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Updated · MP1st · May 18
Take-Two Reaffirms GTA 6's Nov. 19 Release After 18-Month Delay
Updated
Updated · MP1st · May 18

Take-Two Reaffirms GTA 6's Nov. 19 Release After 18-Month Delay

12 articles · Updated · MP1st · May 18
  • Nov. 19 remains Grand Theft Auto 6's planned launch date on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick saying Rockstar and Take-Two have no internal uncertainty about another slip.
  • 18 months behind its original schedule, the game has already moved from a Fall 2025 target to May 26 and then to Nov. 19, which Zelnick cited while dismissing fresh delay rumors.
  • Sony has already begun nudging PS4 users to upgrade to PS5 to play GTA 6, signaling marketing is ramping up even as key details such as the final price are still undisclosed.
  • Zelnick also said GTA may be the most valuable entertainment IP ever created by intellectual-property value, underscoring the scale of expectations he has described as "multiplied by a billion."
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