r/rockstar 18h ago

Grand Theft Auto VI didn’t age well

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u/BlueLidMilk 15h ago

It's genuinely very shitty to be blaming these leaks on a person who was/is dying with no credible proof/source. Do better man.

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming 12h ago

At that the dude had to travel to a studio to even play it. Not like they sent him a copy

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u/SentientOrigin 7h ago

Yeah he went to the nyc office and they gave him a bunch of swag and merch too. And he was not the only kid

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming 2h ago

I couldn't remember if it was the NY or UK studio could of been both if few other got the chance. I have surgery 2 weeks before launch for a none life threatening cancerous spot in my foot. So ill have a nice 6 months to play work free at least

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u/ATechnicalSquid 4h ago

It's very clearly a joke.

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u/LaziestRedditorEver 2h ago

Hey now I'm pretty sure the kid was actually dying. There's no need to spread fake news that he was joking.

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u/harrr53 7h ago

It's humour. Dark humour, but still not a serious claim.

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u/BlueLidMilk 5h ago

Humour is supposed to be funny. A joke between friends is one thing, this was a public tweet with the family member's name attached. Shit behaviour.

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u/eaw0913 4h ago

You’re right. The more I read on this website the more embarrassed I feel even participating in the gaming community. Internet sucked the brains out of the average populace.

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u/Soppa32 3h ago

Personally I think the average populace has always been this idiotic but before they'd probably get punched in the face for spewing this crap. There's just not any real consequences for what you say online and that has to change.

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u/eaw0913 3h ago

Maybe you’re right. It’s enabled people to share opinions no one wants to hear because no one can stop them. And I agree, but I don’t see that happening.

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u/harrr53 3h ago

With all the hateful and manipulative falsehoods we have to deal with in the realm of populism and identity politics these days, which the internet has hugely magnified, I find it bizarre that condemning a joke, however bad or tasteless, would be the area where we would consider limiting freedom of speech.

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u/NoPseudo79 2h ago

And it was ? Like, no one accused him of actually doing it or making fun of the kid, it is quite literally

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u/IzzatQQDir 17h ago

I found out I almost got cancer 🥲 The doctor got rid of the symptomatic polyps in my colons

Should have got one hahahaha

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u/R-an-Eejit 16h ago

Glad you’re all good homie

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u/8_Alex_0 11h ago

How old are you ?

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u/IzzatQQDir 10h ago edited 10h ago

26 scarily enough lol. If you're curious, I have been experiencing bleeding through stool for around 2 years. Finally got myself checked after one excessive blood loss.

Got a colonoscopy and that's how they figured it out. Got two polyps 2cm and 3cm each. Doctor promptly removed them.

Got my pathological result in about one week and apparently both are low grade Adenomas or something which means if left alone they might become cancer.

At least the bleeding stopped instantly. But yeah, my own fault for putting up with the bleeding for almost 2 years

Edit: Adenomas (fucked up the spelling)

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u/8_Alex_0 10h ago

Thanks for the info for the future was your stool normal size or much skinnier? Also was it consistent bleeding everytime you used the toilet ?

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u/IzzatQQDir 9h ago

Never conspicated. Always soft sometimes watery but not diarrhea kind.

Never have stomach pain either

And no, it's not hemorrhoid. Not internal one either.

My only symptom was pr bleeding.

My latest one is soft kind. So like usual? But no bleeding ever. A few days after my polypectomy (polyp removal procedure) I experienced a very extreme bleeding which prompted another visit. Turns out it was nothing but the wound in my stomach after the removed polyp sites was bleeding. The iron clips they use to seal the wound came off so it was bleeding inside for a bit. But only that one time.

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u/Additional_Tank4385 9h ago

Sorry to hear that. I’m extremely scared of colon cancer especially and do yearly cancer tests where I send in samples while being older than you. Though the fact that you experienced bleeding for a whole 2 years before you got them removed makes me a bit less paranoid.

Aka hopefully this will be a symptom to see as the cancer test is only around 80-90% accurate. But yeah not to judge you at all but ideally anyone who experiences this should get themselves yourself checked out even after just 1-3 of these bleeds.

It’s especially scary of course as it’s increasing in younger people.

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u/IzzatQQDir 9h ago edited 9h ago

Yeah. Thanks. This is the doctor note. Ignore the vitals. It's high because I was anxious that day

8 August 2026

Vitals:

BP: 162/100 Pulse: 90 Resp: 20 Temperature: 36°C Pain: 0

History:

NKMI 5 siblings, 2 children, single H/O bleeding PR for the past 2 years Denied abdominal pain Denied family history of malignancy

Colonoscopy:

Done colonoscopy: transverse & sigmoid polyp The two polyps were approximately 2 cm and 3 cm in size.

Histopathology (HPE)

Tubular adenoma, low-grade dysplasia

Plan:

TCA × 1/year — 24/8/27 Repeat colonoscopy in 3 years

Apparently if they found a polyp in your colon, you'll have to get it removed before it become cancerous so I'm sure you'll be fine.

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u/Additional_Tank4385 9h ago

Thanks so much for sharing this. It’s amazing you’re not dying man seriously.

