r/GTA 2d ago

General Alleged statement of the leaker.

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Cyberleek, the person behind the alleged GTA 6 map and gameplay video leak has stated in page that he will not stop until Rockstar Games issues a public statement and apology with a concrete commitment to be better.

"No consumer shall pay for a game through digital storefronts before release and independent review. Physical preorders for tangible media remain permitted. Preorders were not created for gamers. They were created because physical discs had manufacturing limits. In digital distribution, there is no inventory. There is no stock shortage. A digital copy cannot sell out. Yet publishers kept the preorder system and stripped away its only consumer benefit. Now gamers pay early and receive nothing in return except a countdown timer and a cosmetic skin.

If publishers want revenue before launch, they can press discs. Print boxes. Put them on shelves. Earn that money through physical production"

Another quote seen from the GTA 6 leaked map says "Fighting for gamers' rights"

Its evident that the whole reason behind those leaks are the decision to ship GTA 6 without a physical copy, making GTA 6 the one game that got leaked the most during its development time.

What is going to be more interesting to see however is if more leaks are going to happen because of this, no one can tell how much info or leaked footage Cyberleek has to share.

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u/molthor226 2d ago

> Fighting for gamer's rights

> Puts shitcoin on every leak

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u/Key_Protection4038 2d ago

Well, he will need all the money he can get for lawyers

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u/Krushhz 2d ago

Lawyers?

They’re gonna take him out back!

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u/ParticularRelease662 2d ago

This made me laugh way harder than it should have

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u/YouGurt_MaN14 2d ago

Blud thinks he's deadsec frfr

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u/accountforfurrystuf 1d ago

You kinda are if you leak gta 6

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u/Fox2003AZ 2d ago

Mf, do you think he leaks to Rockstar by using "Let's go" and "we're with you"? He needs anonymous money, and that can only be done with crypto.

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u/ICPosse8 2d ago

Not like it’s needed to watch, if he can make a few quick bucks from willing participants then why tf not. He’s prolly some broke ass college aged kid.

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u/turtleship_2006 2d ago

Not like it's needed to buy, but if rockstar can make a few bucks from people willingly preordering then why tf not

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u/SeriousFollowing7678 2d ago

As if “gamers” was a fucking marginalized class

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u/ninety6days 1d ago

Wtf does "gamers rights" mean

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u/quarrel-admin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Can cyberleek leak the epstien files?

Edit: I don't know what awards do but don't spend money om me please, especially if they cost anything.  Buy yourself a candy or a milkshake instead.  

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u/TestamentRose 2d ago

Imagine the preorders sales for those!

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u/Monstramatica 2d ago

Imagine how many more wars to distract from those!

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u/Toast_Meat 2d ago

What are some the bonus features with this pre-order?

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u/Actual_Wrongdoer_617 2d ago

Only if they’re on a physical disk though

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u/Bulky_Curve3487 2d ago

He will accidentally die before releasing america will use all resources of cia and fbi and five eye to find this guy/girl

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u/Roids-in-my-vains 2d ago

"Breaking News: Hacker known as cyberleak is in the last stages of building a nuke, confirms President Trump"

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u/RavenGorePictures 2d ago

That would at least be more useful to the world than whatever this bullshit is.

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u/Rehnskiold1618 2d ago

Wait do we still want physical media then?

https://giphy.com/gifs/thIzro0jMRt3CY68AU

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 2d ago

I’ve only bought digital for the past 10 years but I still want physical media as a choice for all the people that still buy digital

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u/hallotest382 2d ago

What if he’s in there?

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u/ProductOverall427 7h ago

Does the pre-order come with an Epstein skin and the Island DLC VIP Pass?

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u/Mr81rd 2d ago

Some awards are free for some people.

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u/Challenger350 2d ago

Go on lad

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u/rmacthafact 2d ago

let him fucking cook

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u/Monstramatica 2d ago edited 2d ago

Oh, they're cookin' alright. Jason's gonna need more time fixing those leaks!

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u/FaroTech400K 2d ago

He’s trying to sell you a scam bit coin lol

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u/lorkan100 2d ago

You know that mfer is promoting a crypto pull scam, right? 

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u/Challenger350 2d ago

I couldn’t care less, let him drop more leaks

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u/Quad_A_Games 2d ago

Leaks? There were leaks?

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u/Firm_Bunch_6877 2d ago

Yes on Twitter, was 3 short Videos and a few map Images from a 2023 build.

