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Grand Theft Auto 6 has already picked up adult ratings around the world, but it turns out South Korea came very close to blocking it entirely. According to meeting minutes obtained by Inven Global, the country’s Game Content Rating Board needed three separate reviews to settle on a rating, and violence wasn’t the issue. It was the amount of nudity.
A 3-3 split
Rockstar Games submitted the game for classification on 1 September. At the first review on 10 September, the committee split evenly, with three members voting for an Adults Only rating and three for refusing classification altogether, which would have stopped the game from being sold in South Korea.
The sticking point was what the board called out-of-context genital nudity, mostly male nudity appearing in the background with no sexual context. One member said genital exposure isn’t completely forbidden, but that it had never appeared this often without context. Another said the game simply has “far too much genital exposure.”
A playable build and two delays
The board was given a playable build on 28 September, and the decision was postponed twice to allow more time to examine the game. It finally came at a third meeting on 16 October, when the nine-member committee voted 8-1 in favour of an Adults Only rating.
A few things helped. South Korea had relaxed its rules in September 2025, so genital exposure no longer meant automatic refusal. Some members also pointed out that ten overseas ratings bodies had already given the game an adult rating, and one described it as a burden for South Korea to be the only country holding it back. According to the minutes, the naked Jason footage from the cyberleek leak isn’t in the final game either.
Launch is still on track
For context, GTA 5 also received an Adults Only rating in South Korea back in 2013, so this is a familiar outcome for the series. GTA 6 launches on 19 November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, including in South Korea.
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