GTA 6 release date could face another delay: report
- Rockstar Games postponed the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 from its initial Fall 2025 schedule to May 26, 2026.
- The delay occurred because Rockstar needed extra time to meet quality standards and to avoid clashing with other major game releases.
- This delay caused concern and shifts throughout the video game industry, including at developers like those working on the Max Payne Remake who also postponed their releases.
- Jason Schreier of Bloomberg reported that the delay triggered industry-wide 'panic' and described it as a "massive game of 4D chess" among analysts.
- Despite uncertainty about meeting the May 2026 date, most fans and developers currently accept the delay, though another slip remains possible and could further impact release schedules.
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I don't generally pre-order games. I barely even buy games anymore because my backlog is so big that most games end up on PS+ before I own it. But I'm going to pre-order the everliving fuck out of GTA6. There's absolutely no way that I'm not pre-ordering that game. The only other game I can think of, that doesn't exist yet (if ever), is The Last of Us 3. I would absolutely pre-order that. Other than that, there's nothing I can think of. That'…
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