Overview
- Rockstar’s new date applies to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the studio has not announced a PC release window.
- Industry reporting suggests the PC version could follow much later, with some analysts pointing to late 2027 or 2028 as possible timing.
- Insider Tom Henderson says the game is “content complete,” with the delay focused on bug fixing and polish, a characterization Rockstar’s statement supports.
- An estimate cited by Henderson pegs the six‑month slip at roughly $60 million in additional development costs, separate from the project’s broader multibillion‑dollar budget.
- Rockstar confirms it dismissed about 30–40 workers for alleged leaks as labor organizers call the move retaliatory, while public reactions range from a Polish MP’s sarcastic remarks in parliament to actor Gaten Matarazzo urging patience; Take‑Two CEO Strauss Zelnick defends the delay and notes GTA 5 has surpassed 220 million copies sold.