On Friday morning, it was announced that Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 was being delayed from its Fall 2025 release window to a specific date of May 26, 2026.
Putting it in fiscal year (FY) 2027, the game’s delay didn’t come as much of a surprise to many. In fact, it apparently was something that even those on the inside believed would happen for quite some time.
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In a post on social media, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier said that “nobody” he spoke with at Rockstar felt that Fall 2025 was a “real window for a long time now.”
“Too much work, not enough time, and what appears to be a real desire from management to avoid brutal crunch,” Schreier said.
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While it was likely the goal from the company from the start, it seems it became clear that it was too ambitious for the team, despite it being over a decade since GTA 5 launched. It’s currently unknown when the decision to actually delay the game into 2026 was made. However, with Take-Two Interactive set to report their FY 2025 earnings and FY 2026 forecast on May 15, there’s a chance that question gets answered.
GTA 6 releases on May 26, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
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