Overview
- Rockstar updated store pages and the ESRB added an M (17+) rating this week, listing standard franchise descriptors such as blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, strong sexual content, strong language, and drug and alcohol use.
- Australian and New Zealand PlayStation listings specifically use the phrase “sex scenes,” a wording change from GTA V that observers say could indicate more explicit on‑screen intercourse rather than the series’ usual off‑camera or implied encounters.
- A PEGI 18 entry that was briefly posted then removed from the board’s site has been saved and shared by reporters and fans, and that text details graphic features reported as including detailed decapitation, frequent drug use, and the ability to carry and snort cocaine from the player’s hand.
- Multiple product pages also note “in‑game purchases,” which echoes Rockstar’s past online monetization and signals that microtransactions or paid content are likely to play a role in the game’s post‑launch economy.
- Full, stable rating summaries from ESRB and regional boards remain pending, so the leaked and removed texts are treated as developing information and are likely to shape regulatory, parental and media scrutiny before GTA 6’s Nov. 19 release.