Many game developers expressed sympathy for Rockstar, as showing unfinished work with subpar graphics and "rigid animations" often leads to unfair public judgment.
The videos featured a modern-day Vice City (based on Miami) within the fictional state of Leonida .
The leaked footage provided a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a massive project in its "mid-gestation" stage:
Rockstar Games eventually confirmed the authenticity of the leaks but stated they would not impact the game's long-term development timeline.
It confirmed a romantic criminal duo, Jason and Lucia , as the main characters.