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Math Geek "X user @GTAGolden_ did not mention where they saw the file, but it’s alleged that it was circulating on various Torrent sites" so twitter users are dumb enough to just download it and not even look at "various torrent sites" to verify if it is legit? seems about right from the average user base over there. it'll def be on the torrent sites but not until it is actually released in a playable form. if you don't know how to check if it is legit, then you should not be downloading anything EVER. wait and just buy it when it comes out. 😛 Reply
USAFRet Math Geek said: "X user @GTAGolden_ did not mention where they saw the file, but it’s alleged that it was circulating on various Torrent sites" so twitter users are dumb enough to just download it and not even look at "various torrent sites" to verify if it is legit? seems about right from the average user base over there. it'll def be on the torrent sites but not until it is actually released in a playable form. if you don't know how to check if it is legit, then you should not be downloading anything EVER. wait and just buy it when it comes out. 😛 I expect we'll see a couple of unfortunate victims in here. Reply
NightKnight1337 113GB? That should have been a redflag right there, no way GTA6 would be that small. We'll be looking at 200GB at least Reply
TerryLaze NightKnight1337 said: 113GB? That should have been a redflag right there, no way GTA6 would be that small. We'll be looking at 200GB at least The leak would be a pre release, very early early build and most probably very incomplete, so 113Gb could be plausible for something like that. Reply
TheyStoppedit I was reading that the leaked build this guy has has music from 2025 in it. So here could very well have a near final completion build. And ya, 113GB would be peanuts for a game like this. 200 minimum Reply
Roland Of Gilead Math Geek said: so twitter users are dumb enough to just download it and not even look at "various torrent sites" to verify if it is legit? That's a wee bit harsh. It's not twiter agnostic. This applies to anyone who is a fan of the franchise, and just doesn't know better. Suggesting that any discerning user check the validity of a download via torrenting is a wee bit off kilter. That's no way to check validity. Simple wait for the game release and purchase it or not. Then you know for sure it's a valid, playable build which isn't infested with all sorts of malware. TerryLaze said: so 113Gb could be plausible for something like that Yeah, maybe. Most AAA games releases nowadays are 150gb+. It's insane how much data is involved. They need to start finding some better compression tools. Reply
Math Geek Roland Of Gilead said: Suggesting that any discerning user check the validity of a download via torrenting is a wee bit off kilter. That's no way to check validity. there are multiple ways to verify such things. but as i said, if you don't know how, then you should 100% stay away from any part of that world. glad you're happy to buy it, i hope you enjoy it and i hope you're life changes for the better from being able to play it. this is def not the place to go into any of it for sure but i can assure you it is not hard to check on such things if you know where to look. 😉 Reply
millermatic "Because of this, it seems that bad actors are trying to take advantage of the situation and are releasing fake GTA VI ISOs to try and spread malware." In that it's bad actors (the people spreading malware) taking advantage of bad actors (the people trying to steal a game)… I have absolutely zero sympathy for anyone who gets malware from this. Reply
Bigshrimp Lol. Anyone that fell for it will have Grand Theft Auto'd their bank account to someone else. Reply
usertests Roland Of Gilead said: Yeah, maybe. Most AAA games releases nowadays are 150gb+. It's insane how much data is involved. They need to start finding some better compression tools. The obsolescence of HDDs can lead to storage requirements slowing down or reversing since duplication isn't needed anymore. Here is one dramatic example from 2025: Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB, thanks to the help of PC port veterans — ditching HDD optimization, 85% size reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data It's not what I would expect for GTA VI. It will probably land somewhere between 150 GB and 250 GB. Reply
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