Rockstar postpones GTA 6 launch date once more by a number of months

It’s been a wild trip for followers awaiting Grand Theft Auto VI. The sport was initially slated for a 2025 launch, then official introduced with a Could 2026 launch date. However there have been rumors that Grand Theft Auto VI may get postponed once more, and now these rumors are actuality.

Yesterday, Rockstar Video games introduced in a weblog submit that Grand Theft Auto VI‘s launch has been pushed again to November nineteenth, 2026:

Hello everybody,

Grand Theft Auto VI will now launch on Thursday, November 19, 2026.

We’re sorry for including further time to what we notice has been an extended wait, however these additional months will permit us to complete the sport with the extent of polish you will have come to anticipate and deserve.

We need to thanks once more to your persistence and assist. Whereas the wait is a bit longer, we’re extremely excited for gamers to expertise the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern-day Vice Metropolis.

Sincerely,
Rockstar Video games

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick additionally mentioned in an interview:

“Once we set a date, we actually do imagine in it. We mentioned once we set the final date, if a recreation requires extra polish to be the very best model of itself, then we’ll give that recreation extra time. And that’s precisely what occurred. We really feel actually good about this launch date. It’s in the identical fiscal yr, it occurs to be an incredible launch window, and naturally we’re actually supportive of Rockstar’s strategy.”

When the sport lastly does arrive, Grand Theft Auto VI will initially solely run on the Xbox Collection X/S and Sony Ps 5 consoles. Nevertheless, a later launch on the PC is pretty much as good as sure. In the meantime, the whole trade is cautious of a rumored $100 retail worth for it.