Sacred Symbols+, Episode 226 | Assessing the Grand Theft Auto VI Leak
Added 2022-09-19 17:33:28 +0000 UTCThis past weekend, something unreal happened: A nefarious digital actor scraped and released a ton of material -- stolen directly from developer Rockstar -- showing an in-development Grand Theft Auto VI. Obviously, this is a very big deal. Indeed, this is one of the largest breaches a games company has ever experienced in the history of our industry, and it's one that has wide-ranging consequences for a host of different parties. In this impromptu episode of +, we sat down to discuss what happened, comb through many of your inquiries, and figure out where Rockstar and Take Two go from here. One thing's for certain, though: You definitely don't want to be that hacker right now.
Comments
Yes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-23 20:38:45 +0000 UTCYou guys are right, representation in media is not only positive for minorities, but it widens potential audience and is more artistically interesting. Give us more thicc latinas
Sam Torstenbo
2022-09-21 20:07:08 +0000 UTCAnything else is malpractice.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-21 18:28:43 +0000 UTCTrue enough.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-21 18:28:31 +0000 UTCI really appreciate what you said about wanting to have an adversarial relationship with developers/PR types. During my time as a full time sports reporter I'd always take pride in upsetting coaches/SIDs lol
Josh Gamez
2022-09-21 15:04:43 +0000 UTCIts 2 year old footage of a game with another 3 years in the oven, and it already looks better than saints row lmao
Tick Dickler
2022-09-21 03:29:38 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-21 01:34:50 +0000 UTCPossibly, but I anticipate that old videos were merely being circulated more recently.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-21 01:34:47 +0000 UTCEveryone loves a fat ass. Thanks for the discussion guys, I enjoyed it!
RYAN EICHLER
2022-09-20 23:28:36 +0000 UTCGreat episode, thanks for getting it up so quick. If it really is 2019 work, perhaps Slack was used in Rockstar as a temp solution as the pandemic hit before moving to something more bespoke.
Gareth Handa
2022-09-20 22:47:00 +0000 UTCIt's all good. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:48:59 +0000 UTCNo problem.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:48:51 +0000 UTCRed Dead is impressive, but the 'production per square inch' on TLoU2 is far higher, and it wouldn't be doable in an open world.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:48:46 +0000 UTCIt's crazy!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:48:21 +0000 UTCYeah, it's a bit goofy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:48:16 +0000 UTCYes!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:59 +0000 UTCMaybe so. Almost certainly worth it.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:56 +0000 UTCYeah, I saw a lot of that too.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:50 +0000 UTCWe'll be fine. We've done nothing wrong.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:42 +0000 UTCUp now.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:34 +0000 UTCYeah, it makes no sense, but I hear you. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:30 +0000 UTCMaterially, it's a huge leak. But in terms of spoilers, yeah... not too bad. It's exactly what we thought it was.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:17 +0000 UTCHeh.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:47:02 +0000 UTCIt's crazy stuff.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-20 18:46:54 +0000 UTCSacred Symbols acknowledging the booty. What a glorious day. 😄 Side note: damn Col, it must suck knowing the plot of a new BioShock before playing it.
NeO JD
2022-09-20 12:57:08 +0000 UTCThanks for not spoiling anything on ME3 in your video review. I remember watching that one.
Nathan Densley
2022-09-20 06:11:37 +0000 UTCI don't think it's too unreasonable for people to expect something that looks like the last of us but open world. The last of us is on last gen hardware and we expect this to be current gen/PC only. Think of any linear PS3 game and Max Payne 3, Last of Us 1, etc I'd say Red Dead looks better than any of them. That being said, the game looks good so far.
Andre Watt
2022-09-20 00:00:10 +0000 UTC* Shout out to big booty ladies. 💯💯💯 Lol
Bambi_Cobblestone
2022-09-19 23:26:05 +0000 UTCColin, thank you for calling out the victim blaming. My apartment got burgled way back in the day, had all forms of ID stolen, checks, money, PS4, all game, etc. I accidentally forgot to lock my apartment one day when I left to work. Both the police woman and building manager's first words were like, "well you should have locked your door." Firstly, no shit. Secondly, NO the criminal shouldn't have robbed me. Such a weird mentality we have toward theft. Lol, sorry for the rant. Your statements just hit home.
