Rockstar Games has announced for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI)probably the most anticipated video game of 2026, or even of the last five years, which will finally arrive on November 19 of next year, six months later than expected.
from the history of the sector, usually puts the user in the shoes of one or more characters trying to rise within the criminal world. Its narrative, the entertainment it offers and the enormous freedom it leaves the player to move around the city and interact with its entire environment have contributed to selling more than 400 million copies between the different titles in the series. more expensive than ever (more than 250 million dollars), but also a collection like never before seen: more than 8.5 billion. Some reports spread in the sector suggest that carrying out
Hence thousands of followers are waiting for the sixth episode. Initially, in reality, the American company announced that its new title would be available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S consoles during the fall of 2025. However, of its initial plans, claiming that Grand Theft Auto VI It would be released on May 26 of the next year 2026 and they needed the additional time to finish the game.
Now, Rockstar Games has announced a new postponement, until November 19, 2026, six months after the previous scheduled date, as detailed in a publication on the X social network. The total delay, thus, already totals one year. Hence, some users have sarcastically recovered the words spoken in May by Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive (the company to which Rockstar Games belongs): “Historically, when we set a precise date, we tend to be very good at respecting it.”
In his new message, however, he has to add additional time and has admitted that “it has been a long wait.” However, he explained that “these extra months” will allow them to finish the game “with the level of quality” that players “expect and deserve.” Rockstar has also shared good insights into the experience users will enjoy as they explore the “expansive estate” of Leonida and return to “modern” Vice City. All in all, the studio owned by Take-Two Interactive (T2) has concluded by thanking the “patience and support” of the users.
For now, players must make do with the details and material released so far. Above all, two trailers, which served to see the first images and meet the protagonists, Jason and Lucía. The launch of the second trailer itself offered another example of the impact of GTA VI: The influx was such that the YouTube counter collapsed. To date it has more than 137 million views.
