A terminally ill fan of the Grand Theft Auto video game series has reportedly been granted early access to GTA 6 following a plea from a family member. There is still 10 months until the official release date of the highly-anticipated game, which was originally meant to launch last year.

A family member of the fan sought help on LinkedIn and apparently received word directly from Take-Two's CEO. Last month, Ubisoft Toronto developer Anthony Armstrong shared the story of a terminally ill family member seeking to play Grand Theft Auto 6 before its release, and it looks like developer Rockstar Games has since granted that wish.

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It has been reported that Rockstar Games has contacted a terminally ill ‘GTA‘ fan after hearing about the fan’s heartfelt public request to see if the company could allow him to play ‘GTA 6‘ before its scheduled release in November of 2026.

Update: Rockstar have issued a statement on the incident to IGN.

A Ubisoft game developer asked the company to let his terminally ill family member playtest the game since he may not be able to when it finally releases.

Rockstar Games has granted a family member's request to provide an early access copy of GTA 6 to a terminal cancer patient.