddit user ToppleToes has posted their thoughts on what four GTA 6 screenshots could show.

This comes after Rockstar updated the GTA 6 page on its website which included a new 'Screens' section with four placeholders for images which has since been reverted.

In the GTA 6 Subreddit, Topple Toes said: "Vehicles, Lucia and Jason running away from the cops on a bike, drone view of Vice City and animals."

Others have shared their views.

xmarcotics said: "These are solid predictions. I predict the screenshots will show case the same stuff we saw in the trailer but that's just me lowering my expectations lol."

Entrinity said: "I predict we'll see a plane. But from an angle that doesn't allow us to see a bunch of the map. I don't think we'll get any true 'establishing' shots. A customised car. A character holding a gun. And a screenshot showing off maritime traffic."

Peach-66 said: "I just want to see Jason."

'Mentions of digital purchases (pre-orders)'

X / Twitter user @GTAVI_Countdown noted there were 'mentions of digital purchases (pre-orders)' in the code on the GTA 6 page of the Rockstar website before it was reverted.

The account also says 'Rockstar was likely preparing the website and didn't intend to make the page public yet, so they had to hide it for now'.

Speculation is growing that an announcement could be made between now and Take-Two's earnings call.

GTA 6 page reverted

The GTA 6 page on Rockstar's website has now reverted to how it looked before the 'Screens' tab among others was added.

It shows a promo for the GTA 6 trailer along with the previous description as it did a few hours or so ago.

The new-look page has been completely reverted.

'Significant' amount of data going into GTA 6 page

'A significant amount of data' is being sent to Rockstar's GTA 6 page, according to a social media post.

@GameRollGTA posted a screenshot showing the amount of data that's being sent.

It comes shortly after a new 'Screens' section appeared on the page along with what appear to be four placeholders for images, sparkling speculation an update could be imminent.

Description still says 2025 release

Although the GTA 6 page on Rockstar's website has been updated, the release window of 2025 remains.

The description still reads: "Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.

"Coming 2025 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S."

A 'release date' heading is in the 'specifications' section too...

'Screens' section on Rockstar website

A video posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit shows a 'Screens' section has been added to the Rockstar website for GTA 6.

When the cursor highlights some of the black space below the 'Screens' heading, it highlights as if there are a number of screenshots hidden.

Another Reddit user also posted the same section as to how it looks on the mobile site.

These have been verified.

Another user commented that "under the section 'Screens' there are 4 hidden .jpgs named '666-1.jpg', '666-2.jpg', '666-3.jpg' and '666-4.jpg'".

666666 is the video ID for the GTA 6 trailer on Rockstar's website.

Leaker tease?

A leaker has posted a cryptic message on X / Twitter seemingly hinting there could be some sort of imminent announcement in relation to GTA 6.

@Nuro_Citrix is understood to be someone who had insider information that the game would be revealed in December 2023.

The account also 'leaked' the specific release date of the game as February 18 2025.

However the same account did say a second trailer would be released in April.

Reaction to potential cover art and screenshots

The screenshot of Rockstar's API speculating screenshots and the cover art for GTA 6 could be coming 'very soon' was shared in the GTA 6 Subreddit and social media users have been reacting.

Trainalf said: "It's time again. Prepare to overanalyse."

WhipperSnapper0101 said: "Finally, a good f*****g post."

WeeklySavings said: "The earnings call is coming soon so we will see."

Standard-Inflation-6 said: "Ok not going to lie, this is one of the first good posts in the GTA 6 thread I've seen in a while. This actually seems like legit information, the type of content I came here for. Exciting stuff!"

DawsonPoe said: "Hmmm... This info smells like a FY25 release or a Q1 '25 release."

Cover art and screenshots 'very soon'

X / Twitter user @GameRollGTA has posted a screenshot of Rockstat's API (application programme interface, a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other), saying there are 'numerous mentions' of GTA 6 including screenshots and cover art.

@GameRollGTA speculates 'this has got to be in preparation for an announcement VERY soon'.

Some users replied claiming to have debunked it, saying that every game on Rockstar's site mentions four screens in the same format, whereas others are hopeful this is Rockstar confirming there are screenshots in the pipeline.

@GameRollGTA is convinced about an imminent announcement, saying 'there is no way that we should write this off, it has not been debunked. Even if the four screenshots are automatically generated, this is still something new. And this happening literally a week before the most likely date that we'll get new information is insane. There is no way that this is a coincidence imo."

