GTA 6 PS4 Version Leaks in Datamine, Then Rockstar Scrubs It

A GTA 6 datamine briefly opened a window into Rockstar's internal PlayStation records, and the company moved quickly to close it. The episode produced one of the more curious GTA 6 PS4 version leak stories of the year, though it is important to be precise about what was actually found and what remains interpretation. The tracking account PlayStation Game Size surfaced two internal GTA 6 title IDs, PPSA01547_00 and PPSA29660_00, inside Sony's PlayStation Store backend around March 1, 2026, as ScreenRant reported in a March 2, 2026 piece titled "GTA 6 PS4 Version Leaks In New Datamine." Those GTA 6 title IDs are the internal codes Sony uses to track individual game builds on its storefront. Where the PS4 claim comes from The PS4 angle came from a specific reading of the data. Dataminer yAmethxst flagged that both IDs were tied to PS4 in Sony's database, implying an abandoned last-gen version, as GTA BOOM reported. That is the crux of the Rockstar PlayStation Store GTA 6 story, and it is where caution matters. Rockstar has only ever officially confirmed GTA 6 for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. A PS4 build is an interpretation of datamined IDs, not an official statement from Rockstar. The database association is real as reported, but the conclusion that a full last-gen version once existed and was abandoned is an unconfirmed inference drawn from that data, not something the studio has said. How fans forced Rockstar to react The situation escalated because the IDs were live. Within about 48 hours, users exploited the live IDs to force GTA 6 onto their PSN and Xbox "recently played" lists, as GTA BOOM reported in a piece titled "Rockstar Just Scrubbed GTA 6 From the PlayStation Database After Fans Exploited It." For a brief window, players were effectively spoofing a game they did not own onto their public activity feeds. Rockstar's response was decisive. The company then had the title IDs scrubbed from Sony's backend and stripped GTA 6 from users' recently-played feeds, and some accounts reportedly caught temporary bans, per GTA BOOM. The cleanup removed the exposed data and reversed the activity-feed entries fans had injected. The find: two title IDs, PPSA01547_00 and PPSA29660_00, in Sony's backend around March 1, 2026, per ScreenRant. The interpretation: dataminer yAmethxst flagged both as tied to PS4, implying an abandoned build, per GTA BOOM. This is unconfirmed. The official position: Rockstar has confirmed only PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. The exploit: fans forced GTA 6 onto "recently played" lists within about 48 hours. The cleanup: Rockstar scrubbed the IDs and stripped the entries, with some temporary bans reported. What corroborating outlets added Additional coverage lined up behind the same account. RockstarINTEL and Gameranx both reported on the episode, with Gameranx framing the PS4 version as a rumor that is now cancelled, and OpenCritic aggregation collected the coverage. That framing captures the mood well: a possible last-gen build hinted at in data, never officially acknowledged, and effectively closed off once the data disappeared. For players, the practical meaning is unchanged. GTA 6 remains a PS5 and Xbox Series X and S title as far as Rockstar has confirmed. The datamine is a fascinating look at how internal storefront records can leak, but it does not alter the confirmed platform lineup. We will keep following the platform picture in our news section as more official detail arrives.