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GTA 6 Leak Shows Early Development Footage Featuring Character Animations

Highlights

A new GTA 6 leak shows early development footage, featuring smooth character animations.
Video shows a male unlocking a bicycle and a female jumping off a pickup truck near Vice City’s Ocean Drive.
The clip reportedly comes from a demo reel of a former Rockstar employee.

Caption – GTA 6 is scheduled to release on November 19, 2026. (Image credit – Rockstar Games)

A fresh Grand Theft Auto 6 leak has emerged online, offering what appears to be a brief look at early in-development footage from Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated title. GTA 6 is currently scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X on November 19, 2026, following its second delay announced last month. While Rockstar has been maintaining silence since the postponement, this leak has quickly sparked interest among fans.

Alleged GTA 6 Animation Clip Surfaces Online

A screengrab from the recently leaked GTA 6 development video.

The latest leak reportedly comes from a demo reel belonging to a former Rockstar Games employee. The reel includes a short clip that is believed to showcase animation work from GTA 6. The footage was shared by X (formerly Twitter) user SynthPotato, a channel focused on Rockstar-related news and updates.

The 13-second video features two animation sequences. In the first, a male character is shown unlocking a bicycle from a stand and mounting and dismounting it. The second clip depicts a female character leaping off the back of a pickup truck. The truck appears to be parked near Ocean Drive, one of the iconic locations expected to feature in Vice City, the confirmed setting of GTA 6.

The animations look smooth and detailed. The combination of the male and female character models with the Ocean Drive backdrop strongly suggests that the footage is connected to GTA 6’s development.

Rockstar Yet to Reveal Official Gameplay

Rockstar Games has not released any official gameplay for GTA 6 so far. While the second trailer contained some in-engine scenes, Rockstar has previously stated it was a mix of cutscenes and gameplay-style visuals rather than full gameplay footage.

This isn’t the first time unfinished material from GTA 6 has leaked. Prior to the release of the first trailer, a major network breach exposed numerous in-development gameplay clips, confirming early details such as the game’s dual protagonists and its return to Vice City.

Since that incident, Rockstar has maintained strict security around the game’s production. Official information has been limited to two trailers, select screenshots and descriptions on the GTA 6 website, and the recent delay announcement.

Last month’s postponement shifted the planned May 26, 2026 launch to November 19, 2026. Rockstar explained that the extra time is needed to ensure the game reaches the high level of polish expected from the studio.

FAQs

Q1. When is GTA 6 scheduled to release?

Answer. GTA 6 is currently set to launch on November 19, 2026, following its second delay from the originally planned May 26, 2026 release date.

Q2. What did the latest GTA 6 leak reveal?

Answer. The leak showed early development animation footage, including a male character unlocking and riding a bicycle, and a female character jumping off a pickup truck near Vice City’s Ocean Drive.

Q3. Has Rockstar released any official gameplay footage of GTA 6?

Answer. No, Rockstar has not released full gameplay yet. The trailers so far included in-engine scenes that mixed cutscenes with gameplay-style visuals, but not actual gameplay footage.