Take-Two Reaffirms GTA6 Release Date of November 19
After repeated delays and months of public silence, the explicit inclusion of the date in official earnings materials and the marketing timeline signal that Take-Two is confident enough in the schedule to commit to it in a regulatory filing.
Key Facts
- Take-Two Interactive reaffirmed during its fiscal year 2026 fourth quarter earnings call on May 21 that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on November 19, 2026.
- CEO Strauss Zelnick stated the November 19 date on David Senra's YouTube channel on May 18, two days before the earnings call.
- The game has been delayed twice, originally planned for fall 2025, then moved to May 26, 2026, and then to November 19, 2026.
- Take-Two revealed that Rockstar Games will begin marketing the title this summer, according to Variety.
- Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, Game Spark.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, reaffirmed during its fiscal year 2026 fourth quarter earnings call on May 21 that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on November 19, 2026. The release date was first announced in November 2025, but the project has suffered multiple delays and a period of official silence that fueled speculation about another postponement. CEO Strauss Zelnick had already stated the date on a YouTube channel on May 18, and the earnings presentation materials explicitly list November 19. Zelnick's prepared remarks for the earnings call said the company expects to set new operating records in fiscal 2027 driven by the GTA6 launch. The price of the game was not mentioned. According to Variety, Take-Two also revealed that Rockstar Games will begin marketing the title this summer. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick appeared on David Senra's YouTube channel on May 18, two days before the earnings call, and stated the November 19 date there. The earnings presentation materials for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, released on May 21, list the date in writing. Zelnick's prepared remarks say the company is "confident that we will set new all-time records in operating performance, driven by the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19 and solid execution across our portfolio."
The game has been delayed twice. It was originally planned for fall 2025, then moved to May 26, 2026, and then to November 19, 2026. Each previous earnings call brought speculation about another delay. Before this report, expectations for a third trailer and new information had been building. The price of the game was not mentioned.
According to Variety, Take-Two revealed that Rockstar Games will begin marketing the title this summer. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.