Abstract
- Take-Two CEO is assured GTA VI will meet its Could 2026 launch date
- The delay aimed to “polish” the sport for Rockstar’s artistic imaginative and prescient
- Regardless of a earlier analyst warning, the CEO feels good concerning the present timeline
The CEO of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Video games‘ father or mother firm, feels assured that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on the brand new scheduled date of Could 26, 2026.
CEO Strauss Zelnick advised IGN that GTA VI‘s delay stemmed from the studio’s want to “polish” the highly-anticipated recreation. “As we get nearer to completion of a title that’s looking for perfection, the wants or lack thereof, for continued polish turn into clear,” he defined. “On this case there was a possibility with a small quantity of incremental time, we thought, to ensure Rockstar Video games achieves its artistic imaginative and prescient with no limitations. And I supported in fact that method.”
IGN additional shared that again in February, Zelnick felt “actually good” concerning the recreation’s preliminary Fall 2025 launch window. He has the identical sentiment this time round, “I believe traditionally once we set a particular date, usually talking, we’ve been excellent about reaching it.”
The exec said that though GTA VI’s new date falls exterior of the present monetary 12 months, he retains his constructive outlook. They nonetheless have the releases of Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Outdated Nation and new installments within the NBA 2K and WWE 2K franchises. “I really feel actually good about how Fiscal 26 appears sitting right here at present,” Zelnick mentioned. “And whereas in fact, delays ache me — how might they not? — crucial factor to do is to help your groups of their seek for perfection.”
Earlier this week, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier warned that one other GTA VI delay will not be out of the query. “There’s no assure that Could 2026 is a certain factor,” Schreier wrote. He additionally revealed {that a} developer engaged on a “huge multiplayer recreation” needed to delay their title’s launch to Spring 2026. Whereas it was principally as a result of they wanted extra time, additionally they didn’t need to compete with Rockstar’s launch.
