You can breathe easy, Grand Theft Auto fans. The next installment in the franchise, GTA 6, won’t be delayed a third time, Take-Two Interactive confirmed in an earnings call today.
Rumors started making their rounds on internet forums earlier in the week that the game would be delayed to February 2027. This all came shortly after Strauss Zelnick—CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar—reaffirmed the game would be launching on Nov. 19, 2026 in an interview with David Senra on May 17. So even though it was a hard-to-believe rumor in the first place because of Zelnick’s comments, many GTA fans were anxiously awaiting what could’ve been a heart-breaking announcement. And many looked towards today’s earnings call as the place for Rockstar to do it.
It wouldn’t have been totally out of left field for another potential delay, seeing as how Rockstar delayed the game twice already, which is why so many tuned into the earnings call with baited breath. GTA 6 originally was slated for a fall 2025 release before being pushed to May 26, 2026 in May 2025. Six months later, in November 2025, it was pushed back even further to Nov. 21, 2026.
