Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFans have been clamoring for a peek at how the game will look before its Nov. 19 release (AFP/Getty)Netflix suffered server crashes and performance issues after releasing exclusive in-game footage from the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI.Eager fans turned to social media to report downtime, lagging video, and difficulty accessing the GTA page on Netflix during the exclusive preview launch on Aug. 27. Thousands of people reported the outage on Downdetector.com and others complained on X.Netflix Vice President of Nonfiction Series Brandon Riegg highlighted the unprecedented fandom around the franchise and expressed honor in partnering with developer Rockstar Games to debut the footage to subscribers first. The official footage debut comes shortly after Rockstar Games confirmed that recent dramatic leaks of GTA VI gameplay from a group called Cyberleek were legitimate, calling the unauthorized release heartbreaking for the development team. The game is set to finally be released on November 19. In fullNetflix’s GTA VI extended gameplay reveal crashes streaming app due to huge demandMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
GTA VI fan fury as Netflix crashes during premiere of ‘extended look’ trailer
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFans have been clamoring for a peek at how the game will look before its Nov. 19 release (AFP/Getty)Netflix suffered server crashes and performance issues after releasing exclusive in-game footage from the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI.Eager fans turned to social media to report downtime, lagging video, and difficulty accessing the GTA page on Netflix during the exclusive preview launch on Aug. 27. Thousands of people reported the outage on Downdetector.com and others complained on X.Netflix Vice President of Nonfiction Series Brandon Riegg highlighted the unprecedented fandom around the franchise and expressed honor in partnering with developer Rockstar Games to debut the footage to subscribers first. The official footage debut comes shortly after Rockstar Games confirmed that recent dramatic leaks of GTA VI gameplay from a group called Cyberleek were legitimate, calling the unauthorized release heartbreaking for the development team. The game is set to finally be released on November 19. In fullNetflix’s GTA VI extended gameplay reveal crashes streaming app due to huge demandMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
