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Previous to this month, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick assured traders that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6 was on monitor for a 2025 debut, whereas additionally acknowledging the potential of a delay. Nevertheless, the sport was pushed again to a Might 2026 launch earlier this month. Now, Zelnick has shared his response to GTA 6’s delay after providing a proof.
Whereas talking with IGN, Zelnick famous that GTA 6 wanted the additional time for the builders to shine the title and switch it into turn out to be the sport that followers need it to be.
“As we get nearer to completion of a title that is searching for perfection, the wants or lack thereof, for continued polish turn out to be clear,” mentioned Zelnick “On this case there was a chance with a small quantity of incremental time, we thought, to ensure Rockstar Video games achieves its inventive imaginative and prescient with no limitations. And I supported after all that method.”
“Whereas after all, delays ache me–how may they not?–the most essential factor to do is to help your groups of their seek for perfection,” added Zelnick.
In keeping with Take-Two Interactive’s investors info sheet, GTA 6 solely entered full improvement round 2020. The doc additionally acknowledged that, “affording Rockstar extra time for such a groundbreaking venture is a worthy funding,” earlier than including that GTA 6 is now “essentially the most anticipated leisure property of all time.”
Contemplating that the newly launched GTA 6 trailer amassed a half-billion views throughout the first few days, Take-Two could also be proper in regards to the recreation’s prerelease demand.
Grand Theft Auto 6 will hit PS5 and Xbox Sequence X|S on Might 26, 2026. A PC model is anticipated to be launched at a later date.