Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games’ parent company, announced in December 2023 that GTA VI would be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2025. Vermeij writes: “The decision to delay gtaIV was made 4 months or so before the original release date.”

Online rumors recently pushed the narrative that GTA 6 had already been internally delayed to 2026, but one former Rockstar Games lead has explained that the studio won't know whether the game needs more time in the oven until next summer.

Although the game's trailer initially confirmed a 2025 window for its release, the date was eventually narrowed down to a fall release date per a Take-Two financial report shared in May — meaning that we can expect GTA 6 to drop anytime between September to even December 2025.

There are constant questions over whether GTA 6 will be delayed, but one former Rockstar dev thinks any announcement of a delay won't come until next year.

As rumours of a delay in the release date of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 swirl around, a former developer at Rockstar Games has given some hope to the fans.

Speculation about the GTA 6 release date is almost certainly going to continue until the Grand Theft Auto sequel is actually playable and in the hands of gamers. Indeed, just days after the most recent GTA 6 release date scare,

GTA 6 delay rumors have been in the news since long, but with leaks around the gameplay and trailer 2 release, the release delay rumors were going slow.

Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij reckons the studio can take its sweet time with GTA 6 because "there is no competition to worry about" and the game "will sell for 10+ years" anyway. Vermeij, who also argued that the game's 2025 release date won't be truly locked in until early 2025 at the earliest,

A former Rockstar employee has said there's little chance we'll hear about any delay to GTA 6 this year, as he explains the production of GTA 4.