Games get delayed all the time, but there aren’t many that can impact an entire industry’s pipeline by getting pushed back a few more months. Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the few games that can, and the open-world crime drama has just been officially delayed until November 2026. This comes after it was already postponed to next May from its originally planned 2025 release date.
The phrase “We got [game or movie X] before GTA6” was already a ubiquitous meme on the internet. Now, there are about to be six more months filled with noteworthy releases and world events for us to experience before we finally see Jason and Lucia’s love story unfold.
Let’s check in on how fans are handling Rockstar’s delay announcement, shall we? All of this posting through the pain comes just after Rockstar fired multiple employees in an act several called a union-busting tactic. Meanwhile, the studio claims the affected workers were leaking company secrets.
Naturally, some are claiming this delay is a play to distract from those headlines. However, it’s hard to imagine a project of Grand Theft Auto 6’s scale being delayed solely to divert attention. There’s too much riding on it, and the game is already projected to break records.
https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-6-delay-november-gta6-reaction-news-2000641817
