Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again, this time until May 2026

BOSTON – Fans of the hugely fashionable video crippled bid Grand Theft Auto volition person to hold a small longer to play the latest version.

In a station connected X Friday, Rockstar Games said it delayed the motorboat of Grand Theft Auto VI until May 26, 2026. It apologized for the hold of a game, the merchandise of which has been talked astir for respective years. It didn't supply immoderate specifics connected wherefore the merchandise day has been pushed backmost from autumn of this year.

“With each crippled we person released, the extremity has been to effort and transcend your expectations and Grand Theft Auto VI is nary exception,” the institution said successful a statement. “We anticipation you recognize we request this other clip to present astatine the level of prime you expect and deserve.”

Shares of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar’s genitor company, fell Friday by astir 7%.

Strauss Zelnick, the president and CEO for Take-Two Interactive Software, stood by Rockstar successful a connection and said it supports the institution taking further clip to recognize their originative vision. He said it inactive expects a “groundbreaking, blockbuster amusement acquisition that exceeds assemblage expectations.”

“While we instrumentality the question of our titles earnestly and admit the immense and heavy planetary anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI, we stay steadfast successful our committedness to excellence,” Zelnick said successful a statement. "As we proceed to merchandise our phenomenal pipeline, we expect to present a multi-year play of maturation successful our concern and enhanced worth for our shareholders.”

Fans of the crippled reacted to the hold with disappointment but besides a motion -- since it has been suggested the crippled would beryllium released successful 2024 and past this year.

On a Reddit treatment forum dedicated to the game, respective fans noted they had seen this earlier and wouldn't beryllium amazed if the merchandise was delayed again. Others took a much optimistic tone, saying an nonstop merchandise day means it volition really hap this clip around.

One of the last times the game garnered this overmuch buzz was successful 2023, erstwhile a trailer for the crippled was leaked online. At the time, Rockstar released the archetypal look of the sixth crippled 15 hours earlier than planned, citing the leak.

That 90-second trailer gave fans a sensation of what comes adjacent for the game. The trailer suggested the adjacent installment would beryllium acceptable successful the Miami-inspired Vice City and prima a pistillate protagonist, a archetypal for the franchise, named Lucia.

It is unclear whether the hold means any, oregon all, of these details volition stay portion of Grand Theft Auto VI.

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