The second delay: 19 November 2026
Six months out, the date moves again
Quick facts
- New date
- 19 November 2026, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Slips so far
- Fall 2025, then 26 May 2026, now 19 November 2026
- Same quarter
- $1.96B net bookings, above guidance
What happened
In its quarterly earnings release on 6 November 2025, Take-Two announced that Rockstar would now release Grand Theft Auto VI on 19 November 2026 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, the second slip from the original fall 2025 target. The same release reported quarterly net bookings of 1.96 billion dollars, above the company's own guidance, and reiterated its expectation of record results in the fiscal year the game ships.
Why it matters
Counted from Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, the new date makes the gap between mainline games about thirteen years, the longest in series history, a wait that is itself a consequence of GTA Online turning the previous game into a business that ran for more than a decade. The delays moved markets both times, a measure of how much of an industry's calendar now hangs on one title.
How we know
The date and platforms come from Take-Two's earnings release filed with the SEC on 6 November 2025, which states it plainly in the headline and in the company's release lineup. A planned date is a plan, not a past fact, and this timeline will keep saying so until the game ships.
Sources
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Take-Two Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings release: GTA VI now launching November 19, 2026 (8-K exhibit, 6 November 2025, SEC EDGAR) (2025) · Primary source (author-declared)sec.gov · Cited as a "primary" source (no stronger domain match). · Link is live and its text matches the event's key terms (Jul 2026)
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.. Take-Two Interactive annual report (10-K) for fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (SEC EDGAR) (2026) · Primary source (author-declared)sec.gov · Cited as a "primary" source (no stronger domain match). · Link is live and its text matches the event's key terms (Jul 2026)
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