--- title: "Rockstar Mistake and Xbox Failure: GTA 6 Accidentally Reveals New Locations" description: "Rockstar accidentally revealed new GTA 6 islands on a collector's edition poster. Meanwhile, experts report a significant pre-order advantage for PlayStation 5." date: 2026-09-25T12:22:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/gta-6-rockstar-leak-xbox-ps5-sales tags: [gta-6, rockstar-games, xbox, playstation-5, gaming-news] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Rockstar Mistake and Xbox Failure: GTA 6 Accidentally Reveals New Locations ![Leonida state map with marked islands from GTA 6](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/25/gta-6-rockstar-leak-xbox-ps5-sales/gta-6-rockstar-leak-xbox-ps5-sales-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - A leak on a promo poster revealed the names of Draper, Sandbars, and Crude islands. - GTA 6 pre-orders show a significant bias towards PS5 according to Tom Warren's report. Anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI has reached its peak, but recent news has brought both joy to explorers of the game world and troubling signals for the Xbox ecosystem. Rockstar Games has once again found itself in the spotlight due to an unintentional data leak that revealed details of the Leonida state map. The incident occurred during the announcement of the *The Goodtime State - Vice City Collection* collector's edition, where fans spotted previously unannounced geographical names on a published promo poster. ### New Details of the Leonida Map On the double-sided poster, which is part of a $399.99 collector's set, island markings such as Sandbars and Crude Islands were clearly visible, along with fragments of toponyms "Dra" and "Beld". Series fans, using analysis tools and cross-referencing known Port Gellhorn materials, identified the island as Draper Island. Even though Rockstar quickly removed the image, screenshots managed to circulate in the community, fueling interest in the scale of the game's open world. ### Contradictory Data on Xbox and PS5 Sales Against the backdrop of the franchise's success, a debate about market dominance is heating up. Journalist Tom Warren, citing internal sources, reports a significant shift in pre-orders towards the PlayStation 5. Sony's marketing strategy, which includes exclusive gameplay demonstrations and the "Plays best on PS5" campaign, is yielding results. At the same time, competing reports suggest that Xbox figures actually align with the current console market share and that panic may be overstated. Investors and analysts note that Microsoft's challenges, related to the restructuring of the Game Pass service, may affect brand perception among hardcore fans. ### Financial Aspects and the Future of Collector's Editions An important question remains the availability of physical state maps. The $400 collector's edition is essentially a merch set without a copy of the game itself, which has raised questions within the community. It is not yet confirmed whether a paper map will be included in the $79.99 Standard Edition, which has always been an important immersion element for the GTA series. With physical media losing popularity, Rockstar is balancing tradition and the digital era, making every physical artifact a subject of intense scrutiny. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [Ошибка Rockstar ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» Xbox: GTA 6 случайно раскрыла Π½ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹Π΅ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/pomilka-rockstar-ta-proval-xbox-gta-6-vipadkovo-1790332100.html) - Основной источник ΠΈΠ½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΠ± ошибкС Rockstar. - [ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Ρ‹ GTA 6 Π±ΡŒΡŽΡ‚ Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠΎΡ€Π΄Ρ‹ Π½Π° Xbox нСсмотря Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ PS5](https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/156291-gta-6-xbox-dolya-predzakazov-sootvetstvuet-dolye-rynka/) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ источнику hi-tech.mail.ru - [Xbox ΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π°Π³ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π° сообщСния, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ GTA 6 Π»ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡ€ΡƒΠ΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΆΠ°ΠΌ Π½Π° PS5](https://rus.egw.news/gaming/news/37450/xbox-responds-to-reports-of-gta-6-dominating-sales-DtU0TInf8) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ источнику rus.egw.news - [БМИ: ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·Ρ‹ GTA 6 ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Π½ΡŒ сильно смСщСны Π² сторону PlayStation 5](https://wtftime.ru/articles/168718/smi-predzakazy-gta-6-ochen-silno-smescheny-v-storonu-playstation-5/) - Π˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π΄Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π·Π°ΠΊΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ². ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What new locations were revealed? **A:** Fans discovered markings for Draper Island, Sandbars, and Crude Islands on a poster from the collector's edition. ### Q: Why are Xbox pre-orders lower? **A:** According to reports, Sony's marketing is focused on PS5, while Xbox faces restructuring and mixed reactions to Game Pass pricing.