Rockstar says Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive on schedule. Studio head Rob Nelson told Japanese magazine Famitsu that fans can be confident in the game's quality and that it will release on time, according to iXBT.games, which credits GameRant. The game is due on November 19, 2026.
The comments come as a lengthy Bloomberg feature on the making of the game circulates. Kotaku reports that the feature details how Rockstar delayed the game twice, first to May 2026 and then to November 2026. Rockstar's head of publishing, Jennifer Kolbe, asked Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick for both extensions. She recalled that his first reaction to the second request was “please tell me you're kidding.” Zelnick agreed once the reasons were explained, and described giving the developers more time as a wise investment.
GamesRadar lists the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only at launch, with no PC version confirmed. Pre-orders opened on June 25, with the Standard Edition priced at $80 and the Ultimate Edition at $99.99. An extended gameplay look of about 20 minutes was released on August 27.