GTA 6 Is Delayed Again Until November 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until November 19, 2026.

This quality was announced contiguous by Rockstar arsenic a portion of Take-Two's 2nd 4th earnings. In a merchandise shared with IGN, Take-Two shared that the hold was "giving the squad immoderate further clip to decorativeness the crippled with the precocious level of polish players expect and deserve. Rockstar has our afloat enactment of course, and we are assured they volition present an unrivalled blockbuster amusement experience."

Grand Theft Auto VI was primitively announced for a autumn 2025 release, which CEO Strauss Zelnick said helium felt assured successful adjacent amid speculation of a delay. The crippled was past delayed to May of 2026, with Rockstar citing a request for other clip to "to present astatine the level of prime you expect and deserve."

In a speech with Zelnick up of the announcement, IGN asked him what had changed successful the twelvemonth since helium archetypal said helium felt assured successful the Fall 2025 date. Zelnick replied, "It’s- it's each of 2025. We’ve had much clip to make the title. And truthful we are getting person to the release. We are grateful that it is inactive wrong the aforesaid fiscal year. And mostly we’re grateful to Rockstar for perpetually seeking perfection."

It's not precisely a astonishment that GTA 6 has been delayed again, fixed the studio's past grounds of delays. And portion astir fans are prepared to hold patiently for GTA 6 careless of erstwhile it drops, immoderate fans are taking the quality a small spot hard:

On a telephone with investors today, Zelnick besides said players shouldn't expect immoderate changes to the cadence of updates to GTA Online owed to GTA 6's delay. We besides spoke to him astir however assured helium really is successful the caller merchandise date.

Just past week, Take-Two fired dozens of employees, alleging "gross misconduct" and, later, leaking "confidential accusation successful a nationalist forum." However, those employees assertion they were alternatively fired for participating successful online chats astir organizing a union. The radical and supporters protested successful beforehand of Rockstar North and Take-Two's UK offices today.

Take-Two reported nett bookings of $1.96 cardinal successful the champion 2nd 4th successful institution past acknowledgment to the releases of NBA 2K26, Mafia: The Old Country, and Borderlands 4. NBA 2K26 has sold 5 cardinal units since launch. GTA V continues to sell, having reached implicit 220 cardinal units.

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