Overview

• At Take-Two’s Sept. 18 virtual shareholder meeting, Strauss Zelnick said the company has not changed Grand Theft Auto VI’s planned launch date.
• Rockstar previously moved the game from a late-2025 window to May 26, 2026, citing the need for extra time to meet quality expectations.
• Industry chatter continues, with Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson voicing a personal view that an October 2026 slip is possible, which has not been confirmed.
• Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has cautioned there is no guarantee the current timetable will hold, underscoring the uncertainty around final launch timing.
• Rockstar briefly referred to the title as “Grand Theft Auto 6” and called it “the largest game launch in history” in a job listing before removing that language, which has fueled further debate.