GTA 6 delayed to Nov. 19, 2026
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GTA 6 will arrive six months later tahn intended, but at least we're getting some great memes in the process.
A new report claims that GTA 6 has hit an important milestone in its development that makes another delay unlikely.
GTA 6 is such a black hole in the industry, any whiff of fresh news is sure to make fans everywhere poke their heads out of the ground like meerkats. And that's exactly what happened earlier this month when an update on GTA6's PS5 store page, which only added an ad for the GTA+ subscription service, sent fans into a minor frenzy.
Rockstar's delay for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S also means the inevitable PC edition, which hasn't been announced, could come even later.
When the Grand Theft Auto 6 release date was still penciled in for May 26, 2026, many may have already said that next year's Game Awards race was already won. However, Rockstar Games recently made the heartbreaking announcement that it was pushing GTA 6 back yet again.
Grand Theft Auto VI was originally announced for a fall 2025 release, which CEO Strauss Zelnick said he felt confident in even amid speculation of a delay. The game was then delayed to May of 2026, with Rockstar citing a need for extra time to "to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve."
Rockstar Games have announced that its upcoming open-world action adventure game, GTA 6, is now releasing in November 2026.
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