“First news about GTA Online”: GTA VI dataminer shares findings

Fans have long been waiting for a multiplayer announcement.

Currently, Rockstar Games is promoting Grand Theft Auto VI as a single-player game. However, following the success of GTA Online, fans have no doubt that multiplayer will get a sequel or some kind of expanded version tied to GTA VI.

Recently, a dataminer shared some findings. The current version of Grand Theft Auto VI is 01.001.004.

He also reported that “GTA VI supports” (as mentioned in the PlayStation backend):

• intentType": "joinSession" (join session)
• intentType": "launchActivity" (launch activity)
• intentType": "launchMultiplayerActivity" (launch multiplayer activity)

PlayStation Game Size also noted that the New Zealand version of GTA VI will apparently weigh 223.080 GB.

The reaction of some online mode enthusiasts to the mention of “Multiplayer” is quite predictable:

RTX_1280_Ti voiced the opinion that Rockstar Games might change its approach to presenting multiplayer: “I assume they won’t even call it GTA Online. There is no gtao on the game box, but it mentions support for an online play feature.”

Discussion participants noted that they would like to see an expanded version of online play, for example with support for 128-player lobbies.

The release of Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles.