Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed to November 19, 2026<p>Fans will have to wait a bit longer to return to Vice City. Rockstar Games <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1986540361011880167" data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1">has announced[/url] that
Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed once again to November 19, 2026. The open world game was previously delayed from its <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/grand-theft-auto-6-will-arrive-in-fall-2025-205513138.html" data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1">2025 launch[/url] window to May 26, 2026 <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-delayed-to-may-2026-120405517.html" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1">earlier this year.[/url]
“We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve,” Rockstar said on its official X account. The new launch date delays the hotly anticipated game by a whole six months from its previous date.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi everyone,
Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and…
pic.twitter.com/yLX9KIiDzX</p>— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames)
November 6, 2025 </div><p>Take-Two,
GTA VI’s publisher, does not appear particularly worried about the delay. “We said when we set the last date, if a game requires more polish to be the best possible version of itself, then we will give that game more time,” Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-theft-auto-vi-delayed-again" data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1">an interview with
The Game Business[/url]
. “We feel really good about this release date. It’s in the same fiscal year, it happens to be a great release window, and naturally we’re really supportive of Rockstar’s approach.”</p><p>
GTA V was <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2013-01-31-grand-theft-auto-5-release-date-september-17.html" data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1">originally released[/url] in 2013, and has been rereleased multiple times in the years that followed for <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2014-09-12-grand-theft-auto-ps4-xbox-one-pc.html" data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1">two generations[/url] <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/gta-v-ps5-xbox-series-x-release-date-142203171.html" data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1">of consoles[/url]. The games remains incredibly popular, which is part of the reason Take-Two seems so certain about the sequel. It helps that
Grand Theft Auto Online, a multiplayer mode for
GTA V that can also be downloaded as a standalone game, is itself a hit. “We continue to supply content to
GTA Online, and in fact we’ve had terrific results there. And GTA+ continues to grow its membership. In fact, it’s had 20 percent growth year-over-year. And
GTA V has sold in more than 220 million units,” Zelnick said.
The long wait for a new GTA hasn’t been without controversy. The game <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/rockstar-confirms-gta-vi-leak-143918535.html" data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1">leaked extensively[/url] in 2022, revealing that it would feature a female protagonist, a fact that was later confirmed in the first official trailer. And while Rockstar Games has <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/gta-6-release-date-rockstar-cleans-up-image-after-employee-backlash" data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1">reportedly attempted[/url] to improve its company culture since
GTA V came out, the developer is currently being accused of union busting in the UK.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed to November 19, 2026
