Grand Theft Auto 6 came very close to being denied an age rating in South Korea, which would have effectively resulted in Rockstar Games’ release being banned in the country. But what could have possibly led the Game Content Rating Board to consider such a measure? Was it the drug use? Something gambling-related, maybe?
Nope. In the words of GCRB’s committee members, it was because GTA 6 features too much “out-of-context genital nudity” and a whole lot of “frequent male genital exposure.” These quotes come directly from three separate GCRB reviews of GTA 6’s content, as outlined and translated in a report from Inven Global.
According to Inven Global’s investigation, GCRB’s initial September 10 review ended in a tie, with three committee members voting in favor of refusing the game classification. Because the other three voters wished to classify GTA 6 as an “Adults Only” title in South Korea (a 19+ rating), a second vote was held on October 2.
However, the GCRB’s second vote was inconclusive, with committee members citing the lack of a fully playable build of GTA 6 as the reason. But by October 16, another vote took place, this time passing the game with an Adults Only rating by eight to one. Three more people showed up this time, it seems. And why did the mood change so much? It appears the previous rulings had been based on leaked footage showing Jason running around in the buff. One committee member, apparently after playing the official version of the game, stated that “it appears [Rockstar Games had] intentionally covered genital exposure in explicitly sexual scenes.”
Inven Global’s report specifically states that the GCRB was referring to “problematic scenes featured in leaked overseas footage” in this context. Considering there’s only one high-profile GTA 6 leaker, this is presumably referencing Cyberleek’s videos published between August and October.
More specifically, Cyberleek shared videos of Jason hanging dong and Lucia skydiving in the nude. However, the nudity in these clips was seemingly only made possible through the use of developer tools in the build of the game Cyberleek had acquired. It sounds like the GCRB was concerned that Jason and Lucia could strip down to their birthday suits in normal gameplay, and the committee members only chose to approve the Adults Only rating once they were able to confirm otherwise.
This seems to indirectly imply that Jason cannot, in fact, hang dong in GTA 6. Apologies in advance to the girls and gays.