'GTA 6' fans expecting pre-orders to open on Monday were left empty-handed after a widely shared leak tied to Best Buy proved unfounded, and Take-Two Interactive's share price lurched up and down in response. The latest false alarm around 'GTA 6,' amplified by affiliate emails and social media speculation, comes just months after Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick publicly confirmed a 19 November 2026 release date for Rockstar's next blockbuster.
The frenzy over pre-orders landed on top of a longer, messier timetable. 'GTA 6' was first announced for a fall 2025 launch, then officially pushed to May 2026, and again to this November. In a recent long-form interview with podcaster David Senra, Zelnick went further and suggested the game is about 18 months behind the original date, implying Rockstar had at one stage been aiming internally for around spring 2025. The gap between that early target and the current plan helps explain why every rumour, no matter how flimsy, now sets the fanbase off.
