Summary
- Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed until May 2026.
- The game was originally scheduled for release at some point in 2025.
- Despite disappointment, many fans support Rockstar's decision to delay the game.
Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed until 2026. After months of speculation, Rockstar Games has confirmed that the highly anticipated title won't be ready in time for its original 2025 release window, with the developer needing more time to deliver an experience capable of exceeding the expectations of series fans.
Grand Theft Auto 6 was officially announced back in December of 2023, with its now record-breaking trailer revealing that the game would be arriving at some point during 2025. However, after more than twelve months of radio silence, Rockstar took to Twitter just a short while ago to reveal that the game would no longer be coming out this year.
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The new release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 is May 26, 2026, meaning fans will have to wait another twelve months to finally get their hands on the game. According to the tweet, the developer needs extra time to deliver at the level of quality that series fans have come to expect from the popular open-world franchise. In addition to apologizing for the delay, Rockstar thanked fans for their support and patience and revealed that more information about GTA 6 will be coming soon.
Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been Delayed Until May 2026
Although some fans were left disappointed by the announcement, many offered their support to the developer, with the tweet garnering thousands of positive responses shortly after going live. Most seem to accept that additional development time will lead to a better end product, while others are happy to finally have a concrete release date for the game.
Assuming there aren't any more delays, Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive 4,638 days after its predecessor, which works out to around twelve years and eight months. This number is made all the more astonishing by the fact that the first six GTA games were released over the course of just eleven years, and shows just how much more time-consuming video game development has become over the past few decades.
In light of the spiralling development costs of AAA video games like GTA 6, Nintendo and Microsoft have recently announced that the price of their first-party games will be increasing to $80 later this year. Many have speculated that some publishers will follow suit, although Rockstar's tweet makes no mention of how much Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost when it does finally arrive. Hopefully, fans won't have to wait too much longer to find out.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
