Details about Grand Theft Auto VI have appeared in court documents linked to a legal dispute between Rockstar Games and several former employees who were dismissed late in 2025. Materials from the case, published by an industry-focused outlet, mention a feature described in the filings as 'very secret.'
The disclosed documents include specifics about the game's multiplayer component. According to the filings, Rockstar has been testing multiplayer sessions capable of hosting at least 32 players at once. By way of comparison, Grand Theft Auto V caps open-session player counts at 30, so the reported tests for the new title would represent an increase in concurrent players for shared sessions.
The dispute began in October 2025 after the studio carried out a round of layoffs affecting 34 staff members and accused them of leaking GTA VI information. Those dismissed subsequently filed suit against Rockstar, challenging the grounds for their termination and prompting the release of court materials that have shed light on aspects of the game's development.
Rockstar has set an intended release date for GTA VI of November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. At the same time, reporting from a veteran games journalist indicates the project remains actively in development, and that a November release is not guaranteed. Fans of the series have also been compiling extensive lists of rumors and potential features that could appear in the title.
The appearance of these details in litigation highlights how employment disputes can expose internal development information. The characterization of certain features as 'very secret' in the filings underscores the studio's concern about confidentiality, while the multiplayer testing numbers offer one of the more concrete technical indications of how the new game's online component might differ from its predecessor.