The company says the content was stolen by hackers

Sep 19, 2022 17:28 GMT  ·  By

The next iteration of Grand Theft Auto made the headlines the past weekend following a major leak that provided the world with an early look at the highly anticipated game.

Needless to say, given Rockstar barely talks about GTA 6, it’s no surprise that so many people are eager to see what the game is all about.

The leak was therefore received with much enthusiasm by fans from all over the world.

But according to Rockstar, the content we got to see was actually early development footage. The company claims its servers were hacked, as someone managed to break into its systems and steal the GTA content.

“We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto. At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our live game services nor any long-term effect on the development of our ongoing projects,” the company said in a public statement.

Rockstar went to express its “extreme disappointment” towards the hack, explaining that it didn’t want the GTA 6 content to make its way to fans this way.

On the other hand, the company says the leak wouldn’t change its plans regarding Grand Theft Auto, and the work on the next iteration would remain the same.

“We are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way. Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto game will continue as planned and we remain as committed as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations,” the company explains.

“We will update everyone again soon and, of course, will properly introduce you to this next game when it is ready,” Rockstar continued without providing any ETA.