--- title: "GTA 6 | What the Rockstar Games leak tells us about Grand Theft Auto VI" id: "185055" type: "post" slug: "gta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi" published_at: "2026-04-17T00:53:18+00:00" modified_at: "2026-04-17T00:53:18+00:00" url: "https://en.viciados.net/gta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi/" markdown_url: "https://en.viciados.net/gta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi.md" excerpt: "In recent days, the internet has been abuzz with a new leak from Rockstar Games. But unlike in 2022, we haven’t seen any unfinished gameplay footage of GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto VI) or the story of Lucia and Jason..." taxonomy_category: - "Artigo de opinião" - "Gaming News" - "gaming news" - "GTA 6" - "Matérias especiais" taxonomy_language: - "English" taxonomy_post_translations: - "pll_69e18460ca846" taxonomy_tmauthors: - "Elissan Cerqueira" --- By[Elissan Cerqueira (SanInPlay)](https://en.viciados.net/author/saninplay/) [https://en.viciados.net/author/saninplay/](https://en.viciados.net/author/saninplay/) By[Elissan Cerqueira (SanInPlay)](https://en.viciados.net/author/saninplay/) Redator do Portal Viciados Follow[https://www.youtube.com/@SanInPlay](https://www.youtube.com/@SanInPlay) [https://www.facebook.com/saninplay/](https://www.facebook.com/saninplay/) [https://x.com/DjSan_](https://x.com/DjSan_) [https://www.youtube.com/@SanInPlay](https://www.youtube.com/@SanInPlay) [https://www.instagram.com/saninplay_/](https://www.instagram.com/saninplay_/) [https://www.tiktok.com/@saninplay_](https://www.tiktok.com/@saninplay_) [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissan-cerqueira-5898b4231/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissan-cerqueira-5898b4231/) [https://www.twitch.tv/saninplay](https://www.twitch.tv/saninplay) [https://soundcloud.com/saninplay](https://soundcloud.com/saninplay) [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5E9JZHltY4MyuLo80V](https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5E9JZHltY4MyuLo80V) - Redator do Portal Viciados Last updated: 16 de April de 2026 às 21:53 Compartilhar [https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F) [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F&via=DjSan_](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F&via=DjSan_) [https://web.whatsapp.com/send?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI%20%E2%98%9E%20https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F](https://web.whatsapp.com/send?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI%20%E2%98%9E%20https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F) [whatsapp://send?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI%20%E2%98%9E%20https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F](whatsapp://send?text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI%20%E2%98%9E%20https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F) [https://t.me/share/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F&text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI](https://t.me/share/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.viciados.net%2Fgta-6-what-the-rockstar-games-leak-tells-us-about-grand-theft-auto-vi%2F&text=GTA+6+%7C+What+the+Rockstar+Games+leak+tells+us+about+Grand+Theft+Auto+VI) [#](#) [#](#) In recent days, the internet has been abuzz with a new leak from **Rockstar Games.** But unlike in 2022, we haven’t seen any unfinished gameplay footage of **GTA 6** (**Grand Theft Auto VI**) or the story of **Lucia**and **Jason**being revealed. **You can check out my video on this topic in the player below:** **Check it out on YouTube:**[EVERYTHING about the LEAK that made ROCKSTAR even RICHER!!](https://youtu.be/PmT2d8DknvE) What the hackers leaked was [financial data showing the strength of Rockstar Games](https://viciados.net/vazamento-rockstar-gta-online-red-dead-online/) . And, ironically, what was supposed to be a disaster turned into[https://viciados.net/rockstar-games-take-two-valorizacao-acoes-dados/](https://viciados.net/rockstar-games-take-two-valorizacao-acoes-dados/) the [biggest free publicity Take-Two has ever had](https://viciados.net/rockstar-games-take-two-valorizacao-acoes-dados/) , causing its stock to skyrocket. Artigo continua após enquete 1 ### Qual o seu protagonista favorito do GTA 6? 1Lucia 2Jason Ok press **Enter** ↵ Feito por: But beyond the shock of seeing the absurd amount of money that **GTA Online**generates (we’re talking about $5 billion in **Shark Cards** alone!), what do these numbers really tell us about the highly anticipated **GTA 6**? O artigo continua após as sugestões[GTA 6 | Reasons why I believe we’ll have official news in May 2026](https://en.viciados.net/gta-6-reasons-why-i-believe-well-have-official-news-in-may-2026/) [GTA 6 | Why Trailer 3 is closer than you think](https://en.viciados.net/gta-6-why-trailer-3-is-closer-than-you-think/) Looking at the data objectively, the answer is very clear: the game was born a giant—and here’s why! ## GTA 6 Online is being built to be a cash cow The first big lesson from this leak is to understand why **Rockstar** was never in a hurry. With **GTA Online**raking in between $400 million and $700 million annually even a decade after launch, the company had a luxury no other studio in the world has: infinite time. They didn’t need to rush **GTA 6’s** release to meet financial targets. They’re literally sitting on a gold mine. This gives us immense confidence in the game’s quality. If the budget for the new game really is in the range of $2 or $3 billion, as rumors suggest, it makes perfect sense. **Rockstar Games** knows the risk is zero. We, the community that plays and consumes the online mode, have already financed the development of **GTA 6** indirectly. ## Will GTA 6 be marketed with PlayStation? Another mind-blowing fact was the platform breakdown. The **PlayStation 5**alone accounts for over **50%**of **GTA Online**’s revenue, while the entire **Xbox** family combined barely exceeds **22%**, and the **PC**makes up a mere **3%**. What does this tell us about the future? That **GTA 6**’s marketing may go through **Sony**. If the **PS5**is where **Rockstar**’s big money is, we can expect massive partnerships and exclusive **PlayStation** console bundles. ## The sacrifice of Red Dead Online and the future of services like GTA Plus The leak also brought the bitter truth that **[Red Dead Redemption](https://viciados.net/games/red-dead-redemption/)** fans needed to hear. **[Red Dead Online](https://viciados.net/games/red-dead-online/)**generates very little revenue compared to **GTA Online**. This means that **GTA 6**’s online mode will be designed from day one to be a retention machine. **Rockstar Games** must learn from the mistakes of **Red Dead Online** and not repeat them with the new **GTA 6 Online**. The leak revealed that the **GTA+** service has over 1.3 million active subscribers. You can bet on it: in**GTA 6**, the ecosystem of subscriptions and microtransactions will be even more entrenched, continuous, and aggressive, transforming the **Vice City** experience into a service that will last another 15 years. The hackers tried to harm **Rockstar** **Games**, but they ended up giving us the strongest proof that the company knows exactly what it’s doing. In short, their silence and the delay for **GTA 6 Trailer 3** aren’t signs of development issues; they’re just reflections of those who have absolute control over the situation. **See also:**[GTA 6 | Rockstar Games explained the reason for the lack of news and trailers in the marketing for Grand Theft Auto V](https://viciados.net/gta-6-rockstar-games-motivo-falta-noticias-trailers/) Do you like the **Viciados Portal**? We count on your support! 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