Rockstar Games is delaying the extremely anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto VI to May twenty sixth, 2026. The sport had initially been deliberate to launch in fall 2025, however Rockstar Games now says the workforce wants further time “to ship on the stage of high quality you count on and deserve.”
In a message posted on the Rockstar Games web site, the event workforce apologized for the delay:
We are very sorry that that is later than you anticipated. The curiosity and pleasure surrounding a brand new Grand Theft Auto has been actually humbling for our complete workforce. We need to thanks in your assist and your persistence as we work to complete the sport.
With each sport we’ve got launched, the aim has all the time been to try to exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t any exception. We hope you perceive that we’d like this further time to ship on the stage of high quality you count on and deserve.
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The first GTA VI trailer was revealed in December 2023, and since then we’ve heard little or no in regards to the sport except for the narrowed down launch date that’s now been pushed to subsequent yr. The subsequent installment within the Grand Theft Auto franchise will likely be set in Vice City, and have the sequence’ first feminine protagonist — Lucia — with Bonnie and Clyde-inspired story components.
GTA VI is a extremely anticipated title, and we’d get some extra particulars in regards to the sport’s delay throughout dad or mum firm Take-Two’s subsequent monetary outcomes on May fifteenth. Take Two’s inventory value dropped 8 % in pre-market buying and selling on the NASDAQ this morning after the information of the delay.
Grand Theft Auto V remains to be massively widespread 11 years after its launch, just lately taking the primary spot on Twitch as probably the most watched sport of 2024.
