Grand Theft Auto 6 Pre-Order Date Accidentally Leaked

Streamer Frogboyx1Gaming has apparently received an unexpected email from Best Buy, and the message leaks the anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-order date, which is supposedly set to go live as early as May 18. There have been plenty of Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks over the past few years, and many of them have turned out to be fake or nothing more than internet hoaxes. As such, fans should take this information with a grain of salt.

So far, May has been a disappointing month for GTA 6 fans. Many fans have expected Rockstar Games to finally release the third trailer, especially since it has been so long since the company last shared anything major about the game. Fans have obviously been left waiting. Then, out of nowhere, reports surfaced claiming that some people had received a mysterious marketing email that, if true, could turn out to be one of the biggest leaks in the game’s history.

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Best Buy Accused of Leaking GTA 6 Pre-order Dates

GTA 6 alleged pre-order date: May 18 to May 21

During a live stream about console and PC gaming, creator Frogybogx1Gaming suddenly stopped the talk and claimed that he had received an email from Best Buy’s affiliate team informing him of an upcoming GTA 6 pre-order campaign, which is said to begin on May 18 and end on May 21. The creator held up his phone to the camera and showed the sender’s email address to prove he was not lying.

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Others have since verified that the email appears to have come from a legitimate marketing department at Best Buy that handles affiliate campaigns. That said, faking an email like this is still possible. Many skeptics are advising fans to keep their expectations in check, since the whole story could still turn out to be another fake leak. However, given how desperate the GTA 6 fan base has been for updates, news of the leak is spreading rapidly, and there seems to be no stopping it.

For those wondering why Best Buy would send out such an email, the claim is that the company was promoting its own affiliate offer to partners. According to the alleged message, Best Buy plans to offer creators a 5% commission on the game’s price if they promote GTA 6‘s supposed pre-order through affiliate links that direct customers to the retailer’s stores. Previously, Take-Two executives assured fans that GTA 6 marketing campaigns would begin soon, which has added some credibility to these claims. but such a promotion does feel somewhat unrealistic.

If the leak is legitimate, fans may finally learn how much GTA 6 will cost. Even more exciting, it could also mean that the long-awaited third trailer is finally on the way. Those who believe the leak is real also point to the fact that Take-Two Interactive has an earnings call scheduled for May 21, which happens to line up with the reported end date of Best Buy’s alleged campaign. In other words, some fans think it would make sense for the publisher to open pre-orders before that meeting so it can present impressive engagement numbers and other pleasing statistics to shareholders.

For now, though, there is no way to fully verify or debunk the alleged GTA 6 pre-order leak, as neither Best Buy nor Rockstar Games has commented on the matter. As a result, fans should still take the information with a grain of salt and keep in mind that the leak could ultimately turn out to be fake.