Rockstar Games has seemingly gotten into contact with a terminally ill fan looking to play GTA 6 before its launch later this year on November 19, 2026.
That's according to a now deleted LinkedIn post from Ubisoft developer Anthony Armstrong, who appealed on behalf of a family member diagnosed with cancer and "given 6-12 months to live."
"The reason I am reaching out is that they are a huge GTA fan and, with this latest update, he may not be around long enough to actually get to see GTA 6 launch, best case scenario he will be leaving us the same month it does," Armstrong wrote, before hoping his family member could "have a chance to experience the game, before passing."
Ubisoft developer Anthony Armstrong reached out to Rockstar Games on LinkedIn about setting up a GTA 6 playtest for his family member who has been battling cancer for years and just given 6-12 months to live. Anthony says Take-Two’s CEO responded and received great news from… pic.twitter.com/cGfnKKxbIbJanuary 18, 2026
A later update on the post claimed Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick had reached out to put the family in touch with Rockstar Games, and a final update said, "We spoke to them today and got great news. That's all I can really say, but thank you all from the bottom of my heart." The post was likely deleted because of NDAs and such since Rockstar Games tends to be a fairly secretive company.
Still, the mammoth developer isn't opposed to opening its doors to fans going through difficult times. Rockstar Games did the same thing years ago, letting another terminally ill fan get their hands on Red Dead Redemption 2 before its official launch date. It's become somewhat of a heart warming industry trend too - just last year, Gearbox Software flew out a fan diagnosed with cancer to play Borderlands 4 early.
