I actually bought this fake GTA 6 guidebook, and it’s somehow worse than I expected
GTA players are beyond excited for GTA 6’s 2025 release—so excited that some are literally buying things about the game months before it even comes out. Over on the GTA 6 subreddit, a user pointed out that an author on Amazon is selling Grand Theft Auto 6: The Ultimate Guide, All You Want to Know About GTA 6 for a $2.99 on Kindle to $5.74 in paperback in 98 pages. The book claims to have everything you need to know about GTA 6 and promises to help players master every aspect of the game, from the basics to advanced strategies. https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA6/comments/1j9f6q9/people_have_actually_bought_this_483_paperback/ Of course, the weird part isn’t just that someone is selling a guide for a game that doesn’t exist yet and that nobody actually knows anything about; it's that some people actually bought this thing. The book has two reviews—one five-star review, which is either from the author’s friend or a very optimistic customer, and a one-star review that simply calls it "AI nonse," which, given the circumstances, seems like an accurate summary of a 98-page book about a game that doesn’t exist yet. I actually skimmed through this fake GTA 6 guidebook But in the name of journalism, I bought the book, so you don’t have to. Yes, that’s the level of dedication we sometimes subject ourselves to. To be honest, I just skimmed through it after trying to take the first two chapters seriously, which I failed to do. "Spoiler" alert: there's no legitimate information about GTA 6 in it. The book starts with a bunch of filler about Rockstar and the history of Grand Theft Auto—basically what you’d get if you typed the right query into ChatGPT. Then there’s Chapter 3, "Setting and Storyline," which has the most blatant AI-generated text imaginable. At the end of the section, there’s a horizontal bar followed by a block explaining something to the author, much like what you'd get when you ask an AI to write something for you: "This is just a simple outline with some initial chapters fleshed out. You can expand upon each section further, adding more detailed information, insights, analysis, engaging readers, captivating attention, maintaining interest throughout entire ebook, ensuring comprehensive coverage topically, thoroughly explore, discuss, leaving no stone unturned, providing ultimate guide, everything you need to know about highly anticipated forthcoming title Grand Theft Auto 6." Chapter 7 has something similar, with a line at the end that says, "Absolutely! Let's continue expanding the Ebook with more detailed content for each chapter." The book then generously informs us that GTA 6 will have "a mix of storyline missions, side quests, random events, and activities scattered throughout the world." Groundbreaking. Who could have guessed that an open-world game in 2025 would have quests? If this isn't AI, I don't know what is. Photo by Bhernardo Viana for Destructoid. Then there’s Chapter 6, "Multiplayer Modes," which consists of three solid pages of words with no punctuation. No periods, no commas, no line breaks—just a neverending stream of multiplayer-related words, like "Building upon solid foundation laid predecessors upcoming installment expected introduce host innovative features enhancements aimed further enriching overall multiplayer experience." But even that doesn’t compare to Chapter 18, "Legal Issues and Controversies," which takes this technique to the next level by running seven straight pages of unbroken, AI-generated gibberish, like "Concerned stakeholders involved including parents educators policymakers law enforcement agencies advocacy groups media outlets general public alike contributing ongoing discourse shaping societal attitudes perceptions towards video games broader context cultura phenomena." I'm dead serious, this is a perfect transcription of part of the chapter. The book finally wraps up at Chapter 31—yes, somehow jumping from Chapter 19, thanks to the author's failure to format the ebook properly—where it discusses GTA 6 leaks. But instead of covering leaks like you’d see on an actual gaming news site, it just provides a generic, AI-written explanation of how leaks happen in the game industry. It really jumps from chapter 19 to 31. Photo by Bhernardo Viana for Destructoid. This isn’t the first time GTA 6 fans have fallen into an obvious trap When John Cena casually posted GTA 6’s art on Instagram, some people took it as confirmation that he’d be in the game—even though it was most likely just a joke, and even if he were in the game, he wouldn’t be able to say anything due to NDAs. Then there’s the chaos over preorder rumors, despite the fact that we have only a vague idea of when those will go live. And, of course, the ongoing debate about whether GTA 6 will cost $100 or even $112 in some regions. The point is, don’t trust people selling GTA 6 "insider" information. The game does not exist yet, and nobody has exclusive access to
GTA players are beyond excited for GTA 6’s 2025 release—so excited that some are literally buying things about the game months before it even comes out.
