Sam Houser pulls out of a major GQ interview weeks before GTA VI's launch

Status: Report. Shared by the GQ journalist who was set to do the interview. Rockstar has not commented.

There won't be a big Sam Houser interview before GTA VI, at least not in GQ. Journalist Sam White, who was due to write it, said on X that Rockstar's co-founder and president has withdrawn weeks before launch.

What the journalist said

As reported by RockstarINTEL and iXBT Games:

• White had spent four years talking to Rockstar to land the interview.
• In April he was told Houser would take part.
• In recent weeks that changed, mostly for personal reasons on Houser's side, according to White.
• White said he's deeply disappointed: after all that work, he's left without the story of a historic launch.

Rockstar has not commented.

Why it matters

Sam Houser is Rockstar's least visible leader: he rarely gives interviews. A long conversation with him before GTA VI would have been one of the most anticipated pieces of the campaign.

Without it, the main voice is Rob Nelson, co-studio head at Rockstar North, who has already spoken to IGN and other outlets (see IGN's full interview).

What we don't know

• Whether Houser will talk to any other outlet before November 19.
• What the personal reasons are. White gave no details, and we won't speculate.

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