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Reports of Twitch outages spiked less than an hour after the Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay trailer dropped. More than 17,000 people reported that Twitch was suddenly unusable Thursday afternoon as the platform confirmed widespread problems across its web, chat and video services shortly after the release of the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI extended gameplay trailer. Streamers, viewers and gaming creators were left unable to load profiles or livestreams, raising questions about whether the surge of GTA traffic contributed to the disruption and when service will return.

Twitch acknowledged the issues around 4 p.m. EDT, telling users that its teams were working to resolve them. Downdetector showed a dramatic spike in error reports—more than 17,000—affecting the website, app and servers; however, reports have drastically decreased on the outage platform, and the issues seem to be resolved. Newsweek reached out to Twitch for comment.

The outage hit at one of the busiest moments Twitch has seen this summer. According to Twitch’s own support account, several core services—web access, chat functionality and video viewing—were impacted simultaneously. Error reports surged within minutes, suggesting the problem was widespread and not limited to specific regions or devices.

The timing intensified scrutiny. The platform was already experiencing heavy traffic as fans flocked to watch reaction streams to the GTA VI extended gameplay reveal. Twitch’s infrastructure often sees spikes during major gaming events, but Thursday’s outage was unusually severe: profiles wouldn’t load, livestreams froze, and chat features became inaccessible.

For creators who rely on consistent uptime, the sudden blackout disrupted scheduled content and cut off viewers mid‑stream. At the time of the outage, Twitch Support said teams were investigating, but offered no estimated timeline for restoration. The company’s public messaging emphasized that updates would follow once the issues were resolved.

The outage began roughly an hour after Netflix dropped 27 minutes of new Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage—a massive cultural moment that drew millions of viewers across platforms. While Twitch has not confirmed any link between the trailer and the outage, the correlation is hard to ignore. By 4:45 p.m. EDT, both creators’ profiles were unavailable, fueling speculation that the surge of GTA VI‑related viewership may have strained Twitch’s systems.

Netflix itself saw a brief spike in outage reports just before the trailer dropped, suggesting the reveal triggered a wave of simultaneous logins and streaming attempts across multiple platforms. Twitch also enabled a temporary GTA VI category to support creators covering the event, signaling the company expected heavy engagement. Rockstar Games had encouraged creators to livestream reaction content—so long as they didn’t repost the full, unedited video—thereby further driving traffic to Twitch. Whether the outage was caused by the influx or simply coincided with it remains unclear.