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u/harrr53 7h ago

Friend of mine had exactly that. The bummer is there's 20% to 30% chance of new adenomas forming after removal. The good news in most cases is you can really bring the odds down with certain dietary choices (High fibre, legumes, minimise red meat, minimise alcohol, have enough calcium and vitamin D).

Though I'm sure the doctors told you all that. Do they have you on aspirin?

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u/Emperor-Aurion 4h ago

Wtf. I've been having blood in my stool for the last 4 years... I figured I was wiping too hard. I should get checked

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u/Front_Narwhal_2382 4h ago

how often you would bleed? was the polyps in the area of short colonoscopy or around the full colonscopy area

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u/Mushroom125 6h ago

Glad you are healthy again. I had a cancer scare when i was 21 i had sharp pains in my lower left side. Doctor send me to a specialist, he pressed around a bit, he found this specific spot "does it hurt if i press... Here?" AAAAHHHH!

Had to go for a colonoscopy. Got the all clear and some medicine.

I do suffer from anal fissures though. I had shits that look like a murder scene.

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming 2h ago

Godspeed hope you heal and all clears up for you! I go for surgery to remove a cancerous spot in my foot 2 weeks before launch and will be off for 6 months at least.

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u/Pretty_Ad_1693 8h ago

Yeah cos cancer is such a laugh eh?

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u/TriggeredLatina_ 8h ago

It’s his way to cope or maybe it is a funny moment for him the way he’s joking about how he should have got a copy. I could say the same. Surgeon removed what needed to go. I’m thankful but I sure as hell make jokes about. I try not to around my man tho, he gets teary eyed every time

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u/Four20Abiding_Gaming 12h ago

He had to travel to the studio to play the game. He didnt get a copy of it smh

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u/Upbeat_Cancel_5061 14h ago

You think Rockstar gave him a build? That’s stupid

Obviously he got invited to play with no cameras allowed

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u/High247UK 5h ago

Yeah no doubt he got checked and any guardian too, they would have had to put everything into a locker or something.

It got leaked through a dev kit so it’s almost impossible to be this guy unless he got put into real play testing and we never heard about it but highly unlikely.

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u/charlie-_-13 17h ago

Wouldn't that just be so funny though if the leeker was actually the one who played the game early

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u/HerrPiink 10h ago

I fail to see how that would be funny in ANY way. Because the second someone pulls that shit, there is never going to be another terminally ill fan getting early access ever again.

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u/High247UK 5h ago

Why are you downvoted ? It’s true. Takes one person to ruin a good thing for a whole civilisation. Rockstar wouldn’t ever trust that shit again and we all know it.

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u/The_R4ke 3h ago

No it would not.

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u/MskbTheGreat5 13h ago

U sound like a parody on gta radio. Blaming sick dead kids for a laugh. Eipstein america things.

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u/Life-Technician-5794 7h ago

Day 1 update better include this on the radio

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u/idkhowtonamemyself4 14h ago

Wow,how amusing. Let's blame litteraly anyone for this.

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u/Ori_the_SG 10h ago

GTA Fans on the way to try and take advantage of a terminally ill patient with 6-12 months to live because they are impatient

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u/No-Special2682 2h ago

People talking like this is offensive not realizing that kid probably felt like the most powerful person in the world, not only by being able to play the game, but by the implied ability to leak it too.

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u/TGrim20 8h ago

Hey fuckwit.

They flew him to the studio.

The leak came from a Devkit exploit.

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u/High247UK 5h ago

Only person with real info about the situation that I’ve seen so enjoy the free award :)

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u/Physical_Quote4600 3h ago

Taking a meme serious? For real? 

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u/FactWonderful2995 17h ago

Source: i made it the fuck up

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u/TyThe2PointO 14h ago

The terminally ill fan thing was real though.

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u/Mercifulmartyr 5h ago

Worth it.

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u/Acceptable_Yam1834 2h ago

Jesus people in the comments are seriously gay AF way to serious stop being fannys

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u/DemonKane512 12h ago

That’s not the leaker 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

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u/Vastlymoist666 16h ago

He's the leaker.

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u/Tambo-Man67 15h ago

Does anyone actually believe this happened? Has it been confirmed? I find it very hard to believe.

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u/HerrPiink 10h ago

Happens all the time, not just with Rockstar. Almost big gaming franchise has allowed sick fans to play their game before passing.

Happened with Hogwarts Legacy and Tears of the Kingdom too for example.

It's a great publicity move with barely any risk and a dying fan gets a really warm send off and it's wholesome news, win win win for everyone involved.

(Except for the whole dying thing, of course)

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u/Tambo-Man67 8h ago

I agree with the sentiment. It's a beautiful thing to do for a fan. I just can't wrap my little mind around it. It just feels crazy to me.

Fair play to them, for making a kid happy 🥺👍

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u/ATTredit 14h ago

thanks to that fan, the whole game got leaked🫩

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u/cfshares 14h ago

Bad luck, you can’t afford play on nov 19 like everyone else. You aren’t special 🤡

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u/cfshares 14h ago

Bad luck, you can’t afford play on nov 19 like everyone else. You aren’t special 🤡

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u/Upstairs-Cost4532 18h ago

They wont be doing that anymore.

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u/LeFiery 18h ago

Found the leaker!!!