Rockstar provides GTA 6 early to terminally ill fan, people are somehow angry about this

The wait for GTA 6 is long and hard for us all, especially amid reports that the game is not content-ready. However, it is important to remember those who may not be with us at the other end of the wait. This brings us to Anthony Armstrong, who took to LinkedIn to share a difficult tale of his own. 

In a now deleted Linkedin post, Armstrong wrote:

“To any of my connections at Rockstar Games and Rockstar Toronto, or anyone else that may be able to help. A member of my family who has been battling cancer for a year just recently got the worst possible news, he was given 6-12 months to live, they are a huge GTA fan, and with this latest update, he may not be around long enough to actually get to see GTA 6 launch, best case scenario he will be leaving us the same month it does.”

This was followed up with more posts that have also been deleted, sharing that “We spoke to them today and got great news. That’s all I can really say, but thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”

It would appear that, in a heartwarming change of pace to the usual news cycle, this story had a happy ending. 

One last ride

Rockstar Games is giving early access to GTA 6 to a terminally ill fan after his family shared his story on social media pic.twitter.com/S4mpNKUhdW

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 18, 2026

However, the reception in certain spaces has been far from ideal. While the majority of people have been celebrating the news (we understand the hype), some have been taking to Twitter to make tasteless jokes about the situation. 

The above posts, since being deleted, seem to imply that some had responded to even the LinkedIn posts with unpleasant comments. 

While the internet continues to be the internet, it seems Take Two and Rockstar remain undeterred in providing this fan a chance to visit Vice City. If only Rockstar would take this empathetic approach and apply it to studio employees.