Actor rules himself out of Jason role

Following on from YouTuber LegacyKillaHD saying that Dylan Rourke is playing Jason in GTA 6, one actor that's seemingly ruled himself out of the role is Jake Silbermann.

The American actor has appeared in The Report, As the World Turns and Consciousness among other titles.

He was speculated to be a potential candidate for the role of Jason but in screenshots posted on Reddit, he has ruled himself out.

The screenshots show Silbermann said: "I'm afraid not. I was called in for a couple of different roles but nothing fit."

Microsoft's Xbox (which GTA 6 will be playable on) shuts down four studios in devastating Bethesda cuts

A story related to a company that owns one of the consoles GTA 6 will be playable on - Microsoft has announced four studios that are part of Bethesda will shut, with one of them merging with a different developer.

Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios and Tango Gameworks will all cease operations for good with the team at Roundhouse Games joining ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) which develops The Elder Scrolls Online, according to IGN.

Tango Gameworks has made games such as Hi-Fi Rush, Ghostwire: Tokyo and The Evil Within series, Arkane Austin made Redfall and Alpha Dog Studios made the mobile game Mighty Doom.

Read the full story here.

More than 1,350 world events in GTA 6

A post is getting traction on Reddit for reminding social media users "the 2022 leaks showed GTA 6 has 1,368 world events compared to GTA 5's 50 and Red Dead Redemption 2's 160".

World events are random live activities that happen within a game world.

Obelisk7777's post has 2.4k upvotes in the GTA 6 Subreddit at the time of writing.

WeeklySavings said: "I cannot wait to spend countless hours playing this game."

altaltaltaltalt123 said: "100 per cent completion is gonna take thousands of hours my god."

JacquesWebster2nd2nd said: "This is a bit misleading as the number for 6 also includes non-interactible events such as raccoons picking through trash, while with the other games I believe they only include the interactible ones. The number of the interactible events was like ~450 though so still a lot more and there will definitely be more of them we don't know of yet."

GTA 6 to include 'multiple sports'

It's said on social media GTA 6 will "reportedly feature multiple sports including (American) football and basketball".

The Kaseya Center (home to Miami Heat) and Vice City Mambas football stadium are understood to be included in the game.

The addition of these two sports was revealed by YouTuber and leaker LegacyKillaHD.

A number of sports such as golf and tennis were playable in GTA 5.

Rockstar 'cleaned' Instagram page

Rockstar is understood to have 'cleaned' its Instagram page.

A post on the GTA 6 Subreddit from DawsonPoe highlighted the change.

The user said: "Rockstar Games has cleaned up their IG page again. It's not completely empty compared to last time but the only posts they have are the GTA 6 posts, more significant GTAO (GTA Online) news, GTA+ and a singular RDRO (Red Dead Redemption Online) post (R.I.P). Some are speculating that it's for the earnings call and it may include Trailer #2 or screenshots. In total, there are only 14 posts."

And it's got other users talking about if there will be an update on GTA 6 ahead of Take-Two's earnings call next week.

Pajca said: "This could be a good sign. We will know in about a week if the predictions are correct."

Another user said: "Something seems to be happening in a week but the end product is in discussion. But it's not guaranteed to be Trailer 2. There is also a possibility that Rockstar may post many screenshots from the game or maybe enable the preorders alongside it as they seem confident about Q1 2025 release. Either way we get new stuff and I'm a happy man."

IsoPrepp said: "Bold strategy, let's see if it pays off for them."

Main character actors 'confirmed'

YouTuber LegacyKillaHD says according to 'reliable sources', the actors for the main two characters in GTA 6 have been 'confirmed'.

It's been widely speculated and understood Manni L. Perez will play the role of Lucia.

The role of the lead male protagonist, expected to be called Jason, is now reported to be played by Dylan Rourke.

He's appeared in films such as Send It!, Bury the Bride and Jezebel.

In TV, Rourke has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and 9-1-1: Lone Star.

Release date 'delayed' says investment firm

An investment firm is reported to have 'revised down' its expectations for Take-Two's earnings call on May 16 and says GTA 6 could be delayed as a result.

Take-Two is an American holding company that owns Rockstar - it has a history of announcing new updates of its games in the run up to earnings calls to drive up interest and investment.

This has led to widespread speculation there could be an update on GTA 6 before the next earnings call.

