In case you haven’t heard, which is very unlikely given our protection, Grand Theft Auto 6 is just not launching on Might twenty sixth, 2026. Rockstar Video games wants extra time for polish, Take-Two Interactive wants extra advertising and marketing time – it’s an entire factor, and even different builders are getting in on the reactions.
Regardless of falling inventory costs and concern amongst players, particularly within the wake of Rockstar’s latest firings (reportedly unconnected to GTA 6’s delay), Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick continues to be on the hype machine. Chatting with Selection, he promised that the open world title would “ship an unrivalled blockbuster leisure expertise.” Which is consistent with his assertion following the final delay.
“On this occasion, after all, we’re searching for to launch probably the most extraordinary title anybody’s ever seen within the historical past of leisure. That’s a tall order. And on this occasion, Rockstar Video games believes a restricted quantity of extra time is required for polish to help that view.”
In fact, they’ve the total help of Take-Two Interactive, as Zelnick was type sufficient to state following the corporate’s newest monetary outcomes. And whereas the latest firings at Rockstar might end in missed deadlines and morale points (with an nameless worker not too long ago noting that those that stay “work in concern”), they’re not the rationale for the delay.
Saying it this far prematurely, versus, say, early subsequent yr, can also be to permit a “vital period of time” beforehand for “advertising and marketing actions” whereas offering “as a lot certainty as attainable.”
Grand Theft Auto 6’s final main replace was in Might – the second trailer dropped and predictably exploded the web (over 475 million views in at some point). Nevertheless, it’s been radio silence from Rockstar ever since.
