Rockstar delays Grand Theft Auto VI to 19 November 2026

On 6 November 2025, Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto VI would launch on 19 November 2026, about six months later than planned. The game had previously been scheduled for 26 May 2026, itself a delay from the original target of autumn 2025 set earlier that year.

The studio said it needed additional time to reach the level of polish players expect from its games. The announcement was published on Rockstar's website and social media, and the company's parent, Take-Two Interactive, confirmed the new date the same day alongside its quarterly results. The game was due for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.

The delay mattered because GTA VI is widely seen as one of the biggest entertainment releases of the decade. The previous instalment, Grand Theft Auto V, came out in 2013 and sold in enormous numbers, so expectations were very high. The new date also shaped release plans for rival games and fed a long-running public fascination that later produced tie-ins, jokes and even employers planning time off around launch day.