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Catherine Lewis

"I don't think anyone benefits in 2025 from this": GTA 6 delay is bad news for the games industry, analyst says, adding to "nightmare scenario territory" following Xbox price hike

GTA 6.

GTA 6 has been moved out of 2025 and well into next year as Rockstar confirms a May 26, 2026 release date, but what does that mean for the games industry this year? It's certainly not good, according to one veteran analyst.

Circana games industry analyst Mat Piscatella has previously spoken about how he believes GTA 6 could be the most "important thing to ever release in the industry," noting early last year that the games market had to "survive 2024" and "get to GTA 6 and hope." Needless to say, it's no wonder that he doesn't think this delay is good news.

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