Jay Peters

Last night, Rockstar shared these streaming guidelines ahead of today’s GTA VI “extended look”: > Quick clarification: you are free to livestream An Extended Look from 3 p.m. ET on August 27 providing you adhere to platform-specific guidance and you do not simply restream or repost the unedited video in full without context or commentary.

The $899.99 console went on sale at 10AM ET and was out of stock right after, and eBay’s sold listings show that people are paying more than $2,000 to buy confirmed preorders, Polygon reports. The console looks cool, but I wouldn’t say it’s $2,000 cool. [Link: Xbox 25th Anniversary Release Sells Out In Minutes Despite $899 Price

My colleague Andrew Webster wrote that this weekend, and I’ve been thinking about it today in the leadup to the today’s 26-minute “extended look” at the game. Skipping discs? Warping the video game release calendar? Massive leaks? A Netflix special — that creators can livestream? All part of the GTA VI saga. [Link: Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe

The 26-minute preview is scheduled to debut on Netflix at 3PM ET, though creators can stream it as long as they talk over it. Starting at 9PM ET, you’ll be able to watch the preview on YouTube and the GTA VI website. [Link: Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look is Premiering Exclusively on Netflix

Rockstar finally showed off more of Grand Theft Auto VI in a 26-minute preview.

A few publications and other outlets got to watch a Rockstar North co-lead play the game, and their coverage has a bunch of information about gameplay that wasn’t included in Netflix’s cinematic extended look. * NYT: The Grand Ambitions of Grand Theft Auto VI * IGN: 69 New GTA 6 Gameplay Details We Saw at Rockstar HQ * Kinda Funny: We Visited Rockstar! GTA 6 Extended Look Live Reaction - Kinda Funny Gamescast * TGG: I Saw 3 Hours of GTA 6 at Rockstar North - First Impressions (Exclusive Info)

Rockstar's GTA VI preview further blurs the lines between Hollywood and gaming.

I certainly didn’t expect one of Cook’s final tweets as Apple’s CEO to star Pikachu. Wonder what his favorite Pokémon game is. [Media: https://twitter/tim_cook/status/2093094102795759983]

After initially debuting on Netflix, the official version of Rockstar's big GTA VI preview is more widely available.

21 pts Rockstar has officially published its "extended look" at Grand Theft Auto VI on YouTube and on its website, as promised. The in-depth preview, which "entirely" features footage captured from the PS5 version of the game, initially premiered on Netflix at 3PM ET. But because Rockstar allowed creators to post…