GTA Vice City pre-release build leak: Everything known so far

The last couple of years have witnessed many GTA leak incidents, and it appears that the developer Rockstar Games may have faced another one. A new Grand Theft Auto Vice City leak has reportedly surfaced on the internet, containing a pre-release build of the game, never-seen-before cars, and possibly more sensitive data not meant for public release.

This article discusses everything GTA fans should know about the topic.

Note: This article is based on leaks and the writer's analysis of it. Readers are advised to take the information below with a grain of salt.

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GTA Vice City leak: All you need to know

1) When was the GTA Vice City leak first reported?

On February 1, 2025, Grand Theft Auto community member @NationalPepper posted on X, informing about a pre-release PS2 build of the Grand Theft Auto Vice City shared on GTAForums by "someone". According to them, the leaked file is dated October 2, 2002:

The file is supposedly around 4.35 GB in size, suggesting that it contains a lot of data.

While @NationalPepper didn’t share anything about the leaker, the poster of the ISO file on GTAForums, IAmNotToniCipriani, claimed that it comes courtesy of @Jd63737, aka johndoe2.

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2) What else was found in the supposed GTA Vice City leak?

Another Grand Theft Auto community member @existingaj (on X) posted a picture of the supposed leak, and suggested that the intro theme in the pre-release build sounded different compared to the official theme:

“Just played a few minutes, the intro theme sounds a bit different. Also...”

The picture also showed a cop car but of a different color than found in the released version of the game. This further suggested that some of the original in-game assets were either not used, or changed before the release.

On February 1, 2025, a YouTuber by the name of Ralph Cifaretto also posted a brief video of the alleged leaked version’s gameplay, seemingly confirming that the leaked file is somewhat playable.

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3) GTA Vice City leak: Could it be legit?

At the time of writing this article, Rockstar has neither confirmed nor denied the leak of such a file. While the links of the pre-release built might still be available on the internet, their legitimacy is yet to be confirmed by the developers.

Readers are once again advised to take the leak with a pinch of salt, as its authenticity cannot be proven at this point. Last year, on December 5, 2024, a similar situation came to light when someone supposedly leaked the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas source code files on the internet, and it looked legit.

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Funnily enough, the Vice City pre-release built leak was reported at a time when gamers are eagerly waiting for news of Grand Theft Auto 6's exact release date.

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