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Is GTA 6 delayed again?

No. As of October 31, 2026, GTA VI has not been delayed again. Rockstar's GTA VI site still reads "Coming November 19, 2026", and pre-load still begins November 12, 2026 at local midnight. The screenshot claiming a move to March 2027 that spread on October 27 is not a Rockstar announcement.

Where the release date stands today, the two real delays and how Rockstar announced them, what the October 2026 "delayed to 2027" claim was, and the next official checkpoint.

Source boundary: Rockstar facts are marked official; store listings and third-party reports are labeled as such and are not Rockstar announcements. Not a mission walkthrough.

Confirmed now

  • Rockstar's GTA VI site reads "Coming November 19, 2026" (checked October 31, 2026).
  • GTA VI has been delayed twice: to May 26, 2026 (announced May 2025), then to November 19, 2026 (announced November 6, 2025).
  • Take-Two's results release of August 7, 2026 refers to "the November 19th launch of Grand Theft Auto VI".
  • The PlayStation Store and Xbox store pages still list November 19, 2026.
  • Take-Two reports its next quarterly results on Monday, November 9, 2026.

Still unknown

  • The unlock hour on November 19. Rockstar has given the date, not the hour.
  • Anything Take-Two says on November 9. This page updates the same day if the date moves.

GTA 6 release date history

Every change came from Rockstar itself, on Newswire and its official social accounts.

  • December 2023

    What Rockstar said
    Trailer 1 announces the game
    Release target
    2025

  • May 2025

    What Rockstar said
    First delay, announced on Rockstar Newswire
    Release target
    May 26, 2026

  • November 6, 2025

    What Rockstar said
    Second delay, announced on Rockstar Newswire
    Release target
    November 19, 2026

  • October 31, 2026

    What Rockstar said
    No further change; official site still says "Coming November 19, 2026"
    Release target
    November 19, 2026

Why was GTA 6 delayed the second time?

Rockstar's November 6, 2025 statement: "Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026. We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve."

That is the most recent date change from Rockstar. Since then the date has been repeated, not moved: by Rockstar's own site and store pages, and by Take-Two, whose August 7, 2026 results release cites "excitement around the November 19th launch of Grand Theft Auto VI".

The "GTA 6 delayed to 2027" claim (October 27, 2026)

On October 27, 2026 a screenshot styled as a Rockstar message circulated on social media, claiming the game had moved to March 2027. It is not on Rockstar Newswire, Rockstar's social accounts or any store page.

For The Win (USA TODAY) reported the same day: "That's a fake screenshot you're seeing and there's nothing yet that would suggest that anything has changed." International Business Times UK wrote on October 28: "Rockstar Games has not announced another delay for Grand Theft Auto VI."

Earlier 2027 claims (an anonymous X account in June, a parody account in August, a former developer's personal guess) also came with no announcement behind them.

How to tell if GTA 6 is really delayed

Official sources

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