A Former Rockstar Director Says Fans Should Calm Down About GTA 6 Leaks

The recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks may have sent the internet into overdrive, but a former Rockstar Games director believes fans are making far too much of them.

Obbe Vermeij, who previously served as technical director at Rockstar North, has dismissed the leaked GTA 6 footage as a “nothing burger,” arguing that the incident is unlikely to have any meaningful impact on Rockstar’s plans for the game.

“Calm down everybody,” Vermeij wrote on X. “The leaks are a nothing burger.”

His comments come after an individual or group known as CyberLeek began sharing alleged GTA 6 gameplay clips, maps, and other material online last week. The leaks quickly spread across social media, giving fans an unexpected look at parts of Rockstar’s long-awaited sequel ahead of its next official marketing push.

GTA 6 leaks are real, but Vermeij says fans should not panic

There is little doubt that at least some of the leaked material is legitimate.

Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games’ parent company, reportedly subpoenaed Microsoft, Discord, and GitHub over what it described as “stolen content” connected to the CyberLeek leaks. The legal action effectively confirmed that Rockstar and Take-Two were taking the material seriously.

That doesn't necessarily mean the leaks have caused a major problem for GTA 6's development, however.

According to Vermeij, Rockstar has deliberately kept the game under wraps for longer than many other major publishers would. From his perspective, the leaked footage means that some material escaped before Rockstar was ready to show it.

“90 percent of future players don't spend their time on the internet looking for video snippets,” Vermeij said. “They don't have the time and don't want spoilers.”

That is an important distinction. While the leaks have dominated gaming discussions online, the vast majority of people who eventually buy GTA 6 are unlikely to have spent hours tracking down leaked clips or studying unofficial maps.

For Rockstar, the bigger concern may simply be the loss of control over how some footage reaches the public.

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Rockstar has dealt with leaks and controversies before

Vermeij also pointed to his experience working on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and the infamous “Hot Coffee” controversy as an example of how much worse things could get.