Despite all the guarantees from Take-Two, Rockstar Games has simply introduced the discharge date of GTA 6… and it’s been delayed till subsequent yr.
Considering it’s effectively over a yr for the reason that first trailer, and developer Rockstar has stated nothing concerning the sport since then, the whole lot has pointed in the direction of GTA 6 being delayed from this yr till 2026.
Owners Take-Two have repeatedly insisted that’s not what’s occurring however now everybody has been pressured to confess the reality: GTA 6 shouldn’t be popping out in 2025, in truth it received’t be out till greater than a yr from now.
The information was introduced on X and by way of Rockstar’s web site however no actual clarification for the delay has been given. ‘With each sport now we have launched, the purpose has all the time been to attempt to exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto 6 isn’t any exception. We hope you perceive that we want this further time to ship on the stage of high quality you anticipate and deserve,’ is all they’ve stated.
What is the discharge date of GTA 6?
Brace your self, however the launch date for GTA 6 is… May 26, 2026. That is just about the worst case state of affairs when it comes to delays and far later than any anticipated, particularly as the whole lot appeared to be pointing in the direction of a late September or early October launch.
Almost all of Rockstar’s video games get delayed although, so it’s solely Take-Two’s earlier feedback that make this something near a shock.
Considering how a lot cash Rockstar make from GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 it shouldn’t actually trigger them any issues, though Take-Two’s share value is certain to take successful anyway.
Although followers are going to be very upset this can please different publishers, a lot of which had been making ready to delay their autumn titles into subsequent yr, merely to get out of the best way of GTA 6. It additionally makes the reverse delay of Borderlands 4 appear much more perplexing and pointless.
Nintendo can be prone to be happy, as this offers them a transparent discipline to play, with out having to fret that GTA 6 will likely be hogging the limelight later within the yr, after the Switch 2 launches in June.
Only a Rockstar sport may have this a lot affect on the video games business just by not popping out, however the mere absence of GTA 6 goes to reshape the sport launch schedules for the subsequent 12 months and past.
When is the subsequent GTA 6 trailer?
Rockstar has stated nothing a couple of second trailer and it’s unclear whether or not the lengthy hole between the primary one and now could be purposeful, or an issue introduced on by the delay.
Normally you’ll’ve anticipated Trailer 2 proper about now (or ideally earlier) and to be the means by which they introduced the discharge date. The proven fact that they as a substitute simply used a bland-looking tweet, with not even a bit of recent paintings to name its personal, suggests {that a} new trailer shouldn’t be imminent.
There will certainly be one earlier than the sport’s launch, nevertheless it might not be till subsequent yr, or maybe on the second anniversary of the primary in early December.
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