GTA 6 Leaks Again: Rockstar Hunts the Source as Netflix Reveal Stays On Track
Rockstar still does not know who leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay this month, and the company is pulling legal levers to find out.
According to a Bloomberg report published 21 August 2026, the studio behind GTA 6 has not identified the party responsible for the latest leak, nor determined how the breach occurred. Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has subpoenaed Microsoft and Discord as part of the investigation, GameSpot reports. The subpoenas are a legal tool — court orders compelling the companies to hand over records that could trace the leak's origin.
A top Rockstar executive sent a staff memo denouncing the leaker and promising the incident would not derail the team's work, according to the same report. Despite the breach, Rockstar is not changing its marketing plans for the game. A planned GTA 6 reveal on Netflix scheduled for 27 August has reportedly not been affected.
That decision marks a shift in posture for a company with a history of reshuffling around leaks. When GTA 6's first trailer leaked in December 2023, Rockstar released it ahead of schedule. This time, the studio is holding its line.
The leaks have carried a cost. Take-Two lost more than US$2 billion in total market value in the week since the latest footage began circulating, GameSpot reports. Market value — a company's share price multiplied by total shares — reflects investor confidence, and the drop signals unease even as the game approaches launch.
GTA 6 is scheduled for release on 19 November for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is one of the most anticipated titles in the games industry, and its parent company is betting heavily on its performance.
This is not the first time Rockstar has dealt with leaked material. After a major hack in 2022, the studio took what Bloomberg describes as drastic measures to prevent another breach. Those measures did not work. In early November 2025, Rockstar fired more than 30 employees for leaking GTA 6 information, Bloomberg reported at the time. A trade labour group subsequently claimed the firings amounted to union busting, Kotaku reported.
The backdrop is a studio under pressure from multiple sides: security failures it has tried and failed to plug, a workforce caught between leak investigations and labour disputes, and investors watching the share price slide. Through all of it, the release date has not moved.
For players, the practical takeaway is straightforward. The Netflix reveal is still happening on 27 August. The game is still dated for 19 November. And Rockstar, for now, is not letting the leaks dictate its schedule.
