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Originally slated for a fall 2025 release, GTA 6 has now been delayed to 2026. The upside to this otherwise sad news is that we now have an official release date—May 26, 2026.

The devs didn’t have much to say about this change, but they did explain the main reason for it. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Rockstar Games said it needs “extra time to deliver at the level of quality [players] expect and deserve.”

“We are very sorry that this is later than you expected,” the devs added. “The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team.”

Prior to this announcement, pretty much every other game release date change near the end of 2025 had everyone speculating that it was due to a confirmed GTA 6 release date that hadn’t been revealed to the public just yet. The latest instance of this was Borderlands 4 pushing its release date up by two weeks.

This change is certainly an unfortunate one, but it does at least mean other games can freely launch at the end of the year without worrying about competing with GTA 6. It’s also nice that we finally have a precise launch date to look forward to, since the speculations and theories about when it might be released can finally end.

Although they didn’t have a lot to say on this situation, the devs did end their statement by saying they’re looking forward to sharing more information soon. This means we’ll probably learn more about GTA 6 in the coming months leading up to its new official release date.

This story is developing. We’re updating it as we learn more information.

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