Over on the GTA 6 subreddit, a user pointed out that an author on Amazon is selling Grand Theft Auto 6: The Ultimate Guide, All You Want to Know About GTA 6 for a $2.99 on Kindle to $5.74 in paperback in 98 pages.
The book claims to have everything you need to know about GTA 6 and promises to help players master every aspect of the game, from the basics to advanced strategies.
Of course, the weird part isn’t just that someone is selling a guide for a game that doesn’t exist yet and that nobody actually knows anything about; it's that some people actually bought this thing.
The book has two reviews—one five-star review, which is either from the author’s friend or a very optimistic customer, and a one-star review that simply calls it "AI nonse," which, given the circumstances, seems like an accurate summary of a 98-page book about a game that doesn’t exist yet.
I actually skimmed through this fake GTA 6 guidebook
But in the name of journalism, I bought the book, so you don’t have to. Yes, that’s the level of dedication we sometimes subject ourselves to. To be honest, I just skimmed through it after trying to take the first two chapters seriously, which I failed to do.
"Spoiler" alert: there's no legitimate information about GTA 6 in it.
The book starts with a bunch of filler about Rockstar and the history of Grand Theft Auto—basically what you’d get if you typed the right query into ChatGPT.
Then there’s Chapter 3, "Setting and Storyline," which has the most blatant AI-generated text imaginable. At the end of the section, there’s a horizontal bar followed by a block explaining something to the author, much like what you'd get when you ask an AI to write something for you:
"This is just a simple outline with some initial chapters fleshed out. You can expand upon each section further, adding more detailed information, insights, analysis, engaging readers, captivating attention, maintaining interest throughout entire ebook, ensuring comprehensive coverage topically, thoroughly explore, discuss, leaving no stone unturned, providing ultimate guide, everything you need to know about highly anticipated forthcoming title Grand Theft Auto 6."
Chapter 7 has something similar, with a line at the end that says, "Absolutely! Let's continue expanding the Ebook with more detailed content for each chapter."
The book then generously informs us that GTA 6 will have "a mix of storyline missions, side quests, random events, and activities scattered throughout the world." Groundbreaking. Who could have guessed that an open-world game in 2025 would have quests?
Then there’s Chapter 6, "Multiplayer Modes," which consists of three solid pages of words with no punctuation. No periods, no commas, no line breaks—just a neverending stream of multiplayer-related words, like "Building upon solid foundation laid predecessors upcoming installment expected introduce host innovative features enhancements aimed further enriching overall multiplayer experience."
But even that doesn’t compare to Chapter 18, "Legal Issues and Controversies," which takes this technique to the next level by running seven straight pages of unbroken, AI-generated gibberish, like "Concerned stakeholders involved including parents educators policymakers law enforcement agencies advocacy groups media outlets general public alike contributing ongoing discourse shaping societal attitudes perceptions towards video games broader context cultura phenomena."
I'm dead serious, this is a perfect transcription of part of the chapter.
The book finally wraps up at Chapter 31—yes, somehow jumping from Chapter 19, thanks to the author's failure to format the ebook properly—where it discusses GTA 6 leaks. But instead of covering leaks like you’d see on an actual gaming news site, it just provides a generic, AI-written explanation of how leaks happen in the game industry.
This isn’t the first time GTA 6 fans have fallen into an obvious trap
When John Cena casually posted GTA 6’s art on Instagram, some people took it as confirmation that he’d be in the game—even though it was most likely just a joke, and even if he were in the game, he wouldn’t be able to say anything due to NDAs.
Then there’s the chaos over preorder rumors, despite the fact that we have only a vague idea of when those will go live. And, of course, the ongoing debate about whether GTA 6 will cost $100 or even $112 in some regions.
The point is, don’t trust people selling GTA 6 "insider" information. The game does not exist yet, and nobody has exclusive access to anything—especially not enough to justify charging anything for a so-called guide.
So yeah, this book is not worth buying. And I think I have a good argument for Amazon to refund me for that one.
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