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title: "GTA 6 Delayed by Another Six Months"
date: "2025-11-06"
modified: "2025-11-06"
authors:
  - name: "Byron Hurd"
    job_title: "Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/gta-6-delayed-by-another-six-months"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "Video Games"
---

# GTA 6 Delayed by Another Six Months

![Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Screenshot](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/some-trucks_jpg.jpg>)

Hyped for the next Grand Theft Auto? [So are we](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/new-gta-6-trailer-is-here-and-vice-citys-cars-have-never-looked-better>). I signed off in that article by saying we'd be waiting until *at least* [May of next year](<https://apnews.com/article/grand-theft-auto-6-rockstar-games-9c1be2401e76cac72099ef02347ed1b9>) for GTA 6's release, and sure enough, my hedging was warranted. The wait—already so excruciatingly long that has been [endlessly memed](<https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA/comments/1hskx0x/gta_6_imminent_delay/>)—has been extended. Uh, *again*. This time around, Rockstar Games has set a release date of November 19, 2026.

I'd love to be able to tell you that release date is final, but as we've already learned, that way lies madness. If there's any good news here, it's that we're getting this straight from the source:

"We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait," Rockstar said [on social media](<https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1986540361011880167>) (also embedded below), "but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve."[](<https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1986540361011880167/photo/1>)

> Hi everyone,

> Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 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… [pic.twitter.com/yLX9KIiDzX](<https://t.co/yLX9KIiDzX>)

> — Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) [November 6, 2025](<https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1986540361011880167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>)

Rockstar's [first GTA 6 trailer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-most-interesting-cars-in-grand-theft-auto-vis-first-trailer>) came out nearly two years ago, in December of 2023. The second (which I linked above) dropped just six months ago—a year ahead of its expected release. Oops.

And we're not the only ones disappointed. Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, [took a swift one to the backside](<https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/take-two-gta-vi-delay.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.tinyspeck.chatlyio.share>) in the wake of the announcement.

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## Author
Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City.

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