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[Draugoth]

Rockstar was due to premiere its GTA 6 trailer on Tuesday. However, on Monday an anonymous X (formerly Twitter) account forced its hand by uploading a low-res and heavily watermarked version of the reveal video early.

Shortly after the leak, Rockstar published an official version of the trailer, writing:

“Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube.”

Senior gameplay animator Javier Altman wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the early publication of the much-anticipated reveal video had robbed them of plans to watch the live reaction with the rest of the development team.

“This fucking sucks,”

they wrote.

“I was hoping to watch this for the first time tomorrow along with my fellow teammates and coworkers. I feel we deserved that moment.”

Altman added:

“I’m so proud of what we are making. Enjoy the trailer, everyone.”

An hour after the GTA 6 trailer was officially published by Rockstar, the animator added:

“Literally crying tears of joy right now at the response everyone is having. I can’t believe I get to be a part of this.”

 

[Fake]

 

[Gaiff]

Chin up, Rockstar. Your trailer wasn't THAT bad.

 

[Represent.]

Yeah, I'd be pissed off too, fucking clown needed his 30 seconds of fame though.

But it looks fantastic

 

[DeepEnigma]

You know what else sucks?

No 60fps patch for RDR2. Chin up, ladies.

 

[kiphalfton]

“I was hoping to watch this for the first time tomorrow along with my fellow teammates and coworkers. I feel we deserved that moment.”

Yeah, I'm sure people indirectly stroking their egos would have resulted in them simultaneously cumming.

Why you gotta deprive them of that mane.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

When you've been silent this long, it was meant to happen. They should had just dropped it last week instead of announcing a date.

 

[jshackles]

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Leakers are trash, "lolol igotitfirst give clicks/views!", but also the people that can't control themselves to wait for the official thing.

 

[darrylgorn]

Is that about the leak or the trailer?

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Boohoo.

 

[GHG]

So maybe stop with the "announcement of an announcement of an announcement" shit that your publishers seems to love doing?

If people don't know what they are looking for and where to look for it, it would greatly reduce the risk of anything leaking out.

 

[Quantum253]

Why does this read like a YouTube Minecraft soundtrack comment

"Literally crying tears of joy right now"

 

[KyoZz]

So maybe stop with the "announcement of an announcement of an announcement" shit that your publishers seems to love doing?

If people don't know what they are looking for and where to look for it, it would greatly reduce the risk of anything leaking out.

This. While it sucks to see their work leaked like that, I can't help but feel like they almost ask for it.
They know people are gonna look everywhere.

 

[CherryFalls]

 

[YeulEmeralda]

 

[Muffdraul]

Lol at the dev complaining about "wah but muh moment" =(

I miss the good ol' days, when studios just dropped new trailers out of nowhere. None of this fucking "announcement of an announcement" bullshit. Anyone who claims to like that sort of crap has a bizarre form of Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[Silver Wattle]

That's what happens when you try to do a overly controlled release, just make it, announce it and reveal it when it's ready, stop trying to maximize the social media metrics.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[Quantum253]

Lol at the dev complaining about "wah but muh moment" =(

I miss the good ol' days, when studios just dropped new trailers out of nowhere. None of this fucking "announcement of an announcement" bullshit. Anyone who claims to like that sort of crap has a bizarre form of Stockholm Syndrome.

Developers also kept their content under heavy surveillance and released/uploaded right before release. Most are just hosted now sitting and waiting for a timer. Between a myriad of people who have access/hackers/etc., keeping these things under wraps is almost impossible now. Nintendo still holds on pretty tight though, very rarely do they have large content leak like this

 

[Eimran]

While I can understand them.... With the way Rockstar has been treating its fanbase the last years I can honestly say IDGAF.

 

[vodka-bull]

Does it suck as much as you guys abandoning RDR2?

 

[MagiusNecros]

Make a gameplay trailer for tomorrow and you can still have your moment.

 

[Wastelander92]

If I were Rockstar head, I'd be going nuclear figuring out how leaked it.

 

[diffusionx]

I can see that, but it was a really nice surprise getting to watch it tonight.

 

[Sleepwalker]

You announced a trailer days in advance, so you brought this on yourself. Especially after demonstrating you're prone to leaks earlier in the year.

