As Take-Two works to identify the person or group behind the GTA 6 'CyberLeek' account, one former Rockstar developer has insisted the recent spate of gameplay leaks will have little impact on the success of the game itself.

CyberLeek has released 10 GTA 6 gameplay videos and an image of the full map in the space of just six days, sparking a manhunt for the people responsible. Rockstar parent company Take-Two has subpoenaed Microsoft, Discord, and even X / Twitter, but the leaker appears undeterred, and is even running a crypto-fueled poll to determine which video to release next.

All this just a week before Netflix’s timed-exclusive reveal of GTA 6, which is set to fully unveil the game officially for the first time.

From a Take-Two and Rockstar perspective, significant damage is being done. According to

Bloomberg

, Rockstar still doesn’t know how these leaks happened, nor who is behind them. And while there are no plans to shift this week’s big Netflix reveal, Bloomberg reported that there is frustration and anger internally at recent events, with management sending morale-boosting emails to staff.

Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij, however, downplayed the damage caused by the leaks. Vermeij, who worked at Rockstar North from 1995 to 2009,

took to social media to say the Hot Coffee scandal was much more damaging than these GTA 6 leaks.

GTA 6 is expected to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time, setting records for sales and revenue. As Vermeij says, the gameplay leaks are unlikely to threaten the success of the game's November launch. But they remain part of what is a significant security breach for Take-Two and Rockstar, one that will no doubt affect the morale of staff who have spent years building the game. They also potentially dampen the impact of the timed-exclusive reveal on Netflix, which I imagine isn't thrilled by what's going on.