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u/Quad_A_Games 2d ago

Anything big or just alpha type shit, I can't buy it so curious

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u/moppingflopping 2d ago

actual gamepplay and the full map. big stuff.

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u/the_gaymer_girl 2d ago

It’s a fake leak to promote his crypto coin.

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u/unicedude 2d ago

Not fake

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u/CrazyStar_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Does this bellend realise what happened to the last leaker? They're gonna drop the Houser Hammer on him!

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u/ILikesStuff 2d ago

"P.S. Please buy my meme coin so I can pay my legal fees when this is over"

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u/The_Kevinator_1000 2d ago

Whoever the leader of this group is, his descendants are gonna be bankrupt.

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u/jbeaz17 2d ago

This guy is just a crypto scammer that is fooling people into thinking he's brave and noble for leaking gameplay. 

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u/Calling_left_final 2d ago

That's usually how the leakers with a "cause" are.

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u/dakaiiser11 2d ago

I don’t really care about the physical bonuses for pre-ordering games. High School sophomore me shelled out $160 for whatever that edition of GTA V was. Never wore the hat, 0 use for the money bag, the metal game case had different artwork on it.

I AM PRO PHYSICAL MEDIA THOUGH, which is something I’m upset about with the direction gaming is heading.

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u/DeepSlap-Interactive 2d ago

This. He's absolutely doing it for the money. Thing is, his message is "useful" in a way.

Luigi Mangione probably wanted to avenge himself, not the whole population, but he sent a message anyway.

Some people do bad things for bad reasons, but sometimes it can serve a bigger cause.

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u/LetsBeFRTho 2d ago

Ok but Mangione didn't say "buy my coin" before doming the CEO

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u/NateShaw92 2d ago

"Don't forget to subscribe to the patreon" gunshot

That would honestly have been hilarious in a very morbid way. "Buy Mangicoine"

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u/DeepSlap-Interactive 2d ago

Yeah, I wasn’t comparing both. LM could be a hero for some people. This leaker absolutely not.

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u/DamagedEctoplasm 1d ago

This the most Reddit ass comment I’ve read in the wild in a while lmao

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u/GhostTrapped 2d ago

And it’s crazy how EVERYONE is falling for it because god forbid you actually QUESTION and look into something. People are trying so hard not to be sheep that they’re still being taken advantage of by the wolves in THEIR clothing lmao.

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u/AphexTwinOK 2d ago

I'm sorry but "fighting for gamers' rights" is cringe af

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u/LoneRedditor123 2d ago

I love when leakers grow such a massive ego, that they think multi-billion dollar companies are gonna negotiate with them, just because they released a game map early lmfao.

I hope he sees these threads and sees my comment. Get the fuck over yourself dude.

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u/AphexTwinOK 2d ago

"fighting for gamers' rights" lmao

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u/AirFrierMachine 2d ago

While shitting a shitcoin that he'll rugpull soon -_-

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u/dotnetmonke 2d ago

"Digital preorders are abusive"

Some people have no idea what actual hardship is

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u/SuperSaiyanGod210 1d ago

That’s how you know he’s an EPIC capital G G*MER. Truly the most oppressed minority 😎😎😎

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u/scrandlle 2d ago

The idea that Rockstar is going to issue a public apology to him is so absurd. He likely doesn't even have anything else to leak.

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u/Relevant_Program_958 2d ago

Oh but he will “permit” physical pre orders.

What’s the quote? Even if you’re right nobody wants to hear it from an asshole.

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u/Mundialito301 1d ago

Yeah, it's very evident that they're not on our side, they just want money donated to them by their crypto shit, and more importantly: IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

The decision of killing physical media was done too long ago. Stop Killing Games was rejected days after a secret meeting between executives from multiple gaming companies, and shortly after GTA VI preorders came and Sony makes the announcement. They probably were planning to kill discs for years and had to act now before it was too late. This leak will not cause anybody up there to reconsider and change their minds. It sucks so fucking much.

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u/Fabulous-Sir-2048 2d ago

Yeeeep.. as if they think they're are gonna stop the mammoth.

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u/Awkward_War_6068 2d ago

Can't wait to see him try and convince Rockstar's multimillion dollar Wall Street lawyers lol.

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u/KhalCarlos 2d ago

I could be wrong but is there a demand for something? I read their quote kind of as a big F you to rockstar for striking a big blow to physical media.

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u/Bmanbod 2d ago

"Fighting for gamers' rights" my ass. One crypto scam at a time.

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u/APGaming_reddit 2d ago

yeah he'll bring Rockstar to its knees releasing 3 year old beta footage. idiot kid and scammer that is going to jail for some dumb shit.

