Grand Theft Auto VI Delayed So Long It Might Shrink to Vice Microscope
KEY POINTS
- â˘Rockstar Games delayed Grand Theft Auto VI twice: from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, then again to November 19, 2026.
- â˘The developer fired over 30 employees amid accusations of union busting shortly before opening $79.99 digital preorders.
- â˘GTA VI features protagonists Jason and Lucia in Vice City, with leaked builds causing ongoing spoiler controversies.
Over a decade since GTA V took the gaming throne, Rockstar Games has turned GTA VI's release into an endurance test for gamers and patience alike. Initially slated for fall 2025, then delayed to May 26, 2026, and again to November 19, 2026, this digital heist of buyers' wallets isnât arriving anytime soon. Add in a mass firing of 30 employees accused of union busting, preorders starting at a wallet-crushing $79.99 for the digitally intangible standard edition (and $99.99 for the 'Ultimate Edition' that gives you presumably nothing physical), and you get a perfect storm newer consoles need to survive. With protagonists Jason and Lucia trying not to get caught in Vice City while hackers and leaks keep GTA VI spoilers spilling like cold coffee, the gameâs launch is proving a criminally complex saga itselfâonly Rockstarâs the getaway driver on this one, chaotically swerving toward November 2026 while Xbox Series X, PS5, and players' sanity wait with bated breath.
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(1 of 3)GTA VI's release timeline is so stretched that the final product might be playable on a bonafide rotary phone instead of a PS5. Meanwhile, several dozen ex-employees practice their union-busting skills as Rockstar practices its delay strategy.
Rockstar delays GTA VI so much itâs less a game launch, more a cautionary tale for project management classes.
Preorder GTA VI now for $79.99âbecause nothing says crime simulation like digital-only daylight robbery by Rockstar.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/23/2026 | Author: Verge Staff
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