Tonys_Always_Write
2022-09-19 23:15:44 +0000 UTCI thought some people were overdramatic, people were offering condolences like the entire staff got laid off. If I was Rockstar I’d find a way to work this leak into the reveal, they are kings when it comes to satire.
Brian
2022-09-19 22:06:03 +0000 UTCshoutout to the big booty latinas 💯💯💯
lazer_josh
2022-09-19 21:30:53 +0000 UTCQuick turnaround!
Shane Pryor
2022-09-19 20:51:07 +0000 UTCDay 1 buy, regardless. It’ll be $80 when it releases too, my prediction.
Brandon Soto
2022-09-19 20:34:02 +0000 UTCI’m surprised Dustin didn’t see all the tweets and comments saying the game looks like trash and they aren’t interested in GTA VI anymore. I saw dozens with thousands of likes. Overall it certainly doesn’t matter cause like you said once a real trailer drops and looks great they will forget how it looked in leaked footage.
Josh Lucas
2022-09-19 20:30:52 +0000 UTCI saw some people on Twitter getting hit by Take-Two just for discussing it. Hope you boys stay safe!
Judah Bailey
2022-09-19 20:15:45 +0000 UTCGreat episode but where's knockback!
Jesse spivey
2022-09-19 20:12:56 +0000 UTCI was hoping Dagen would have been dragged into this one. Not that it makes sense but just because that's what I'm used to on Mondays
Rob Kvasne
2022-09-19 19:54:40 +0000 UTCFrom a sheer volume of content leaked perspective, I guess I see why people are calling this the biggest leak in gaming history. However, I agree with Colin when he said in this episode that the Last of Us 2 leak was far more damaging. That Last of Us 2 leak did permanent lasting damage to that game's legacy and marketing. In contrast, as a whole it looks like most of the gaming community is coming out with mostly positive feelings towards GTA VI with this leak.
Mike Po
2022-09-19 19:45:38 +0000 UTCShocked that the leaked game wasn’t fully finished and playable, lazy and greedy Rockstar is at it again.
Steve Forgione
2022-09-19 18:50:18 +0000 UTCYeah dude ocarina of time being 32mb is just wild. Straight up.
lazer_josh
2022-09-19 18:50:10 +0000 UTCThey have to disclose that information to shareholders, my friend. Hence the SEC statement.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:59:33 +0000 UTCWe do our best!
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:59:11 +0000 UTCAbsolutely.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:59:07 +0000 UTCHe was texting with us, so he was awake. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:59:01 +0000 UTCShouldn’t be using a press release as justification that the leak “wasn’t that bad”; that comes off as extraordinarily gullible and out of character for you. A public company is never going to say “wow this leak is going to hurt our release date and delay future revenue”.
NotJack
2022-09-19 17:54:56 +0000 UTC"Technical difficulties"... Yeah, that's exactly what I'd say if I were asked to come in hours earlier than regularly. Lol. Keep the man down Chris!!!
Aaron B Vick
2022-09-19 17:51:58 +0000 UTCWith all the misinformation that’s online these days, it’s important to set the record straight from time to time. Make no mistake, she got dat ass.
NotJack
2022-09-19 17:46:17 +0000 UTCAlways with the timely content
Remington James
2022-09-19 17:43:03 +0000 UTCEnjoy.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:40:14 +0000 UTCTime to feed.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:40:11 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-19 17:40:05 +0000 UTC“And here… we… go.”
TJ
2022-09-19 17:38:13 +0000 UTCWe eating boys!
Asique Alam
2022-09-19 17:37:28 +0000 UTCAh shit here we go again.
Joshua Brown
2022-09-19 17:37:17 +0000 UTC
