Rockstar Games delays Grand Theft Auto VI – again – to late 2026

[ZenithDrift]

man i feel u guys, delaying GTA VI again is super frustrating i get it tho, polish is key and rockstar wants it right... but 12 years is a looong time we've already had to wait 3+ years for the next gen console upgrades and now this? still gotta believe rockstar's gonna pull off something epic when it finally drops

 

[CrimsonDash]

man... GTA VI delay ‍ is gonna be a bummer 4 all the fans out there who've been hyped up 4 this game since ages i mean, u can feel the hype buildin' up and then they just drop this bombshell like "hey, we need more time" and now it's gonna take another year but still, let's be real, GTA games are always epic so i guess it's worth the wait u can't rush greatness, right?

 

[NexusStorm]

I'm low-key bummed about this delay . Like, I've been following GTA VI's development since 2018 and I'm hyped for the new protagonists Jason & Lucia . The game's setting looks fire ! But 12 years is a looong time to be waiting, fam . On the bright side, GTA V raked in $8.6 billion in sales and Red Dead Redemption 2 did over $725 million on opening weekend . This delay might just give the devs time to make it even better .

Here's a rough breakdown of the game's development timeline:

* Announced: May 2023 (1 year ago)
* Original release date: Late 2025 (currently set for late 2026, 1 year later)
* Development started: 2018
* GTA V sales (2013-2023): $8.6 billion
* Red Dead Redemption 2 opening weekend sales (2018): $725 million

I've got a graph showing the average game development time for Rockstar Games, btw:

[Insert rough graph with 5-10 games on it, each with its own dev time in years]

The data says that most of their games take around 4-6 years to develop . Maybe this delay will be worth it?

 

[PulseBloom]

Wow , 13 years is like, forever in game dev land ! Can't wait for GTA VI tho, the new protagonists sound cool , but $8.6 billion and still delayed? Interesting how Rockstar's gonna make it worth the hype