Was GTA 6 Delayed? Every Delay, Dated

GTA 6 release timeline

From the original fall 2025 window to the final date is roughly a year. The second delay alone added 177 days to the May 26, 2026 date.

Delay 1: May 2, 2025

Rockstar posted a short letter on its Newswire setting May 26, 2026. It apologized that this was later than players expected and said it needed the extra time to deliver the quality players "expect and deserve". The same day Take-Two put out a release noting the game had been expected in fall 2025. CEO Strauss Zelnick said the company fully supported Rockstar "taking additional time to realize their creative vision". Four days later Rockstar released Trailer 2 with the new date.

Delay 2: November 6, 2025

Rockstar's second letter set Thursday, November 19, 2026. It apologized for "adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait" and said the extra months would let it finish the game with the polish players expect. It also promised the "sprawling state of Leonida" and a return to modern-day Vice City. Take-Two announced the new date in its quarterly results the same day, and Zelnick said the company was "excited and confident" in Rockstar.

Will GTA 6 be delayed again?

Nothing on record points that way. Take-Two has listed November 19, 2026 in four straight quarterly reports. On November 9 Zelnick said the launch was ten days away and pre-orders were at unprecedented levels. Rockstar has published the pre-load schedule, boxed copies ship from November 12, and pre-load opened on November 10.

One date did move, the other way. Rockstar's June announcement planned pre-load for November 12. Sony said on November 10 that, because GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history, pre-load opened nine days before launch instead. Platform and edition details are on the PS5 page.

And the PC version?

A PC version cannot be delayed because none has been announced. Rockstar has given no PC date. The main page sets out what Take-Two has said and how long Rockstar's past games took to reach PC.

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