Former Rockstar North director Obbe Vermeij has commented on the many GTA 6 leaks that have emerged over the past week. Vermeij, who was the technical director for GTA 3, GTA: San Andreas, GTA 4, and other titles in the series, told everyone to "clam down" because "the leaks are a nothing burger."

He said Rockstar is intentionally staying quiet as part of the company's marketing strategy to generate as much hype as possible for GTA 6, and the leaks are not prompting Rockstar to amend its plans. That's no surprise, as a recent report specifically said Rockstar was not going to alter its marketing plans for GTA 6 due to the spate of leaks coming to light. The Netflix premiere of the game's "extended look" remains scheduled for August 27.

Vermeij said the leaks are no big deal in part because "90% of future players don't spend their time on the internet looking for video snippets." He added, "They don't have the time and don't want spoilers."

He went on to say the development teams working on GTA 6 are probably "a little annoyed about [the leaks] but not more than that."

Vermeij pointed out that he was working at Rockstar the time of the infamous "Hot Coffee" situation surrounding GTA: San Andreas. He said this was a "nightmare" for Rockstar's management team in New York, but didn't affect the developers themselves in Edinburgh at Rockstar North.

"The current leaks are far less consequential than Hot Coffee was," he said.

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