According to Proactive Investors, Wedbush Securities said: "Take-Two investors have shown a willingness to look beyond a near-term whiff if a big longterm reward comes into view."

Wedbush said it expects an "underwhelming" full-year outlook for the earnings call but says it is "confident the wait for GTA 6 will be worth it".

Its full-year estimates for Take-Two is now at $6.51b in net bookings and $5.50 in earnings per share, down from its previous estimates of $7b and $7.

If financial targets are not on track, Wedbush is understood to have said this could have a knock-on effect on the development and release of GTA 6.

At the time of Take-Two previous earnings call in February, the company said: "At this time, the number tracking is a little above $7b for net bookings or the year and given the typical shifts in tweaks that occur in our forecasting process.

"This amount is still huge growth over this year.

"And our pipeline is groundbreaking for next year and beyond, teams are making excellent progress on game development and nothing material has changed with regard to the lifetime value of our portfolio.

"We'll provide our initial outlook for fiscal year 2025 when we report our Q4 and full-year fiscal year 2024 results in May."

But Take-Two recently announced it's shutting down two indie studios, one of its offices and is laying off staff, according to reports, as part of its cuts.

Popular fan-made animation

An animation posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit by user kanvas_kuts is going down well with others.

It shows two bottles of beer, cash, an ashtray with cigarettes in, a pistol, six bullets with three in the shape of 'VI', a sticky note saying 'see you in Vice City' with a lipstick kiss on it, a car fob and a phone playing social media scenes from the trailer.

It then shows a newspaper coming into the bottom of the shot with 'Leonida man' the main headline with a picture of Rockstar's version of Florida Joker on it.

The camera tilts slightly before cutting to black and then the GTA 6 logo from the end of the trailer.

nisciunmai said: "This s**t is fire bro."

Mean_Rent_2156 said: "Bro leaked a teaser and thought we wouldn't notice."

Pajca said: "Bro is Dan Houser 💀 jokes aside this is very well done."

'How to make a leak'

X / Twitter user @NikTek has shared a tongue-in-cheek post called 'how to make a GTA 6 leak step-by-step'.

It comes after a number of gamers believed a 'leak' of what appears to be a screenshot of a blonde woman in a bikini on a beach with palm trees in the background which was shared by an account that describes itself as a concept artist.

And @NikTek has poked fun at this, explaining how to create 'leaks' that appear legit but aren't.

GTA 6 could be rocked by poor UK sales according to shocking survey result

A shocking survey has found half of UK gamers have said they are unlikely or not sure if they will bother buying GTA 6 when it's released.

The survey was conducted by Statista and YouGov with 45 per cent of gamers surveyed saying it's very or fairly unlikely they will buy Rockstar's new game and four per cent saying they don't know.

41 per cent said it's very or fairly likely they will buy the game.

Read the full story here.

GTA 6 owners shut down studios, office and lay off staff

Take-Two Interactive Software, an American holding company that owns publisher Rockstar Games which makes the Grand Theft Auto series, is shutting down two studios, one of its offices and is laying off staff, according to reports.

In April 2024, Take-Two announced it would lay off around five per cent of its workforce, or around 600 employees.

That seems to be coming into effect as documents seen by Bloomberg say two of its indie studios will shut.

Read the full story here.

Gore discussion

Reddit user AnimeGokuSolos has sparked a discussion about gore levels in GTA 6.

The GTA series has had some controversial and gory moments - just think back to the torture scene in GTA 5.

In the GTA 6 Subreddit, users have been sharing their thoughts if such moments could feature in GTA 6.

Onuceria said: "Some people will probably tell you that it doesn't fit GTA's tone and modern setting or whatever which to me is a bs explanation. Rockstar doesn't backdown when it comes to adding stuff like this. Gore will be in the game no doubt."

ZeroJDM said: "These are more so one offs than being indicative of the whole game. Obviously GTA 6 is gonna have gore, the debate was is it going to match the level of RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2)."

Familiar-Trip-4022 said: "Nah bro if GTA 6 hasn't at least the level of gore that RDR2 had... Man. Don't let me think about it."

LA Noire now playable on GTA+

Rockstar has confirmed LA Noire is now playable for free to those who are signed up to its GTA+ subscription service.

It's now available to players on PlayStation and Xbox.

It's not yet confirmed when Bully will be available through GTA+, Rockstar's GTA Online premium membership program which is expanding to include more games.