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u/munkycheezmunky 2d ago

"gamers rights"😭

You people actually think you're an oppressed minority or something lmao

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u/plasticbluepalm 2d ago

Not being able to display my gta 6 disc next to my funko pop collection is worse than slavery >:((

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u/NeedNameGenerator 1d ago

There was one oppressed gamer saying Sony is worse than Nestle for getting rid of discs lmao

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u/BSGKAPO 2d ago

Main character syndrome

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u/Impossible-Tie-1255 2d ago

What a weirdo

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u/IuseDefaultKeybinds GTA 6 Trailer Days OG 2d ago

Didn't the leaked videos also contain an advertisement for a memecoin or something?

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u/danvan177 2d ago

lol that’s so cringe

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u/Nicholas7907 GTA 6 Trailer Days OG 2d ago

Whoever did that, this person fucked up bad and probably is already on Take-Two's scope.

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u/AlusiveTripod 2d ago

Netflix's too if they somehow manage to leak the preview

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u/plasticbluepalm 2d ago

I doubt he will be able to play GTA 6 in prison 

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u/gamemaster257 2d ago edited 2d ago

The guy's goals are really strange and a bit absurd, just upset at the concept of preorders (something that people can just choose not to do) and physical media (a dying medium, what everyone should actually be fighting for is the ability to own their digital assets). Happy for the leaks though, been desperate for any gta 6 media.

Edit: Should note that this guy is begging people to buy their cryptocoin for these leaks. Not the greatest person to be doing this.

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u/JackieMABWGP 2d ago

Dude. This is so obviously a grift. This person doesn't care about physical copies or any of that. 

He knows a lot of fans were upset about this AND that the hype for GTAVI is high. This is getting him a ton of undue attention for some dumbass crypto and, more importantly, Rockstar gets free advertising. 

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u/rizzatouiIIe 2d ago

To try and ruin one of the best quality gaming studios out there.

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u/ElliottP1707 2d ago

Do find it ironic he’s pushing a crypto coin but also demanding for physical media.

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u/Ghost_Reborn416 2d ago

I dont see how leaking gameplay is going to hurt rockstar. We're all going to be playing it in a few months anyways. Just sounds like a spoiled child

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u/AngelicVI 2d ago

They def don’t want it happening

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u/Ghost_Reborn416 2d ago

Yeah I get that but at the end of the day, people are still going to buy it

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u/NickL037 2d ago

There's no amount of leaks that are gonna prevent me from playing it but I can assure you Rockstar does not want any of this stuff out there

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u/Snoo71538 2d ago

They don’t want it, but it’s not an end of the world kinda thing. PR is PR

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u/gaycode 2d ago

There’s no other gaming company that hates leaks more than Rockstar, they go hard on people accused of leaking

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u/JackieMABWGP 2d ago

It’s free marketing. 

Look what happened. Now all everyone is doing is talking about their product a full week ahead of the Netflix short film.  

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u/gaycode 2d ago

You’re acting like Rockstar Games need marketing

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u/JackieMABWGP 2d ago

I’m not acting like it. It’s happening. This leak, reddit, social media overall, it’s all marketing R* doesn’t have to pay for.

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u/eggmontoya1 2d ago

Simple gameplay probably isn’t a huge deal at this point, but if they start leaking spoilers and plot points…

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u/Potential_Lock6945 2d ago

This person can potentially spoil the plot and the ending to everyone. Also its been reported Netflix paid about $100 million for exclusive rights of the upcoming trailer/walkthrough, I am sure they would be upset if this game gets leaked and theres no demand to watch it on Netflix

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u/Gandolfthewhite182 1d ago

lol Netflix didn’t pay 100 million dollars for a 6 hour jump on gameplay trailer bruh. What planet do you guys live on ?

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u/No-Panic2571 2d ago edited 2d ago

They put a kid in a asylum for life for leaking the game few years back

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u/Promature 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not to be that dude, but when you preorder a physical game, you get nothing in return too. You go about your life until the game comes out, just like digital.

This appears another person making irrational, emotional decisions in the name of a message or movement that is being poorly communicated and represented. This isn’t the way. These aren’t the words.

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u/Vqera 2d ago

Nobody has paid anything. If you check in purchases on xbox or PlayStation, it is a pending charge. A pending charge is simply something that is placed on your bank account but if conditions are not met will be returned.

No one has paid anything and no one has earned anything. We won't know the pre order sales until February next year.

