24-08-2026, 20:33 · By Lazlow

Obbe Vermeij calls the GTA 6 leak cycle a nothing burger

Former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij called the latest GTA 6 clip drop a nothing burger. His 90 percent figure is a personal read, not Take-Two telemetry.

Former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij answered the latest GTA 6 clip drop on X. Dexerto recapped the line on 24 August: "Calm down everybody. The leaks are a nothing burger."

Where things stand, 14 October 2026

Official Grand Theft Auto VI launches Thursday, 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC version has been announced.
Official US$79.99 Standard, US$99.99 Ultimate (Take-Two, 24 June). Digital pre-load opens 12 November; the boxed copy is a download code, not a disc.
Store listing US stores unlock it at 12:00 a.m. ET on 19 November and show ESRB Mature 17+.
Official Rockstar named six in-game radio stations on 8 October.
Reported Bloomberg’s 14 October making-of feature covers the two delays, crunch and the next game: our breakdown · quick answers.

The posts
@ObbeVermeij on X, 22-23 August. Dexerto recap published 24 August.

Who spoke
Rockstar North technical director from 1995 to June 2009 (also featured in the BBC Newsbeat interview).

The clocks
27 August: Netflix 3:00 p.m. ET, YouTube and rockstargames.com/VI at 9:00 p.m. ET. Launch set for 19 November.

90 percent
Vermeij's personal estimate, not an official Take-Two telemetry metric.

What Vermeij posted on X

Official Jason Duval screenshot — Image: Rockstar Games.

In his 22 August thread, Vermeij said Rockstar kept GTA 6 quieter for longer than rival AAA productions. Gameplay clips still landed days before the Extended Look. His point was the buyer's habits, not the studio's feelings. Most people who will purchase the game do not live in spoiler threads.

He also said staff inside Rockstar North are probably angry. Then he put the clips next to Hot Coffee in 2005, which he called a real studio nightmare during San Andreas. Short unauthorized videos do not reach that bar.

The 90 percent audience split

On 23 August he answered story-leak worries the same way. Narrative spoilers are ugly. They will not stop the finished game. He still expects a huge commercial run that lasts years. The 90 percent line is that split: the people refreshing leak folders are not the people buying at retail.

The X thread is not the BBC sit-down

This is not the BBC Newsbeat interview with IGN's Wesley Yin-Poole. On the BBC, Vermeij said he had not watched the low-quality clips and expected them to be forgotten by launch. The X posts go further on morale and on who actually watches this stuff.

The broadcast calendar did not move

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have not commented on Vermeij. The 6 August rollout is unchanged. Extended Look on 27 August at 3:00 p.m. ET on Netflix, then YouTube and the website at 9:00 p.m. ET.

BBC interview · Dexerto · Extended Look not delayed · Calendar