[
  {
    "id": "release-platform-baseline",
    "label": "Release date and platform baseline",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-19 07:35 UTC",
    "posture": "current official baseline; PlayStation and Xbox pages corroborate console-platform metadata within narrow store-page limits",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi",
      "nov-2026-date",
      "playstation-gta-vi",
      "xbox-gta-vi"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/",
      "/release-date/",
      "/timeline/",
      "/confirmed-vs-rumoured/",
      "/faq/",
      "/launch-checklist/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Only a newer Rockstar, Take-Two, or official platform publication can change the date/platform lead answer.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "social screenshots",
      "forum summaries",
      "cached snippets without a live official URL",
      "date speculation"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      },
      {
        "id": "nov-2026-date",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026"
      },
      {
        "id": "playstation-gta-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — PS5 Games",
        "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/"
      },
      {
        "id": "xbox-gta-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI | Xbox",
        "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grand-theft-auto-vi/9NL3WWNZLZZN"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "pc-requirements-gap",
    "label": "PC timing and requirements gap",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-18 18:24 UTC",
    "posture": "official gap remains",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/blog/is-gta-6-coming-to-pc/",
      "/blog/gta-6-system-requirements-watchlist/",
      "/buying-guide/",
      "/features/",
      "/faq/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Require Rockstar, Take-Two, Rockstar Support, Steam, Epic, launcher, or official platform-store evidence before adding PC date/spec rows.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "AI-generated spec tables",
      "hardware affiliate bundles",
      "edited Steam pages",
      "historical release-pattern estimates"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "preorder-preload-store-gap",
    "label": "Preorder, preload, editions, and store pages",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-19 07:35 UTC",
    "posture": "official PlayStation and Xbox listings exist; buyer-safety gaps remain",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi",
      "playstation-gta-vi",
      "xbox-gta-vi"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/preorder-store-checker/",
      "/preorder-safety-centre/",
      "/buying-guide/",
      "/blog/gta-6-preorder-editions-watchlist/",
      "/blog/gta-6-preload-download-size-watchlist/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Require official Rockstar/Take-Two/store/support/platform evidence for each exact preorder, price, edition, file-size, preload, or bonus claim.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "retailer placeholders as facts",
      "edited console-store screenshots",
      "affiliate urgency",
      "fake countdown graphics"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      },
      {
        "id": "playstation-gta-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — PS5 Games",
        "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/"
      },
      {
        "id": "xbox-gta-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI | Xbox",
        "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grand-theft-auto-vi/9NL3WWNZLZZN"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "online-crossplay-transfer-gap",
    "label": "Online, crossplay, transfer, GTA+, and creator-tool claims",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-18 18:24 UTC",
    "posture": "official gap remains",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/online/",
      "/blog/gta-6-online-watchlist/",
      "/blog/gta-6-crossplay-cross-save-watchlist/",
      "/rp/",
      "/platform-planner/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Require Rockstar, Take-Two, Rockstar Support, platform feature metadata, or verified post-launch settings evidence before changing Online guidance.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "copied GTA Online assumptions",
      "Discord screenshots",
      "paid compatibility promises",
      "private server-file claims"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "map-media-character-baseline",
    "label": "Official media, map observations, and character copy",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-18 18:24 UTC",
    "posture": "confirmed media with inference labels",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi",
      "trailer-1",
      "trailer-2"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/media-gallery/",
      "/map/",
      "/map-claim-ledger/",
      "/characters/",
      "/blog/gta-6-trailer-2-breakdown/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Promote only exact official-media observations or post-launch verified evidence; keep map size, full species lists, mission details, and system depth labelled unknown until stronger evidence exists.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "leaked maps",
      "private build clips",
      "datamined UI",
      "anonymous full-location lists"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      },
      {
        "id": "trailer-1",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 1 Now",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/8978kok9385a82/grand-theft-auto-vi-watch-trailer-1-now/"
      },
      {
        "id": "trailer-2",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 2 Now",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/3928aaa9471o3a/grand-theft-auto-vi-watch-trailer-2-now"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "rating-accessibility-household-gap",
    "label": "Rating, accessibility, and household guidance",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-05-19 07:35 UTC",
    "posture": "Xbox page exposes ESRB Rating Pending Likely Mature 17+ metadata; final descriptor/accessibility gaps remain",
    "sourceIds": [
      "rockstar-vi",
      "xbox-gta-vi"
    ],
    "affectedRoutes": [
      "/blog/gta-6-accessibility-options-watchlist/",
      "/blog/gta-6-parent-guide-age-rating-watchlist/",
      "/buying-guide/",
      "/source-policy/"
    ],
    "promotionGate": "Require public rating-board entries, official support/settings material, platform accessibility metadata, or verified post-launch settings capture before publishing final descriptors or setting lists.",
    "blockedInputs": [
      "fake rating cards",
      "leaked settings screens",
      "generic copied accessibility lists",
      "creator summaries without primary evidence"
    ],
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "rockstar-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI — Rockstar Games",
        "url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI"
      },
      {
        "id": "xbox-gta-vi",
        "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI | Xbox",
        "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grand-theft-auto-vi/9NL3WWNZLZZN"
      }
    ]
  }
]