Players looking forward to Rockstar Games' next open-world crime blockbuster will be waiting a fair bit longer. The developer shared on Thursday via X (formerly Twitter) that Grand Theft Auto 6 is being delayed to Nov. 22, 2026.
"We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve," the developer statement reads.
Notably, this is the second time the game has been publicly delayed, with Grand Theft Auto 6 first being pushed out of Fall 2025 to May 26, 2026.
In a call accompanying the financial results of Rockstar Games' parent company Take-Two Interactive, CEO Strauss Zelnick said the delay was driven by the desire to deliver as "perfect" a product as possible.
Grand Theft Auto 6 follows two protagonists, Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, who struggle through the criminal underworld of Vice City (read: Miama) in the state of Leonida (read: Florida).
As one of the last major developers still eschewing day one Windows PC releases, Rockstar Games has previously confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be launching on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
