Rockstar announced that GTA 6The most expected game from 2025 was delayed until May 2026. In an explanation published on its social media, the company has announced that they need more time to create the game.
While no official publication date for the upcoming Open World game had been made, it was generally expected that other games were delayed in autumn next year to avoid starting Rockstars Beemoth. All of this is now being thrown for a loop, with the game being released on May 26, 2026.
“We are very sorry that this is later than expected,” Rockstar Posted after X. “The interest and excitement around a new one Grand Theft Auto Was really humble for our entire team. We would like to thank you for your support and patience while we are working on ending the game. “
Delays in this phase are not unusual because the teams exist and realize that another six months will not be enough to prepare the game for the start. But given GTA 6 It's been in development for many years, it is more important. Not least for Rockstar owners Take-Two, whose shares in the minutes after the announcement have undertaken a sharp pre-market bath and lost over nine percent.
“With every game we published,” continues Rockstar's statement. Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception. We hope you understand that we need this additional time to provide the quality level that you expect and earn. “
Take-Two Interactive, over 2K, already have a pretty busy fall with Mafia: The old country And Borderlands 4 due, next to people like NBA 2K26. Borderlands 4 only postponed your own publication date 11 days agoA lot of speculation that it could move out of the way GTA 6. Of course, we now know that this is definitely not the case, but we can be an early sign that the publisher again orders things before the announcement.
This delay will have enormous effects in the entire industry, since the game will sell the record numbers of copies. The non -publication before the holidays will probably get very hard on console sales GTA 6 Will be a game that many are waiting for before updating to the current generation. It will also be a real blow for physical playing.
However, these delays may suck for the regular player, but are in the end without exception good news. A finished game later is always better than a broken game. But my quality, this remains a seismic announcement that goes through the entire game industry.
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