In a move that’s sure to keep certain basement dwellers away from any decent Vitamin D for another year, Rockstar Games has passed on some devastating news… and some good news, too, depending on how you look at it. Grand Theft Auto VI has an official release date of 26 May, 2026 – and that’s straight from the horse’s mouth.
The bad news is that it’ll miss that 2025 release that the first (and only) trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI promised way back when, which was later shaved down to a more specific Spring 2025 release according to Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, across several earnings meetings.
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While Take-Two recently doubled down on a 2025 release, that sentiment reportedly hasn’t been shared by the development team for several months now. That’s according to Jason Schreier, who cites many employees at Rockstar who never believed Spring 2025 was a “real window” for release. Rockstar also has a “real desire” to avoid “brutal crunch,” which led to the game being delayed.
“GTA VI slipping to 2026 has seemed inevitable for months if not longer,” Schreier concluded. Rockstar Games announced the delay this afternoon through a post on X/Twitter.
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“With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception. We hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve,” it said. “We look forward to sharing more information with you soon.”
Still, May 2026 is a long, long way away, even if it comes at the cost of Rockstar’s developers going home to see their families every night. Hell, at this point, we might get Hollow Knight: Silksong ahead of Rockstar’s next big thing, and that’s certainly saying something.
