Summary
- GTA 6's release date is confirmed for May 26, 2026, a delay from the original fall 2025 plan.
- This makes May 26, 2026 a massive day for the gaming industry.
- Fans can expect more frequent reveals for GTA 6 in the months leading up to the game's release.
May 26, 2025 isn't the most exciting day for gamers, but this day next year is the official release date of Grand Theft Auto 6. Grand Theft Auto 6 is quite easily one of the most highly-anticipated new game releases of all time, if not the most. The game is the long-awaited follow-up to one of the most profitable video games in history, and fans have been waiting well over a decade to get their hands on it.
Rockstar Games didn't so much as acknowledge the existence of Grand Theft Auto 6 until the title was randomly announced in February 2022. That announcement was followed by near-radio silence on GTA 6 until the game's first trailer dropped in December 2023. The record-breaking trailer ignited an incredible amount of hype for the project, but Trailer 2 didn't come until a year and a half after the first one.
GTA 6 Fans Are Still Discovering Incredible Details in Trailer 2
Almost three weeks later, eagle-eyed Grand Theft Auto 6 fans continue to discover intricate character details from the game's second trailer.
Originally, Grand Theft Auto 6 was going to release in fall 2025. However, it was recently confirmed that the GTA 6 release date has been delayed to May 26, 2026. Many fans saw this coming, given Rockstar's long history of delaying its games, but it was still disappointing. On the bright side, we at least have an official GTA 6 release date, and we're now officially one year away from launch. On May 26, 2026, Grand Theft Auto 6 will release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, giving fans the chance to find out for themselves if it lives up to the hype.
When is the GTA 6 Release Date?
- May 26, 2026
With the one-year countdown officially underway for GTA 6, fans can expect substantial new reveals for the game to come at a more frequent pace. While it's unlikely that there will be new GTA 6 screenshots or trailers to check out every month, fans also shouldn't have to wait as long as they did for Trailer 2.
More information on the GTA 6 story will likely come to light, but fans can also expect to get their first deep dives into the gameplay and the online mode. Considering how much of a juggernaut GTA Online has been in the years since GTA 5's launch, chances are good Rockstar is going to come out swinging with the GTA 6 iteration of the franchise's online multiplayer experience. It will be fascinating to see what's in store. In the meantime, fans can circle May 26, 2026 on their calendars and begin their one-year countdown to the new game - barring any additional delays, of course.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