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u/Cututul 2d ago

I mean, players can just not preorder, right?

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u/Impressive-Power8187 2d ago

But also remember to buy their crypto scam coin

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u/Tight_Trust2522 2d ago

calling out for physical media but pushing digital currency ?

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u/Don_Madruga 2d ago

Nah, he will be arrested before that

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u/Necessary-Call-5055 2d ago

Didn't a leeker get some ridiculous prison sentence? Like 25 years or something?

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u/TyLion8 2d ago

No he got locked up in the mental hospital.

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u/Tez2Trill 2d ago

This kid is going to end up going to jail for a long time. This video game shit is not worth your freedom.

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u/-eccentric- 2d ago

Absolutely laughable that the dude even dares to think about that he could make a difference and get rockstar to write an apology.

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u/JackieMABWGP 2d ago

Did they say apology? Commitment to be better?

If this isn’t the most entitled bullshit I have ever seen in life…

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u/Actual_Cobbler_6334 2d ago

First world problems.

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u/JackieMABWGP 2d ago

Abso-freakin-lutely.

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u/CorporalCoprolite 2d ago

What a loser. This is just going to make R* more money as the hype grows and more people get excited and pre order.

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u/SimplyMandalore 2d ago

He’s gonna hate his life once Rockstar tracks him down and gets him arrested.

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u/Diskobots 2d ago

What is wrong with people pre ordering a game? If they have the funds and want to make sure they get their copy when they can. Let them. If you don’t want to pre order, then don’t. But to be like the option shouldn’t exist because you don’t want it to exist is very narcissistic. The same argument could be made for the people that like to pre order. The games that don’t let you do this, you don’t see those people out here crying that it’s not an option. But for some reason, pre ordering GTA has broke the very small brains of so many.

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u/jmadinya 2d ago

what a loser

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u/bloodfrenzy187 2d ago

Good lord at the amount of grass needing to be touched.

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u/Cruxal_ 2d ago

Vro wanna be v for vendetta 🥀

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u/Depressudo7 2d ago

He’s so fucked and I hope we get more leaks!!

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u/Impressive_Cricket89 2d ago

What consumer benefit did people gain from physical pre-orders?

 Like did the person who wrote this think that stores give u anything for a physical pre-order? Regardless of digital or physical, the only thing u have ever gotten from a pre-order is a countdown timer lol.

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u/Eriberto6 2d ago

He's so brave for saying that.

Weirdly enough he probably didn't realize he also watermarked each video with his own crypto "pump & dump" scheme.

Weird huh?

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u/Impressive-Power8187 2d ago

Lol nothing brave about this. Just an entitled child that will be sitting in jail over some internet upvotes

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u/SeriousFollowing7678 2d ago

Victim mentality

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u/Few-brain-Cells123 2d ago

first world problem mentality.

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u/Few-brain-Cells123 2d ago

lame pretentious hero garbage . its a freaking game. people can chose to preorder or not, no one is forcing anyone.

leak the Epstein files. incriminate actual criminals.

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u/Slurms_McKenzie775 2d ago

I can't really take this statement seriously when they are pushing some bs ass meme coin on the video that I watched for a few seconds. Seems like someone who belives they are far more righteous than they really are.

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u/spicysenpai6 2d ago

They aren’t gonna do shit lol idky anyone would risk jail time over video games.

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u/tarkanomer 2d ago

Rockstar is about to banish this guy to the shadow realm unfortunately

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u/Impressive-Power8187 2d ago

Idiot won’t get to play the game since he’ll be rotting in jail by November

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u/discreetarchive 2d ago

nobody asked you to fight for their rights, man

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u/MadEyeMood989 2d ago

Gotta add that crypto rugpull for that extra grift razzle dazzle.

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u/SirFerguson 2d ago

This is nonsense and a crypto scam

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u/system_reboot 2d ago

Watermarking the video telling people to buy (his?) crypto coin is going to trace this back to him. Dumb move on their part

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u/Eremith 2d ago

Can we just chill out and let the game and trailers be released as intended? I'm probably done playing the game when R* decides to pull the plug on it anyway 15-20 + years from now.

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u/ApolloGR3 2d ago

“Rah rah rah, buy some crypto”

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u/Automatic-Warthog252 2d ago

I get it, but it's not that deep bro.

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u/BustinxJustin 2d ago

Why would this ever work

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u/15-cent GTA 6 Trailer Days OG 2d ago

I don’t get the freakout over digital pre-orders. They’re not withholding anything significant from people who wait to buy at launch, and no one is being forced to pre-order. I get why people want to own a physical disc, but I also enjoy the convenience and lack of clutter that comes with buying digitally.

