Arion Kurtaj — the hacker behind the 90-clip Grand Theft Auto VI leak in 2022 — has been released from secure hospital care and is scheduled for retrial in November, according to a report from GTABoom.
That timing matters. November is the same month Rockstar has targeted for GTA VI's launch window, which makes the retrial date an awkward overlap — though one that's entirely coincidental from a legal standpoint.
Here's what's confirmed: Kurtaj leaked unfinished GTA VI footage in September 2022. He was subsequently detained in secure psychiatric care rather than prison, following a finding that he was unfit to stand trial for sentencing purposes. GTABoom reports he is now out of that facility and facing a November retrial.
What's still unclear is the specific retrial date, the charges being reheard, and what changed in his medical assessment that made the retrial viable. The source material is thin on those details.
For you as a player, this has no direct effect on GTA VI's development or release. Rockstar has been building toward the November window regardless, and nothing in this report suggests any delay or disruption on that side. The 2022 leak was damaging to Rockstar at the time, but the footage it exposed — raw, unfinished game footage — is years behind where the project sits today.
The next thing worth watching here is whether the retrial produces any new legal details about the original breach. Nothing in the current report changes what you know about the game itself.