Take-Two CEO Confirms GTA VI Slipped 18 Months to Nov. 19, Revealing a Third Delay
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Updated · GAMINGbible · May 19
Take-Two CEO Confirms GTA VI Slipped 18 Months to Nov. 19, Revealing a Third Delay
6 articles · Updated · GAMINGbible · May 19
Strauss Zelnick said Grand Theft Auto VI will launch “18 months behind the original date,” indicating Rockstar internally moved the game at least once before its publicly announced delays to May 2026 and then Nov. 19, 2026.
That timeline implies an original target around spring 2025, not the fall 2025 window Rockstar had previously communicated, effectively confirming a third delay that had not been disclosed to fans.
Tom Henderson backed that reading after fans flagged the remark, saying the game “was” originally due in May 2025.
Attention has now shifted to rollout plans: Best Buy offered affiliates 5% commission on GTA VI pre-orders between May 18 and 21, while PlayStation and Xbox store listings showed backend changes ahead of Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call.
Are GTA VI's repeated delays a sign of production trouble or a masterful marketing ploy to build hype?
With its AI team gone, is Take-Two's praise for AI a bluff to mislead competitors about GTA VI?