A former Rockstar employee has dismissed rumours about Grand Theft Auto 6 being delayed again as “clout-chasing”.
Grand Theft Auto 6 was first revealed at the end of 2023 with a short teaser trailer that confirmed the long-awaited sequel to GTA 5 would launch at some point in 2025. However, after months of silence from developers Rockstar Games, it was confirmed in May that Grand Theft Auto 6 would be delayed to May 26, 2026. A new trailer was also released alongside new character descriptions, maps and plot details.
However Rockstar has once again gone quiet, with some fans worried the game will be delayed once more.
Taking to X, former Rockstar employee Obbe Vermeij (who correctly predicted that the delay would be announced in May) dismissed reports that Grand Theft Auto 6’s launch will be pushed back. “Rockstar had a free choice and picked May 26. They’re confident,” he explained. “They’ll make the final call 5 months out. Any ‘GTA 6 delayed’ rumour before December is clout-chasing,” he added.
Rockstar had a free choice and picked May 26. They’re confident.
They’ll make the final call ~5 months out.
Any “GTA6 delayed” rumour before December is clout-chasing.— Obbe Vermeij (@ObbeVermeij) August 8, 2025
Earlier this year Strauss Zelnick, the boss of Grand Theft Auto 6’s publisher Take Two, said he was sure the game wouldn’t be delayed again. “My level of conviction is very, very high. Rockstar does have a lot of other things going on, but this is of course the primary focus,” he explained. “We try not to pump expectations, right? I think Rockstar’s whole stock and trade is to have these extraordinary expectations and still beat them. I know that’s their goal. I know it’s going to be an amazing game. The rest we’ll see in the fullness of time.”
Before the GTA 6 delay was announced, Zelnick said there was a “risk” of the release date moving but felt “really good” about a 2025 launch. He also said the game would be “worth” waiting for.
In a statement shared in May, Rockstar explained that Grand Theft Auto 6 was being delayed so they can deliver “the level of quality” fans expect after a “truly humbling” level of interest and excitement.
In other news, 007: First Light developers have confirmed who’ll be playing James Bond in their fantasy spy video game and announced a March 2026 release date.
