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As a part of Take-Two’s earnings announcement in the present day, the corporate confirmed that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI stays on observe for launch on November 19, 2026. There was no purpose to consider it could be delayed once more, however the firm stated in the present day that it stays on observe.
GTA 6 was initially set to launch in Fall 2025 earlier than it shifted to Could 26, 2026 after which once more to November 19, 2026. Rockstar stated it wanted extra time to make the sport the perfect it could possibly be.
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick instructed IGN that advertising and marketing for GTA 6 will start in earnest this summer season. “Any time you are getting nearer to advertising and marketing beats, you are clearly in a spot the place your confidence degree is as excessive as it may be,” he stated of GTA 6 making it out on time this November.
Just about each high-profile recreation that Rockstar has made has been delayed a number of occasions, so it was no shock to see GTA 6 get delayed. If it have been to be delayed once more, nevertheless, that will transfer the sport into uncommon territory, as Rockstar has not traditionally delay video games twice. This doesn’t rely any inside delays which can be by no means communicated publicly.
GTA 6 is coming to market with a mountain of hype behind it and projections that it may promote 40 million copies and generate $3 billion in income throughout its first yr alone. Hopes are excessive for the sport, however specialists have warned that GTA 6 being a hit won’t clear up the business’s many critical points.
Additionally within the earnings report, Take-Two introduced that GTA 5 had bought one other 5 million copies, climbing to 225 million bought so far. Pink Useless Redemption II, in the meantime, bought one other 3 million items, pushing it to 82 million items bought because it launched in October 2018.