GTA 6 online mode details leaked through court documents, hinting at 32-player lobbies ahead of its November 19, 2026, release as legal battle heats up.
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New details about GTA 6's online mode have surfaced from court records in the legal battle between Rockstar Games and its former employees. The leak doesn't come from Rockstar's official channels, but from documents made public in the ongoing dispute. These details may offer one of the first real hints about how the multiplayer component of GTA 6 could work before the game’s official launch.
Rockstar has kept GTA 6’s multiplayer plans tightly under wraps. But thanks to Discord messages introduced in a UK tribunal, it now appears the online mode may support up to 32 players in a single session, similar to how GTA Online works today.
The new information arrives as fans eagerly await GTA 6’s confirmed release date of November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with expectations that the game will eventually arrive on other platforms as well.
The revelation does not come from a typical gaming leak or Rockstar press release. Instead, it appeared in court documents from a legal dispute involving Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers. The case is tied to alleged leaks of confidential information on a private Discord channel linked to the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB).
During a hearing in the Glasgow Employment Tribunal, Rockstar revealed that certain messages discussed internal game features it labelled “top secret.” Among those was the reference to a “large session” involving 32 players, which many interpreted as a test or a hint at the planned online mode.
GTA 6 leak doesn’t come from Rockstar’s official channels, but from documents made public in the ongoing dispute. Court documents linked to a UK employment tribunal suggest that GTA 6’s online mode will support 32 players per session.
The detail emerged from internal Discord messages shared during the case, where a terminated employee claimed Rockstar struggled to organise playtests because the multiplayer mode required 32-player sessions.
Another developer responded by questioning why this was difficult, saying: “Sounds like you have multiple studios of QA testers, surely someone can manage to organise a 32 player session and let people have their time off.”
While Rockstar has not officially confirmed multiplayer features, the leak aligns with GTA Online’s current 32-player limit and offers one of the clearest hints yet about GTA 6’s online ambitions.
Fans know GTA Online set a high bar with its open-world multiplayer. Many expect GTA 6 Online to bring fresh mechanics, larger maps, new missions, and deeper social features. The only confirmed detail, so far, is the suggested 32‑player limit for at least one online session type.
Rockstar maintains that it fired the workers for leaking confidential information, not because of union efforts. The company says distributing highly sensitive game details violated company policies. The IWGB and fired developers argue the dismissals were unfair and tied to union activism.
A UK judge recently ruled that Rockstar did not have to pay interim back pay to the dismissed staff, a decision that favours the studio’s stance on confidentiality breaches.
Although the 32‑player detail is modest compared to some earlier rumours of larger sessions, it is significant because it comes from official court documents rather than leaks or speculation. GTA Online already supported 32 players (with two spectator slots), so this suggests Rockstar may follow a familiar multiplayer structure as a starting point.
It remains unclear whether GTA 6’s online mode will launch with additional player limits or game modes that support more than 32 players. Rockstar has not commented publicly on the matter. For now, this court‑derived insight gives fans their first credible look at GTA 6’s multiplayer potential ahead of its late‑2026 release.
Rockstar has officially set GTA 6’s release for November 19, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game is expected to launch on additional platforms later. Fans eagerly await one of the most anticipated gaming releases in years.
