GTA 6 faced a deadlock that could have blocked its South Korean release. On September 10, the country’s game ratings board split 3–3 between giving the game an Adults Only rating and refusing to classify it. Without a rating, Rockstar’s game could not be sold in the country.
According to South Korean outlet Inven, which obtained the meeting minutes, the debate centered on frequent appearances of male genitals in the background of nonsexual scenes. Some members thought those depictions warranted blocking the release. Others argued that the game should be judged as a whole.
What changed before the final vote
The board had yet to receive a playable build at its first meeting. It arrived on September 28, and the October 2 meeting ended with another postponement to give reviewers more time to play. Members also discussed the legal grounds for refusing a rating and considered that 10 overseas ratings bodies, including Brazil’s, had already given the game an adult rating.
On October 16, the board cleared GTA 6 for adults by 8 votes to 1. The rating flags sexual content, violence, crime, drugs and language. The decision kept the South Korean release on track for November 19.
Did Rockstar have to cut any scenes?
After the tied vote, the board recommended changes and asked the publisher whether it planned to make them. The minutes obtained by Inven do not record the publisher’s reply or establish whether any scenes were cut.
