Every GTA 6 theory and 'leak' about the map and more are being parodied in real time by pranksters who have moved onto GTA 7

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GTA 6 community theories and discoveries are being parodied by people who have already moved onto GTA 7.

Rockstar's next game is just about the most anticipated thing on the planet right now, so there were always going to be wild community discoveries and theories surrounding GTA 6. Some of these include GTA 6 sleuths thinking they've discovered the in-game map, or some dedicated fans putting together GTA 6 from trailer snippets, for example.

This has all, somewhat predictably, lead into jokes about discoveries surrounding GTA 7, a game that most definitely hasn't been announced or confirmed. A common theme is jokes around the in-game map, as you can see in the series of Reddit posts below, which are probably parodying the GTA 6 community really honing in on the upcoming game's map over the last few weeks.

GTA 7 map has been leaked from r/GTA7
new map leak from r/GTA7
NEW: the GTA 7 map has just been leaked from r/GTA7

And yes, this is a dedicated GTA 7 subreddit we're pulling these from. Elsewhere on the subreddit, we've got the very common 'my relative works at Rockstar'-style jokes, which, truth be told, haven't really been a thing in online communities for a fair few years now, but everyone still probably remembers someone claiming their uncle worked at Nintendo back in the day.

My wife's boyfriend works at rockstar and this is the confirmed gta 7 map from r/GTA7
My dad works at Rockstar trust me when i say this is the GTA 7 map from r/GTA7

And, of course, we've got easter egg parody posts. The planet will probably be a burned-out husk well before we ever get around to Red Dead Redemption 5 - especially considering the rate at which Rockstar makes games - but it would be nice if John Marston's descendant got to use some fine china.

Red Dead Redemption 5 easter egg in GTA 7 from r/GTA7

You can hardly blame GTA 6 fans for honing in on the smallest details to glean information about the new game - especially when GTA 6's reveal date was actually teased in a GTA Online t-shirt months ago. When you've got that to go off, what won't fans look into with a magnifying glass?

Hell, even we've been doing our own theorizing over the most minute details from GTA 6's debut trailer earlier this month. Check out our GTA 6 trailer breakdown guide for a full look at some of the tinier details you might've completely missed at first glance.

We've also charted the complete 26-year evolution of the GTA logo, all the way from the original sim to GTA 6.

Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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