Modder Targeted
A modder who was porting GTA 5 to Nintendo Switch taunted Rockstar Games and was immediately hit with a cease and desist.
The modder, known as Mojso, was planning to bring GTA 5 and GTA Online to Nintendo Switch for modded versions of the console and got a bit cocky. After Rockstar Games recently posted its guidelines for modding which forbids unofficial ports, the modder posted a direct challenge to the publisher.
Three days later, the modder's Discord server was taken down for copyright infringement, but it didn't seem to deter them. After many warned them about how litigious Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two are, the modder suggested they weren't worried about it based on their location.
Take-Two Legal Action
Less than a week later, the modder confirmed they had received a cease and desist from Take-Two Interactive and thanked the company for its leniency. As a result, the port will never see the light of day, as Mojso stated they do not want to risk legal escalation.
The developer announced the shutdown of the project, noting that it marks the definitive end of the unofficial port attempt following the legal notice from Take-Two.
When people pointed back to the modder's initial social media post taunting Rockstar, Mojso admitted they did not actually expect the company to respond so quickly.
Reflecting on the situation, the modder noted that fighting a massive publisher in court was never the intention, stating they were not expecting such a heavy legal retaliation.
The modder had been working on the port utilizing leaked Grand Theft Auto 5 source code, which has previously sparked numerous security and intellectual property issues for the publisher.
