PlayStation gamers are fooling their friends by adding GTA 6 to their Recently Played list, even though Rockstar’s hotly-anticipated open world crime game isn’t out until November.
Over the weekend, PlayStation Game Size, which provides details of games added to, or amended on, the PlayStation database, revealed GTA 6’s title IDs (PPSA01547_00 and PPSA29660_00) had been added, teasing: “I expect we’ll see something about the game soon, probably the start of pre-orders.”
No one’s entirely sure why there are two IDs, although PlayStation Game Size assured players it’s “normal,” and may be due to “different regions,” as “all editions will use the same title ID.”
Now the PSN ID for GTA 6 is out there, players have been having a little fun and exploiting a glitch on PlayStation that adds ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ to their PSN profile’s Recently Played list, as demonstrated below by X / Twitter account @videotechuk_:
You can check out a PSN profile “Ousora1” who was one of the people who glitched it. pic.twitter.com/BYCWDQtUpG
— ben (@videotechuk_) March 1, 2026
Of course, this doesn’t mean anyone with GTA 6 on their Recently Played list has played it — it’s just a glitch. That hasn’t stopped fans trying to copy it, though (and loads more trying to figure out how it’s done).
“Cool glitch,” wrote redditor Brief-Yogurtcloset42 in a thread on the GTA 6 subreddit, alongside an image showing GTA 6 under “recently played.” “Gonna see this reposted for the next week and a half now,” said one fan. “So people are genuinely going to all that effort, just to make it look like they’ve played a game they haven’t actually played?” added another. “Dang we really got GTA 6 glitches before GTA 6,” joked another fan.
Interestingly, this has been possible on the Xbox store for some time — I was able to do it earlier today simply by ‘installing’ the game to my Xbox Series X from the mobile app, and then attempting to run it from the dashboard (which doesn’t work, of course!). And now my friends are fooled into thinking the last game I played was GTA 6.
The upshot of all this is that some fans think Rockstar will soon make meaningful noise about GTA 6, potentially with a new trailer and the launch of pre-orders. But it’s worth noting that just last month, Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, said marketing for GTA 6 kicks off this summer ahead of its now seemingly locked in November 19, 2026 release date.
The price of GTA 6 is one of the hottest topics in all of video games, with some expecting Rockstar to charge up to $100 for the game. There’s no evidence either way right now, but as soon as those pre-orders go live, you can bet the cost of GTA 6 will become a huge talking point.
One thing Zelnick has been clear on is denying rumors that GTA 6 will be a digital-only release upon its initial launch. He told Variety there are no plans to do so, after reports suggested GTA 6 could delay its physical launch to 2027 to avoid leaks.
GTA 6 has of course already suffered from multiple leaks, both of development footage and of its first trailer, alongside a number of AI-generated fake leaks. Developer Rockstar North has also had to contend with a boiler room incident that sparked the need for numerous fire crews last month. And earlier this year, an employment tribunal rejected an application for interim relief filed on behalf of the fired GTA 6 developers at Rockstar Games.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
