Rockstar has delayed GTA 6
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GTA 6 has been delayed to November 19, 2026, with pricing speculation suggesting a standard edition around $69.99 in the US. While official editions and pre-order details are pending, fans can anticipate various tiers mirroring past Rockstar releases.
Rockstar has updated the main GTA 6 website to reflect the game’s most recent delay, and it’s sticking with its console-only launch for now. GTA 6 was delayed from May to November 2026, with Rockstar saying the extra half year “will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.”
GTA 6 is delayed again, this time to November 19, 2026, marking the game's second delay since it first got a release window. But publisher Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick is "highly confident" that this is the last time.
Fans are eagerly awaiting GTA 6 Trailer 3, with rumors suggesting an imminent release. While Rockstar Games maintains a May 26, 2026 release window, insider reports indicate potential delays due to development complexities and high expectations.
When the Grand Theft Auto 6 release date was still penciled in for May 26, 2026, many may have already said that next year's Game Awards race was already won. However, Rockstar Games recently made the heartbreaking announcement that it was pushing GTA 6 back yet again.
This is the second time the sequel game, created by Rockstar Games, has been delayed. It was slated for a May 2026 release. The first time GTA VI was postponed was in 2025. The game’s prequel, GTA V,
Rockstar Games has announced a further delay for Grand Theft Auto VI, pushing its release date to November 19, 2026. This marks the second postponement, with the studio citing the need for additional polish to meet fan expectations.
The news of GTA 6’s delay has left people wondering why this has happened in the first place and why development is taking so long.
Not only should it benefit the sales of these games due to players’ money that was set aside for GTA 6’s previous May date now being freed up to be spent elsewhere, but it may even give them a little wiggle room to delay a few weeks themselves and avoid that dreaded crunch in order to get out before Rockstar’s behemoth — something Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has already done by moving “beyond early 2026”.