GTA 6 Exec recommends no longer delays, with recent pushes of less than 6 months

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick commented GTA 6The recent delay, confirmed push for less than six months, and he stressed that another delay is unlikely.

Speech CNBCZelnick said the GTA 6 delay was “very short” and the equivalent of “less than six months.”

The new release date for GTA 6 is May 26, 2026. The six months before this were November 26, 2025. Rockstar has never confirmed a specific GTA 6 release date, only noting that it will appear in fall 2025. If the delay is less than six months, Zelnick said that, as Zelnick said, the company was initially at Notedement On Notedement of Deardedardement or Deptrance of Gress of Gress of Gres note decres for Gta note note note depter of GTA, but not six months out of six courses.

Now that GTA 6 has a specific release date, Zelnick says the game is unlikely to be delayed again. “Usually, when we announce the date, we can reach that date,” he said.

The delay in GTA 6 is always possible because Every rock star game over the past 10 years has been postponed. Indeed, when Take-Two announces a specific date (rather than a blurred release window), the company sticks to its plans. That's not always Yes, though. For example, the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Edition for GTA V are Given the release date on November 11, 2021, then transfer to March 2022.

For GTA 6, Zelnick said Rockstar’s ambition to create something really special is an effort that takes time.

He added: “Rockstar tries to create the best thing anyone has ever seen in entertainment. It's not just interactive entertainment. It's a very high demand.”

“I don’t play video games”

Also in the interview, Zelnick was asked if he had ever played in GTA 6.

Zelnick said he did share his opinions “very publicly” about his views on game design and concepts. But, he said his work as Take-Two CEO is to attract, inspire and retain the best talent in the video game industry and then “get out of the way.”

In other Rockstar news, the studio may be researching PS5 and Xbox Series X | S GTA 4-port X | S and Red Dead Redemption II for Switch 2.