Take Two despatched the web right into a spin final week when it introduced that GTA 6–by now some of the anticipated recreation releases of all time–would be delayed one other six months to November 19, 2026. Insider studies recommend the delay will value Rockstar as a lot as $60 million, whereas different studies declare the sport is already “content material full,” with the additional time wanted for sprucing and bug fixes.
Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson revealed the price of the delay in his November 8 podcast, as reported by Dexerto. “I acquired a quantity from a developer on this, and so they suppose that is going to value Take Two $10 million a month further now. So, we’re speaking an additional $60 million.” Henderson added that it may very well be as a lot as $100 million with further prices factored in.
Whereas $60 million is a big chunk of cash by itself, it is a pretty insignificant sum within the context of GTA 6’s projected $2 billion budget–and the sport is predicted to be an enormous earner, propping up not simply Take-Two’s income, however the complete gaming trade’s.
Rumors and insider studies abound within the wake of the most recent GTA 6 delay, with reporter Kiwi Talkz claiming earlier in November that his sources recommend the sport is already content material full, however that builders wanted extra time for sprucing, to keep away from “a Cyberpunk scenario.”
Kiwi Talkz additionally posted to X in an try to squash rumors that the most recent GTA 6 delay was associated to the firing of quite a lot of union-aligned builders within the UK. “There are 6000+ staff working at Rockstar, you are not delaying a recreation over 35 individuals getting laid off,” he stated, claiming he had additionally heard Rockstar staff talk about the delay earlier than the firings occurred.
Reporter Jason Schreier (*6*), including: “Whereas the fallout from these firings might actually have a long-term influence on the challenge and result in extra missed deadlines within the future–due to these vacant roles, protracted authorized battles, morale loss, and so forth.–the recreation didn’t slip 6 months as a result of 34 individuals had been fired per week in the past.”
Whereas followers are upset to have to attend longer for GTA 6, Stranger Issues actor Gaten Matarazzo summed up the overall perspective in direction of the delay, telling Rockstar to “take that point. Do this delay. We’ll be right here when it is right here. We’ll be prepared.”