GTA 6 players planning to share major story spoilers could be

Gaming content creation has become a huge part of the industry. That won’t change when GTA 6 comes out. Every time a player discovers a random, unexpected thing they can do in the game (like shooting a basketball or manually eating a candy bar), they’ll post it.

The game will also generate plenty of streams. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy even said traffic will surge when GTA 6 comes out and the online mode becomes available. It’s going to be all over the internet.

But when making content or streaming, be mindful of where the clips might end up. Be especially wary of what they include. GTA 6 is a single-player, story-centric gaming experience. With how rich Rockstar Games’ stories typically are, we can expect spoilers to happen not long after the game begins. And if you post the spoilers, you could get hit with a copyright strike.

GTA 6 spoilers could get struck down if they’re posted online

Despite GTA 6 being subject to rampant gameplay leaks in the build-up to the November 19 launch, there’s been a surprising lack of story detail. We only know what we’ve seen from the trailers. This is likely just a drop in the ocean of the overall narrative. Rockstar Games has kept the narrative pretty under wraps.

Once the game comes out, though, players will likely fly through it. Businesses worldwide are bracing for people to call out to play it, so we can expect people to beat it pretty soon, even if it’s a 50-hour story. Spoilers are hard to avoid once a piece of media, be it a movie or a game, comes out.

But in this case, Rockstar Games might have the backs of those who can’t rush through it. Even after launch, the developers’ policy states they can take down clips or posts that reveal key story details. They have done it before and will do it again.

Rockstar’s policy reads:

“Posting video showing the ending of the game, an edited combination of cutscenes and/or in-game plot dialogue, or any other big reveal in the story. It’s ok to show cutscenes as part of a larger play-through (or in a narrated ‘Let’s Play’ type video) but isolated videos of the game’s cinematics will be removed.”

They even noted that there’s a contact line if creators aren’t sure whether something qualifies as a spoiler. Technically, every single detail is a spoiler. However, in this case, it seems reserved for big revelations. Either way, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Rockstar Games has been quick to take down clips in the past. Anyone trying to spoil it will likely be penalized pretty quickly.