Key Highlights:
- GTA 6 has been delayed to November, 2026.
- This move will have a ripple effect on the rest of the industry.
- Many video game companies will have to reschedule their releases.
Rockstar Games’ hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed once more, being set to release by the tail end of 2026. This rather unfortunate announcement was revealed on the studio’s official Twitter/X page, making it a hot topic of discussion.
That being said, this delay is definitely going to cause a lot of studios to readjust their release windows, given how big of an impact the game is expected to have on the industry.
GTA 6 Delayed to November, 2026
As per the official Twitter/X post, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed to Thursday, November 19, 2026. The game was originally meant to have been released on May 26, 2026 – before being delayed yet again, to the surprise of no one.
Hi everyone,
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) November 6, 2025
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/yLX9KIiDzX
According to Rockstar Games, this delay is necessary for the dev team to bring the game up to speed, and push in some additional polish to make it a more refined, bug free product. While the delay is unfortunate, it does raise some serious questions as to the timing, which so happens to coincide with a bunch of mass layoffs set after Rockstar’s workers attempt at unionizing, or so it is claimed.
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All things considered though, it’s a rather minor delay in the grand scheme of things. However, we fully expect there to be even more delays set for the title.