 

[CharmingCharlie]

yeah think I am gonna go with "awwwww diddums". I may have had some empathy for another studio that gives a fuck about their fans. However Rockstar has shown contempt time and time again for the fanbase so fuck em/

 

[Deerock71]

Utter confirmation it's legit. They shouldn't feel THAT bad. It's looking like a GENERATIONAL step up from GTA V, which I was doubting could be done.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Utter confirmation it's legit. They shouldn't feel THAT bad. It's looking like a GENERATIONAL step up from GTA V, which I was doubting could be done.

R* released it themselves just after the leak.

 

[Deerock71]

R* released it themselves just after the leak.

I know. They should still feel like they're going down the right path.

 

[SlimySnake]

So maybe stop with the "announcement of an announcement of an announcement" shit that your publishers seems to love doing?

If people don't know what they are looking for and where to look for it, it would greatly reduce the risk of anything leaking out.

If anything, this proves that you can just drop the trailer without any fanfare and people will watch it. 3 million likes on youtube in an hour. on a shadow drop.

in this day and age, people are online all the time. it sucks for watch parties and i hate myself for watching the leaked trailer but the real thing blew me away all over again. its not a big deal.

 

[Sleepwalker]

If anything, this proves that you can just drop the trailer without any fanfare and people will watch it. 3 million likes on youtube in an hour. on a shadow drop.

in this day and age, people are online all the time. it sucks for watch parties and i hate myself for watching the leaked trailer but the real thing blew me away all over again. its not a big deal.

Plus its a trailer, not the whole game leaking like every nintendo game or TLOUP2 story

 

[DeepEnigma]

Wish these cunts would leak a 60fps patch.

 

[Myths]

 

[Phase]

Maybe don't take 10 years to make a sequel, then people would have less time/chances to leak your work.

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Make a gameplay trailer for tomorrow and you can still have your moment.

 

[Kerotan]

You know what else sucks?

No 60fps patch for RDR2. Chin up, ladies.

No GTA IV remaster either. Chin up bitches.

 

[ManaByte]

If I were Rockstar head, I'd be going nuclear figuring out how leaked it.

All they need to do is know who has access to their YouTube channel uploads.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Leak the whole game awards ...

 

[analog_future]

I feel for the developers. Years and years of working your ass off, culminating into the big reveal tomorrow morning, only for some clout chasing piece of shit to spoil it.


It looks absolutely incredible though and they will still have a ton to celebrate tomorrow.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I feel for the developers. Years and years of working your ass off, culminating into the big reveal tomorrow morning, only for some clout chasing piece of shit to spoil it.


It looks absolutely incredible though and they will still have a ton to celebrate tomorrow.

Yeah, it's a shame many don't understand. It's nothing deep. It's just a team that has worked extremely hard on something for several years and wanted to be experience it together as a group and celebrate when it first premiered/was revealed. Obviously they'll be fine, but it's just a shame to look forward to something like that, maybe even be planning something internally, only to have it not go as planned.

I love surprises, especially nowadays when I feel like they're so few and far between because almost everything leaks one way or another.

Game looks amazing though, and the look of Florida is definitely on point through and through.

 

[Horatius]

well they're not wrong about it sucking lol

 

[LRKD]

It really isn't that big of a deal having your trailer leak a few days early. Being upset the full game leaked early, happened to terraria, or being upset the entire script leaked early, fallout 4. Is entirely understandable and warranted, but these weak ass devs crying about a trailer we would've seen in a few days is ridiculous.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

It really isn't that big of a deal having your trailer leak a few days early. Being upset the full game leaked early, happened to terraria, or being upset the entire script leaked early, fallout 4. Is entirely understandable and warranted, but these weak ass devs crying about a trailer we would've seen in a few days is ridiculous.

Or having your game on piratebay weeks before release lmao. Ah those were the day.

 

[newtypepilot]

wasn't it leaked by the son of an employee?

Here's a thought: maybe rockstar needs to train their staff better regarding NDAs?

 

[ByWatterson]

I don't want to be that guy, but maybe don't hide your work for a decade. If you want to get ahead of it, get ahead of it.

It's entertainment. Stuff leaks. Get over it.

 

[demigod]

Are those tears of joy?

 

[VinnyMac]

I'd feel a Lil bad for them if they didn't milk 5 for 10 plus years shit looks good asf tho.

 

[El Muerto]