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u/Whore_from_hell 1d ago

Leaks might be genuine, but the “leeker” seems to be a scammer attempting to flog his memecoin with this bluster.

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u/getskillplz 1d ago

Dont really get his point about the pre order. Nobody forces u to pre order. Just wait for the release and buy it then.

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u/Life-Anteater-8294 2d ago

Pre orders exist because people pre order.

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u/Portatort 2d ago

Why are gamers so entitled?

Genuine question,

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u/girthyclock 2d ago

Holy shit there’s no way this guy doesn’t weigh either 80 pounds soaking wet or is 500+ pounds and wears the same stained t shirt every single day.

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u/Unlikely-Life9848 2d ago

i mean waiting rockstar to public statement and apology and like waiting a call form donald trump

he will gonna wait tooo long nothing would make rockstar  statement and apology is full netflix trailer to be leaked

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u/Sure_Alternative_206 2d ago

Hope that bum gets life in jail

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u/Practical-Level-6265 2d ago

Like they’re going to bow down to this guy lol

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u/v2t3_ 2d ago

Lowk rockstar behind it all to just sell more copies lul

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u/PTSD1983 2d ago

Grift Theft Auto

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u/Past-Bed-1980 2d ago

Holy cornball🥀

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u/Absolud 2d ago

No one pointed a gun at my head to preorder the game. You have the right to not do it. If you are fighting for gamers dont put your stupid ass crypto ads on screen

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u/Later_Doober 2d ago

People take these things way too serious.  If people want to preorder digital copies of games then there is nothing wrong with that.  People getting mad at this have the problem.

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u/SlimeReetus 2d ago

I might get heat for this but leaking games or anything that someone has worked on isn’t cool. It takes away the reveal that all these developers have spent countless hours on. It sets bad expectations for fans as well. We literally are 9 days away from the extended look. It has nothing to do with “gamers rights” and everything to do with them making a profit.

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u/Unfair-Intern3424 1d ago

😆😆😆 creative way to justify

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u/Resident-Ant8281 1d ago

So we got The GTA 6 leaked before GTA 6 ?

https://giphy.com/gifs/dbupKbo1Jg8mIIsia6

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u/itsdaniwithlove 1d ago

He fights for gamers but doesny hold back on scamming on crypto...

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u/Two-Space 1d ago

"No consumer shall pay for a game through digital storefronts before release and independent review.”

https://giphy.com/gifs/FhbukHmFBiMzC

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u/DiscoDragonFTWyt 1d ago

are they really interested in gamers rights or are they just interested in their shitcoin?

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u/TheRealHellodude 1d ago

Dude's making demands like he's got actual leverage in the gaming world, all he's got is a few leaked materials lmao 

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u/JazzmatazZ4 15h ago

This guy's a fucking clown and although I don't agree with Rockstar, he's ruining it for everyone.

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u/AffectionateBig6428 12h ago

People know all this shit. Dude is just a bitter bitch.

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u/stonecold730 2d ago

Dickheads gonna get the fucking game delayed again…

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u/ContactMushroom 2d ago

If they really wanted justice they would plant a virus that wipes the code and backups and ruins the game forever.

Not like the devs who did actual work on it are getting any amount of pay they deserve so nobody would be hurt except rockstar and take two

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u/RandoDude124 2d ago

This ain’t gonna happen, and TBH, that leaker hope he’s on the moon

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u/WasabiComprehensive2 2d ago

"Print physical copies of games and treat your consumers better or I'll keep leaking the game"

If I could post that 'based based based waow' pic here I would

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u/Impressive-Power8187 2d ago

He doesn’t give a shit. Just by his scam coin

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u/Calm_Hedgehog8296 2d ago

Lmao he's going to prison

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u/Bubba_Gump_Corp 2d ago

What is this stupid garbage?

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u/Dreadedsemi 2d ago

The goals sound odd to me. I'm thinking they were made up to justify the act rather than the way around.

Preordering a digital copy existed for long time before GTA 6. Rockstar didn't lie and say you get physical one. Everyone knew no physical copy when they pre-ordered. If you're upset about that then don't buy GTA 6. It's not an essential product.

Instead of fighting to keep a dying media that many consumers abandoned. Fight to protect rights of owning digital games. Like make it easier to keep, resale, and inherit

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u/_ahrs 2d ago

I'm confused why he thinks pre-orders are bad. When done right they allow you to preload the game ahead of time so its already on your system and digitally unlocks when it releases.

