Rockstar Games delays the release of Grand Theft Auto VI from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, saying it needs extra time to deliver the expected and deserved quality
Rockstar Games says it needs more time to deliver the ‘quality you expect and deserve.’ — Rockstar Games is delaying …
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Gameranx
Dennis Patrick
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Take-Two CEO Fully Backs Rockstar Games Decision To Delay GTA 6
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Pure Xbox
Pure Xbox
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GTA 6 Gets A New Release Date As Rockstar Delays To May 2026
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@thombeckett.com
Thom Beckett
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Similarly, I'm delaying the response to your email until Tuesday because I too need some extra time to deliver the expected quality. [embedded post]
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@thesecretsauce.uk
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The wave of stress leaving every Dev with a late 2025 release could be felt across the world like a Jango Fett Seismic Charge. — www.rockstargames.com/newswire/ art...
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@teeklin
@teeklin
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Might be the only gamer on Earth who feels this way, but who gives a fuck about GTA? — Rockstar is a crap company that treats its workers like shit and has been recycling the same game concept for thirty years at this point — And the games are always just 5/10 standard open w…
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@jamesthomson@mastodon.social
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I'm not saying they've delayed this to strip out all the out-of-date satire of the US, but I'm not not saying that. — https://www.theverge.com/...
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@rockstargames
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Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to release on May 26, 2026. https://rockstargames.com/... [image]
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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What will arrive first? GTA 6 or the new Siri? It could be close.
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@zhugeex
Daniel Ahmad
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The GTA VI delay is welcome news tbh. I've been saving $100 a month for the past 5 years so I can buy a new console and GTA VI at launch. The delay means I'll finally have the $7,000 needed to do that by May 2026!
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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ok everyone can announce their games for the rest of the year now 😮💨
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Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026 - Rockstar Games
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Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026 - Rockstar Games
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Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until May 26, 2026
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GTA6 delayed til May 2026. How might this impact Nintendo's release calendar?
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Grand Theft Auto VI release delayed to May 2026