With a Rockstar earnings call coming up soon, speculation ramped up regarding the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6, thanks to an updated PlayStation Store page listing. Well, no need to speculate anymore as Rockstar Games just tweeted out a major delay for GTA 6.
Hi everyone,Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026.We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and… pic.twitter.com/yLX9KIiDzXNovember 6, 2025
The missive goes on to say that Rockstar needs the extra months for additional polish. “We are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City,” a follow up tweet says.
Previously, it was expected that the GTA 5 follow-up would drop on May 26, 2026. Though even that date was questioned since Red Dead Redemption 2 was also promised a spring release before it too was delayed to a fall launch.
This new date may be more solid though. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke with The Game Business saying that the company feels good about the date.
“When we set a date, we really do believe in it. We said when we set the last date, if a game requires more polish to be the best possible version of itself, then we will give that game more time. And that’s exactly what happened,” Zelnick said. “We feel really good about this release date. It’s in the same fiscal year, it happens to be a great release window, and naturally we’re really supportive of Rockstar’s approach.”
It’s been six months since the last GTA 6 trailer, so people were expecting some kind of announcement ahead of the Rockstar and Take-two earnings call taking place this week. The first GTA 6 trailer was previously announced before an earnings call.
GTA 6 delay: Fan reactions
It’s been 12 years since GTA 5 was released to acclaim, which launched nine years after Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Rockstar likes to take its time, not a given in the video game industry.
Fans reacted on X (nee Twitter) mostly with jokes. One of the first tweets underneath the announcement asks, “When do you all think GTA 7 comes out?”
Several posted similar jokes along the lines of thinking the game was coming out much later and applauding Rockstar for getting it out sooner than anticipated. There’s also the common refrain that many of them will likely die of old age before the next GTA actually hits consoles.
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