He bought a PS5 for one game. He has a few weeks left, and that game doesn’t come out until November.
That’s the situation a Reddit user, u/lexakommurry, laid out in a post asking strangers to help her reach Rockstar. Her father is a devoted GTA fan who has sunk thousands of hours into the earlier games in the series, and he picked up a PS5 specifically so he could play GTA 6 when it arrives. Then came a stage four lung cancer diagnosis. He’s back home on hospice, and she said he has only a few weeks to live.
So she’s asking for the one thing that might still be possible: a way for him to play GTA 6 before he dies.
She’s ready to sign whatever Rockstar needs
The post has since been deleted, but not before the ask spread. She offered to hand Rockstar full details if the studio wanted them.
“We’d gladly provide proof of his hourly commitment, his diagnosis, and sign an NDA or any other legal paperwork needed,” she said. “He’s a wonderful man and has been a great dad. I would love to let him have access to something he’s looked forward to for years before he goes.”
The tone matters here. This isn’t a demand aimed at a studio, and it isn’t a stunt. It’s a daughter doing the only thing left to her, which is asking loudly enough that the right person might hear.
This has happened before, and it’s worked
GTA 6 is one of the most anticipated games of all time, and that anticipation has a grim edge for some fans. Terminally ill players who may not live to see release have been asking for play tests or early access before they die.
Some of those requests have landed. One terminally ill fan heard back from the Take-Two CEO while chasing a play test. That precedent is part of why this post drew the response it did.
Reddit users did what Reddit users do at their best. Some pointed her toward Rockstar’s press email. Others just sent well wishes.
“I hope this gets seen by Rockstar and your dad gets to play,” one user said. Another replied: “I remember Rockstar did something similar for a kid. May God bless your dad.”
What Rockstar hasn’t said
To be clear about what’s on the record: there’s no statement from Rockstar or Take-Two on this particular request. The post is gone, the ask is out there and whether anyone at the studio has seen it is unknown.
What isn’t in doubt is the timeline. A man who bought a console for a single game is now on hospice with weeks to live, and the game he bought it for is still months away.
“He’s a wonderful man and has been a great dad,” his daughter said. That’s the whole case, and it’s the one she’s hoping Rockstar reads.
