Rockstar lastly introduced a launch date for Grand Theft Auto 6, its subsequent open-world magnum opus, which is nice. Sadly, it’s delayed previous 2025. The developer famous that it’s taking the additional time to “ship on the stage of high quality you anticipate and deserve,” but it surely reportedly didn’t have a lot hope of launching this Fall.
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier mentioned on Bluesky, “No person I’ve talked to at Rockstar has believed Fall 2025 was an actual window for a really very long time. An excessive amount of work, not sufficient time, and what seems to be an actual need from administration to keep away from brutal crunch.” He additionally famous {that a} slip into 2026 appeared “inevitable for months if not longer.”
What about these delay rumors again in September 2024, which Schreier debunked and referred to as “nonsense?” On the time, six unnamed staff mentioned they’d not heard of a delay. Nonetheless, he famous, “It’s an enormous, bold sport and will very properly slip! An excessive amount of time left to say something definitive.” And whereas nothing was introduced internally on the time, plans may have modified, at the least amongst administration, within the months since.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is launching on Could twenty sixth, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. Whereas Rockstar didn’t have an actual date for revealing new particulars or gameplay, it’s trying ahead to sharing extra “quickly.” Keep tuned for extra updates within the meantime.
