Rockstar Games has announced that GTA 6 has been delayed once more, this time to November 19, 2026.
GTA VI was originally planned for release in 2025, but its launch was later moved to May 26, 2026.
The delay comes amid troubling news from inside the company.
Video game fans will have to wait even longer for one of the most eagerly awaited releases in gaming history. Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI/ GTA 6 has been pushed back once more, this time to November 19, 2026. For those unaware, GTA 6 was originally planned for release in 2025, but its launch was later moved to May 26, 2026. Now, Rockstar says they need an extra six months to perfect the experience.
Survey“Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026,” Rockstar Games confirmed in their official statement. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realise 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.”
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GTA 6 is the follow-up to Grand Theft Auto V, which came out way back in 2013. The long gap between releases has only increased fan excitement and expectations for what the new game will offer.
The delay comes amid troubling news from inside the company. According to Bloomberg, Rockstar Games laid off dozens of employees last week for allegedly sharing confidential company information. The employees were said to be discussing internal matters in an online forum that included people outside the company.
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Between 30 and 40 staff members were laid off from offices in the UK and Canada. “Last week, we took action against a small number of individuals who were found to be distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum, a violation of our company policies,” a Rockstar spokesperson was quoted as saying in the report.
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