GTA 6 'leaks' are fooling gamers

A GTA 6 'leak' is doing the rounds online and a number of gamers have been fooled into thinking it's real.

The latest 'leak' has been shared by a number of accounts on X / Twitter and it appears to show a blurry image of a blonde woman in a bikini on a beach with palm trees in the background.

The image also has a minimap in the bottom left corner with text in the top left.

But it appears as though it has been made in Photoshop or by AI - that's before taking into account the image itself is blurry, which is really hard to capture on modern smartphones.

Read the full story here.

Hype for 'Vice City vibes'

Reddit user thatmovieperson has shared a video of gameplay from GTA: Vice City and is hyped for the 'vibes' in GTA 6.

The post in the GTA 6 Subreddit shows a car cruising through Vice City at night lit up by neon lights.

And other users have commented their excitement too.

ShenmueFan said: "I'm thinking in GTA 6, during a night drive, Ocean Drive will be lit up like Times Square in NYC. Would be a beautiful sight to see!"

Mister-Squidward said: "The city's gonna be so f****n' big too, realistic cars, they'll probably sound good as hell, hopefully realistic handling, I'm so f*****g excited."

Top_Information3534 said: "Vice City DE (Definitive Edition) already looks very good, but without population and details."

GTA Online's Miami F1 inspired events

Rockstar has posted an update about GTA Online on its newswire, saying there's triple earnings on open wheel races in the game.

This is seemingly inspired by Formula One stopping off in Miami over the weekend, a city that's being parodied in the upcoming GTA 6.

Triple GTA$ and RP will be available in open wheel races along with a racing suit for winning three races.

The same triple rewards are in RC Bandito Races - other discounts and features are in place through this week too.

Side mission discussion

Reddit user Chupaacabrra has sparked a discussion about side missions in the GTA 6 Subreddit.

The user posted: "Who was a big fan of vigilante, ambulance and taxi side missions like me? GTA 5 dropped the ball for not having any, I want them back in GTA 6!"

Other users shared their thoughts.

SaturnSleet said: "I agree, I was disappointed when GTA 5 came out and I couldn't steal a cop car and use the police computer to track down criminal activity. Love doing that in GTA 4."

forwardinevitable618 said: "I hope they bring something similar back in GTA 6. Vigilante one was great."

Majnkra said: "I love the GTA 4 police quest. Just sucks that you can get a wanted level and other cops shoot at you until you finish the task sometimes."

'Panhandle greatest addition for immersion'

The GTA 6 'Mapping Project' recently added Florida's 'panhandle' to its version of the expected game map based on the fictional state of Leonida due to widespread speculation.

Reddit user Recent-Management-37 hopes it will feature in the actual game.

The user said in a post on the GTA 6 Subreddit it will make it 'feel less like an island and more of an actual landmass'.

'Small but seamless animation'

A Reddit user has shared what they describe as a 'small but seamless animation' from an NPC in the trailer.

The clip posted shows a woman NPC in a blue dress walking around what appears to be a homeless person in the scene of a number of cars parked at the side of the road outside clubs in Leonida at night.

The user said in the GTA 6 Subreddit: "I might be grasping at straws here but NPC movement is always janky in video games and this has me excited for the overall movement and behavior of the AI."

It's got a number of other users commenting.

SuperRockGaming said: "Oh s**t, maybe this is that one patent with dynamic animations based on the world around them in play."

finessefuego said: "This game is gonna be insane little details like this that are not really seen as important are what makes a game so realistic."

Temporary-Purpose431 said: "I see a very, very, very, VERY tiny bit of jitter, like she's being pushed away from the homeless guy due to collisions. At first, this may *seem* like a bad thing, but that may mean that they're both interacting in the physical space, which points to stuff like this being dynamic animation, and not just premade animation for the trailer."

New Vice City map revealed

The GTA 6 'Mapping Project' has shared its latest update as to what it believes will be in the final map.

The 'Mapping Project' is a community that's piecing together what players can expect to see in the final map based on co-ordinates from the trailer and widespread speculation.

A similar community did the same for GTA 5 which was said to be '90 per cent accurate' when the game released.

The latest version of the GTA 6 map is said to be a 'substantial update' from DuPz0r, one of the leaders of the project.

Their update said: "This one is quite a substantial update in terms of reworking known areas, adding new tags for the latest irl building finds and triangulation mapping data."