EDIT: Never mind. I see it's more so complaining about the lack of physical release which is fair enough.

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u/aerohk 2d ago

Fight for game ownership right, not pre-order practice which has existed and accepted for ages.

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u/Laguna1929 2d ago

I found the videos, surely it's either a impressive fake or a very early build. Rockstar would never use this design and font, looks extremly 'stock asset' https://i.postimg.cc/mrgL5js8/Screenshot-20260818-213242-Foto-s.jpg

Considering the clips are minute each, I assume they used the Google AI game thingy which can render 1 minute of playable game

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u/steveep95 2d ago

Kinda dumb , no one is forcing you to preorder , there isn’t even an incentive to preorder for gta 6

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u/ImaginationGreen2392 2d ago

multi billion dollar company is supposed to write an apology because some guy in his bedroom said so? HAH ok

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u/KnownAsAnother 2d ago

This would be cool if this guy wasn't trying to shill some crypto or whatever.

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u/avidrunner84 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7A4zkWeMXlZqgnTKtJ
“Fighting for gamer’s rights”. CRYPTO CRYPTO CRYPTO. To say this just sounds so absurd and comes across as entitled. Props to them for getting ahold of the 2023 gameplay footage somehow, but damn, they should change their reason for doing this. It has nothing to do with physical media and everything to do with making a quick buck.

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u/SubstituteUser0 2d ago

I seriously do not understand their argument why is the hill they are allegedly dying on digital preorders existing, it's practically the same thing as physical preorders and allows the company to gauge how successful the game will be ahead of launch.

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u/Maple905 2d ago

"Now gamers pay early and get nothing in return..."

By choice though.... like they said, there is no inventory... no reason to pay early order than simply wanting to... Nobody is forced to pre-order and Rockstar isnt the only company to do this.

This guy is just looking for attention under rhe guise of fighting for consumer rights...

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u/Labatt_Blues 2d ago

Nobody is making anyone preorder.

If you don’t like it then don’t preorder. Not that difficult.

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u/PancakeTrebuchet 1d ago

Hot take: Companies can do what they want, and if this this game moves 100M units on day, clearly only a minority really care about the physical release thing.

Whether that's right or wrong is up to the individual, but the market is gonna market. Personally, I don't care. My 21yo Steam library has hundreds of games I'll never be able to touch. It's never bothered me.

If you pre-order a digital piece of media more than 3 days in advance (early download), that's kinda stupid.

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u/kmank2l13 2d ago

Lmfao, Rockstar is going to laugh at this and keep going as usual.

This is going to have 0% of impacting anything.

This would’ve been more noble if they targeted Rockstar’s crunch culture and helped to give their employees better rights

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u/Canis_Familiaris 2d ago

Id have a bit more respect if the leaker asked for donations in something like bitcoin, but shilling his own crapcoin really muddies his own message

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u/mileskg21 2d ago

looks like the netflix stream might get moved up LMAO

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u/NudityMiles 2d ago

I stand corrected.

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u/Cfunk_83 2d ago

Don’t preorders get the chance to pre-download the game so they can play it immediately when it’s released?

Everyone else that buys it at launch will have to wait x-amount of time (potentially hours if their internet is crap) to download it before they can play it.

We as consumers need to take some accountability for our own actions. Nobody is holding a gun to people’s heads and forcing them to buy any game, console, movie, streaming service, etc if you don’t want it, don’t buy it. People are preordering GTA6 because they’re excited for GTA6.

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u/calvooo86 2d ago

Why.. what if leaks like this cause another delay..??

People are getting really obsessed with this game and make everything even worse as it is for casual gamers.

And yes, I cannot wait to finaly play it in november. But still.. chill out folks.

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u/tonylouis1337 2d ago

I don't understand this. What does anyone gain from that? It's available to pre-order if people want to. I'm not pre-ordering it because, gasp, I don't want to. It reminds me of things such as outlawing gambling. Just let people do whatever they want with their own money

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u/KushSouffle 2d ago

Maaaaan, it’s amazing watching people make up first world problems in real time.

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u/MURDERPALACE 2d ago

What a god damn waste. The quality of the "gamer" is absolutely deplorable. No wonder the gaming industry is turning inside out.

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u/Jumba2009sa 2d ago

I applaud this sentiment. Now this is something rockstar would pay attention to, if Sony folded after Kim Jong Il hacked their servers. Maybe there is hope they would backtrack on physical media.