Overview
- The new date moves the launch from May 26, 2026 and follows an earlier shift from an original fall 2025 window.
- The delay was disclosed with Take-Two’s quarterly results, with CEO Strauss Zelnick emphasizing polish and noting the timing remains within the same fiscal year.
- Take-Two shares fell more than 7% in after-hours trading after the announcement.
- Rockstar reiterated excitement for players to explore the state of Leonida and a return to modern-day Vice City.
- Public anticipation remains intense, with recent trailers drawing hundreds of millions of views and reinforcing the sequel’s outsized commercial stakes.