GTA 6 Will Have Sex Scenes, According to New Zealand Ratings Board
Ratings boards in New Zealand and Australia say the game includes sex scenes, a warning not shown on Grand Theft Auto 5’s listings.
- PlayStation store pages in New Zealand and Australia updated Grand Theft Auto 6's official R18 rating to specifically mention 'sex scenes,' distinguishing the title from its predecessor.
- Unlike Grand Theft Auto 5, which lists 'sexual material' for its R18+ rating, the new classification marks a distinct shift in how the developer's content is officially characterized across regions.
- Other titles like Cyberpunk 2077 also utilize 'sex scenes' labels in their warnings, indicating such content is often treated as meaningful narrative elements rather than incidental material.
- The game received a Mature rating in the United States with warnings for nudity, strong sexual content, and intense violence, suggesting Rockstar Games is intensifying its mature approach.
- Rockstar has begun placing advertisements in New York and on the Miami Heat arena in Florida as part of a recent marketing push, despite keeping other project details under wraps.
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The age classification of GTA 6 was released by Rockstar and reinforces that the content will not be appropriate for everyone. With regulation, "M" (in Brazil it is equivalent to more than 18 years old), details are highlighted with blood and brutality, "intense violence", "adult humor", "nudez", "palavrões", "drug and alcohol use", and "strong sexual content". Up to that point, it is all right, it is the same as was seen in Grand Theft Auto V. …
GTA 6 will clearly not be a game to put in all hands if we believe the latest classifications worthy of our sextech section.
GTA 6 Age Rating Confirmed: Rated M and PEGI 18, Adult Scenes Listed
GTA 6 is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and 18 by PEGI. Store listings in Australia and New Zealand name "sex scenes", which brought the Hot Coffee controversy back into the conversation. The game launches November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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