Regions have been updated, elevation data has been included and new buildings and locations have been added as part of it.

Screenshot speculation

Meatballs5666 has sparked a discussion in the GTA 6 Subreddit.

The user hopes that any future screenshots shared by Rockstar to promote the release of GTA 6 will be 'wide shots that show a lot of the map'.

MrGrubbycuddles said: "It would be fun to have a few shots like this that somehow completely destroy all the hard mapping work so far. Like a screenshot that somehow proves the existence of six extra panhandles, or an unexplained canyon."

Pajca said: "It would be nice if they showed some close up shots of the city. I would love to see the detail."

Dangerous_Appeal_514 said: "I hope they will do some street level stuff so we get a better sense of what it's going to be like when roaming the city."

Rockstar confirms LA Noire is back

Rockstar Games has confirmed LA Noire is back and when it will be free-to-play for those who are subscribed to its GTA+ premium service.

The developers recently announced Bully and LA Noire would be added to GTA+, which already has games such as Red Dead Redemption,GTA: The Trilogy (featuring GTA 3, Vice Cityand San Andreas) and GTA: Liberty City Stories.

A timeframe wasn't previously given as to when Bully and LA Noire would be available - but Rockstar has shared an unexpected announcement.

Read the full story here.

Worry about 'hardware limitations'

AnimeGokuSolos has posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit asking if others are worried about 'hardware limitations', saying 'I read that some people might think or worried that the "Xbox Series S is going to hold back this game"'.

'Hardware limitations' could mean the game might not run as smoothly as it could or that features could be taken out to deal with it as examples.

It's got a number of interactions on the social media site but most are confident there won't be any problems.

Temporary-Purpose431 said: "They made RDR2 (Red Dead Redemption 2) on the PS4 / Xbox One. I think we're fine."

MangoChickenFeet said: "Probably won't perform as good on Series S but doubt it would hold the whole game back."

Eggsegret said: "No. I mean yh the Series S version will probably run at a lower resolution and maybe have less traffic density than the PS5 / Series X. But yh I don't see the Series S holding back GTA for the PS5 / Series X. And anyways Rockstar managed to get GTA 5 running on the PS3 / Xbox 360 which that itself was an achievement.

Red Dead Online update

Rockstar has posted an update for Red Dead Online on its newswire.

There are 'Specialist Role' bonuses, 4x RP on 'Featured Series', discounts and lots more through to June 3.

Rockstar is still giving Red Dead Online love despite development shifting to focus on delivering GTA 6 and regularly updating GTA Online.

Avoiding spoilers

Reddit user kembowhite has posted in the GTA 6 Subreddit saying their phone will be off up to a week before the game is released to avoid any spoilers.

It's got a lot of users commenting including some sharing their ideas of how to avoid them.

Therealomarali said: "Tip for everyone. Just log out of your YouTube Account."

AnimeGokuSolos said: "Honestly this is going to be hard for PC players."

Sednice13 said: "I have talked about this before. REMOVE ALL SOCIAL MEDIA APPS. We addicted to social media even if we don't think about it. And as you know there are idiots on social media and GTA 6 will trend everywhere. I even hope this Reddit is closed during first weeks of GTA 6. My best tip is to do this two weeks before game comes out."

Excitement for 'surreal' feature

GTA 6 Subreddit users have shared their excitement at a feature in the game described as 'surreal'.

Therealomerali posted a photo and screenshot from the trailer of the straight bridges in Florida replicated in Leonida.

The user said it will be 'so surreal' to drive down it at high speed in the game.

imaniceandgoodperson said: "Tbh I totally forgot we can just do whatever in these games."

Moistycake said: "I hope you can attach bikes and kayaks to certain cars and drop them off somewhere to ride."

LanceSin said: "There will be a hidden package at the end of the unusable bridge lol."

GTA 6 map 'details'

X / Twitter account @GTAVI_Countdown has posted 'details' of the GTA 6 map which have been widely speculated.

The post shows a comparison in size of the GTA 5 and speculated GTA 6 maps, along with details about what's expected.

All that's been confirmed by Rockstar so far is that the game will be set in the fictional state of Leonida, based on Florida.

The post speculates GTA 6 will be double the size of GTA 5 with three major cities and four sub-cities, 70 per cent of buildings will be enterable, Cuba will feature, access to parts of the map might be limited early in the story similar to GTA: San Andreas and that the game expands with new cities over time.