New GTA 6 Leak Appears To Come Straight Out Of Rockstar HQ, But Fans Are Divided

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Images allegedly leaked from the development of have sparked a debate online about their legitimacy. As one of the most anticipated releases of the past decade and basically a guaranteed hit, even the slightest whiff of a leak is always a major story. Fans are desperate for the slightest shred of news, or to debunk anything that looks even vaguely unconvincing — and the debate between the faithful and the nonbelievers has been revived again by the latest supposed leak.

A post by @GTAVInewz on X (formerly Twitter) claims to include a photo taken within Rockstar's development offices, showing a computer monitor mid-game in . The screen shows a third-person view of a playable character standing in front of a concrete half-wall. Palm trees rise in the distance behind industrial buildings that may be warehouses, while shipping containers are scattered about. There's also a PS5 dev kit lying on the desk next to the monitor; these devices are used by game developers to test and debug their upcoming releases on consoles.

But not everyone is convinced the photo is real. Fans are divided on the question of the leak's veracity, and there are no clear answers. The original post claims that the presence of the dev kit, which isn't publicly available for purchase and must be individually requested by developers, lends the image some credence. But some, like @StrikedVI, point out that there's a DualShock 4 — a PS4 controller — connected to the PS5 dev kit, which detracts from its legitimacy slightly.

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Others, like @twitchspion, insist there's clear evidence of photoshopping, pointing to a few stray black pixels near the edge of the monitor. While that particular piece of evidence looks pretty damning at first glance, others dismiss this as a simple matter of poor image quality. And still others, like @KazHeatCulture, express a more