GTA 6 Map Reportedly Leaks Days Before Launch Through a UK Department Store Display

Less than a week before Grand Theft Auto VI is due to launch, a look at the game's world has reportedly leaked online. The item is a stylised poster version of the map, showing the state of Leonida's key landmarks, and it appears to be the physical map that comes packaged with Rockstar's £350 collector's edition.

According to the report, the image was taken at Selfridges, the London department store, which has been running a large GTA 6 takeover. Shoppers and visitors were able to see the collector's edition on display, and at least one person photographed the map and posted it online. The store's display is the apparent source of the leak, and the picture spread quickly among fans looking for their first detailed view of the game's geography.

Because the image is a poster rather than the in-game map itself, it should be read with some caution. It shows the layout and the placement of major landmarks in a stylised form, which is not the same as a full reveal of the finished game world. Still, for a series that has kept most of its environments under wraps, even a simplified overview gives players a useful sense of how the map is organised and where the big set pieces may take place.

The leak also highlights how far physical merchandise is being pushed in the lead-up to launch. A £350 collector's edition is a premium purchase, and retail events like the Selfridges takeover are designed to put that product in front of people in person. Those same displays, however, can expose content earlier than the publisher might like, and Rockstar has a long history of guarding its material closely.

Fans should expect more of this kind of detail to surface as the release date approaches, especially from retail and promotional events. Until Rockstar confirms more about the map or the contents of the collector's edition, the poster remains an unofficial glimpse, but it is one of the clearest looks at Leonida yet.