A new Red Dead Redemption 2 leak can provide a great clue when setting up GTA 6, the following entry in the car theft series that Rockstar Games has not yet announced, but is believed to be in development for PS5, Xbox Series X and possibly PC. On the GTA Forums, a data miner revealed some interesting pieces of code that they recently discovered by searching the files of Red Dead Redemption 2. More specifically, they found files for various weapons that are not just in Red Dead Redemption 2, but is not even era-appropriate for the western westerner, mainly in 1899. At first glance, you would assume that these are remaining files of GTA 5, and this may be the case, but there is also a case for which it may be GTA 6, and reveal when the game can be set.
More than on the GTA Forums, the user and computer miner “DerekLeet” noted that there are several files for weapons that do not exist in 1899, but are also not modern weapons, and apparently exclude that for GTA 5 and GTA Online.
The first of these weapons is the Browning pistol, while the second is the L1AL rifle. The AK47 is also in the files of Red Dead Redemption 2, but unlike the other two, it could very well be files that are left GTA 5. That said, the AK47 has a different name in the GTA 5 files as here in the Red Dead Redemption 2 files, which cast doubt on whether they are remnants of the 2013 game.
There is a curvature though: these files have been in the game since its launch. This, of course, raises the question: why would Rockstar Games use Red Dead Redemption 2 before release to test guns for GTA 6?
Unfortunately, this new leak is currently creating more questions than it answers. Since all of the above guns were used during the 1900s, especially during the latter half of the century, it may reinforce the rumors, reports and leaks. GTA 6 plays out in the 1980s Vice City.
At the time of publication, Rockstar Games has not commented in any capacity on this leak, and it is highly unlikely that it will change. If that does happen, we’ll probably update the story with everything provided. Meanwhile, take everything with a large grain of salt.