Netflix’s 6-Hour Exclusivity Window For GTA 6 Reportedly Only Led To Its Third Highest Sign-Up Bump Of The Year
Kotaku | 10.09.2026 20:40Grand Theft Auto 6’s big Netflix special was an event for the gaming space, and I’m sure Rockstar and the streaming service viewed it as a mutually beneficial arrangement. GTA fans would subscribe for a month and get to see the first officially sanctioned gameplay footage of the upcoming crime drama, and maybe a few of them would stick around to watch Stranger Things or KPop Demon Hunters while GTA6 gets a big, glossy promo campaign on one of the biggest streaming services in the world. Well, it sounds like this was more of a moderate success than you’d probably expect, as it trailed behind two other big spikes in Netflix subscribers for the year.