Avid gamers seeking to play essentially the most antivipated title in years must wait somewhat longer.
Take-Two Interactive stated Thursday that Grand Theft Auto VI will probably be delayed as soon as extra, this time till November 19, 2026, somewhat greater than a yr from now. Earlier this yr the corporate had set a Might 2026 launch date, after pushing the title out of 2025, inflicting an estimated $2.7 billion hit to the gaming enterprise.
The delay was revealed as a part of Take-Two Interactive’s quarterly earnings report.
“Rockstar Video games will now launch Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, 2026, and we stay each excited and assured they are going to ship an unrivalled blockbuster leisure expertise,” Take-Two CEO Strass Zelnick stated in an announcement.
“We’re sorry for including further time to what we understand has been an extended wait, however these additional months will permit us to complete the sport with the extent of polish you’ve got come to count on and deserve,” Rockstar Video games wrote in a weblog put up. “We wish to thanks once more on your persistence and help. Whereas the wait is somewhat longer, we’re extremely excited for gamers to expertise the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern-day Vice Metropolis.”
GTA 6 is by far essentially the most anticipated online game in years, with the final trailer from Might garnering 475 million views throughout platforms, a metricRockstar says smashed all different online game (and for that matter movie) information.
Grant Theft Auto V was launched again in 2013, and the followup is anticipated to construct on the platform it established.
Particulars on GTA6 stay scarce, although it is going to be set in and round Vice Metropolis, the GTA universe’s model of Miami, Florida. Grand Theft Auto V was launched in 2013, whereas GTA 4 was launched in 2008, underscoring the lengthy improvement cycle for the open world franchise, which depends on cinematic aptitude to have interaction gamers.