The GTA 6 leaks benefit precisely no one
A huge number of videos purporting to show in-game development footage for GTA 6 have been plastered across various internet forums this morning, because apparently no one can wait until a video game is actually anywhere near finished before they feel compelled to spoil it for all and sundry.
The 80-some clips seemingly show everything from full, in-game scenarios to clearly unfinished bits of grey boxing, but you won't find a link to them here, because the truth is, they're simply not worth looking at. What possible benefit could they provide anyone right here, right now? The leaker gets their five minutes of fame and an influx of new followers, sure. But GTA 6 itself isn't going to look anything like what you see in those clips when it's actually finished, so someone please tell me, what is even the point?
Rockstar first announced they were formally working on the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series back in February, saying work was "well underway". They've also cited the game's development as the main reason why they've moved away from continuing to develop major updates for Red Dead Online, saying "Over the past few years, we have been steadily moving more development resources towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. [...] As a result, we are in the process of making some changes to how we support Red Dead Online."
Development is clearly continuing apace, then, and by all accounts, these latest leaks do look reasonably legit. But so what if they're legit? As mentioned above, most clips don't even show fully rendered scenes. They're just checkerboard voids with, presumably, a few character models noodling around. (I have not watched all 80-odd clips, but judging from a screenshot showing a
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