While new rumors and AI-generated "leaks" continue to surface on social media, the 2022 event remains the most significant breach in the franchise's history.

It confirmed a romantic criminal duo, Jason and Lucia , as the main characters.

The leaked footage provided a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a massive project in its "mid-gestation" stage:

The individual responsible, a teenager at the time, was later apprehended for the hack. Current Status of GTA 6

In September 2022, the gaming world witnessed what journalists described as one of the biggest leaks in the history of the video game industry when of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) development footage were posted online .

The leak triggered a mix of "excitement and criticism" across the web:

The videos featured a modern-day Vice City (based on Miami) within the fictional state of Leonida .