Grand Theft Auto 6 remains the most talked about game that yet doesn't officially exist, and continues to draw attention time and again with rumors and leaks. It has been a hot button topic for years now, but fans still can't help but gobble up any small shred of info — and it looks like for the first time ever, we actually have something credible on our hands.

Over the years, there have been countless rumors and leaks from all sorts of anonymous sources and alleged industry insiders. The closest thing that we previously had to anything 'credible' was a long, detailed post on 4Chan coming from an anonymous source claiming to be a current developer at Rockstar Games. Naturally this is likely a hoax, and the only reason people placed any stock in the leak was because the details it alleged seemed believable enough while lining up with most other rumors.

However, that is still extremely shaky ground to base anything on — luckily, it is the best we have no longer.

In what may be the first genuinely legitimate leak regarding GTA 6, not one but two highly reputable and credible voices in the video game industry, who have a spotless track record when it comes to inside scoops, have corroborated an info drop.

Tom Henderson, who is the biggest name in Battlefield and Call of Duty leaks and is basically always right, switched things up a bit and revealed information about GTA 6 this time around instead of covering an upcoming modern military shooter like Battlefield 2042 or the as of yet unnamed Call of Duty game for this year. Soon after, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, formerly of Kotaku and author of countless AAA leaks that turned out to be spot on, confirmed Henderson's info in a tweet.

While the usual leak disclaimer of "take everything with a pinch of salt if it does not come from Rockstar" still applies, two industry veterans known for legitimate leaks is a hell of a lot more stable ground than the anonymous guesswork rumors we've heard before. Henderson himself said that GTA is not his area of expertise and fans should keep in mind that his sources may be wrong, and that plans may also change over at Rockstar.

Nonetheless, Schreier saying he heard the same things.
To further add to the seeming legitimacy of this bombshell leak, similarly reputable news outlet Video Games Chronicle has also backed up the claims of Henderson and Schreier. This triple threat of credible confirmation has us pretty confident about the veracity of the leaks — though based on when Henderson believes the game will launch, it may not even matter if current information about the game is true.

So what is actually in this leak, then? Quite a few interesting things, not least because some of the information contradicts the most commonly accepted previous details and leaks about GTA 6. As far as we thought we knew until now, GTA 6 would have taken place in the 70's and 80's, in Vice City, following two timelines.

Henderson's information paints a very different picture of the upcoming title. While, according to his video, Vice City will be present in some form or other, it is not necessarily the main setting of the game, and we're not looking at a throwback to the past either — GTA 6 will have a modern setting, like GTA 5 did.

Additionally, the multiple protagonist approach will be retained, with at least one playable female protagonist whose role will be that of a hacker in the storyline. According to this new information, the game's world will also see live, dynamic changes which Henderson likened to Fortnite's map changes across seasons, which makes it sound like we're looking at something similar to a live service game.

That said, there is a very real possibility that even if all of this information is spot on about the game, the final version of GTA 6 we'll actually eventually get won't reflect this, since much can change over the course of a few years — and we're definitely looking at a few more years of waiting. According to Henderson, we shouldn't expect a GTA 6 release date anytime sooner than 2024 or 2025.