Grand Theft Auto VI release date delayed to November 2026
Developers Rockstar Games said the extra months "will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve".
The launch of highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed again.
"We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realise has been a long wait," developers Rockstar Games said in a statement.
"But these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve."
The game will now launch on November 19, 2026.
"We want to thank you again for your patience and support.
"While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City."
The game was previously set to launch on May, 2026 - a delay from the initial 2025 planned release.
Speaking to The Game Business, chief executive for game publisher Take-Two said: "when we set a date, we really do believe in it".
"We said when we set the last date, if a game requires more polish to be the best possible version of itself, then we will give that game more time. And that’s exactly what happened. We feel really good about this release date.
"It’s in the same fiscal year, it happens to be a great release window, and naturally we’re really supportive of Rockstar’s approach.”
The most-anticipated game of 2025, gamers have already coined GTA VI game of the year without seeing any gameplay. The reveal trailer sees the game return to Vice City, a fictional Miami, and follows partners in love and crime, Jason and Lucia.
