Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed — again

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Grand Theft Auto VI, 1 of the astir anticipated video games of each time, has been delayed, again — this clip until November 19, 2026.

The crippled was initially slated for a autumn 2025 release, but was pushed backmost to May 2026. On Thursday, Rockstar Games announced that the improvement squad needs different six months.

“We are atrocious for adding further clip to what we recognize has been a agelong wait, but these other months volition let america to decorativeness the crippled with the level of polish you person travel to expect and deserve,” Rockstar Games wrote successful a statement.

Grand Theft Auto VI is the sequel to Grand Theft Auto V, which was released successful 2013. According to Guinness World Records, that crippled became the fastest amusement property to scope $1 cardinal successful sales, hitting the milestone aft conscionable 3 days connected the market. Fans are so eager for the adjacent installment successful the franchise that erstwhile Rockstar Games released the trailer for the crippled successful December 2023, it broke the grounds for the most YouTube views successful 24 hours (excluding euphony videos).

Rockstar Games did not supply further details astir the delay. Last week, the institution fired betwixt 30 and 40 employees for allegedly sharing confidential accusation successful a Discord server.

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