Rockstar Releases 26‑Minute GTA VI Extended Look After Devastating Leak

Overview

• Thursday's 26-minute Extended Look, first shown on Netflix and posted publicly hours later, presented PS5 gameplay that confirmed protagonists Lucia and Jason, the Leonida/Vice City setting and new open-world systems.
• Rockstar called a string of unauthorized gameplay uploads 'devastating' to its team, issued an apology for delayed communication and said the studio prepared the official preview to present the game on its own terms.
• Take-Two and Rockstar have launched legal and investigative steps to find those responsible and reportedly obtained a U.S. court order seeking data from Microsoft and Discord that could help trace the source of the leaks.
• The publisher set the game's U.S. prices at $79.99 for the base edition and $99.99 for a special edition, and kept the firm release date of November 19, 2026 while declining to give a timeline for a standalone online multiplayer.
• The new footage highlights a big technical leap and high player expectations given GTA V's long sales run, leaving questions about how the leak, digital-only distribution and pricing will affect community trust and the game's post-launch monetization.