Yes, twice. GTA 6 slipped from a 2025 window to May 26, 2026, and then from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026. It has not been delayed a third time, and it has not been pushed to 2027. Take-Two reconfirmed November 19, 2026 in its August 7, 2026 earnings report, and Rockstar has been running launch marketing against that date since.
The current status, before the history
Most people landing here are worried about a third delay, so this comes first.
as of August 28, 2026
The date is November 19, 2026. It has not moved since November 6, 2025.
Take-Two reaffirmed that date in its earnings report on August 7, 2026.
GTA 6 has not been delayed to 2027. No announcement of any kind says otherwise.
Preorders opened June 25, 2026 and preload is set for November 12, 2026, both of which are things publishers do not schedule around a date they expect to move.
Rockstar aired a 26 minute Extended Look on August 27, 2026 and pointed it at the November 19 date.
Take-Two's own wording, August 2026
In its August 7, 2026 statement, Take-Two tied the Extended Look directly to the launch, saying anticipation would grow further leading up to the title's November 19th release date.
On the same earnings call, CEO Strauss Zelnick said GTA 6 had an exceptional start to preorders and called the level of preorders unprecedented and astonishing.
Four dates matter. Everything else in the GTA 6 date discussion is commentary on these four.
December 2023: announced with a 2025 window
Trailer 1 arrived on December 4, 2023 and closed with a 2025 window rather than a day. Take-Two later narrowed that to fall 2025. No specific launch date was ever attached to this window.
Rockstar published a statement moving the game out of 2025 entirely and setting a specific date for the first time: May 26, 2026. This turned a vague window into a hard target and roughly doubled the wait.
November 6, 2025: second delay, to November 19, 2026
Rockstar pushed the game a further six months. The statement said Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026, apologized for adding additional time, and promised, in its own words, "the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve".
In its statement of August 7, 2026, Take-Two restated November 19, 2026 and tied the Extended Look directly to the run up to it. This is the most recent official word on the date.
This is worth explaining plainly, because the search suggestion itself is doing the work here.
There is no source for a 2027 delay. There is no Rockstar statement, no Take-Two filing, no platform listing and no report from a named journalist. What exists is a search box that offers the phrase, and a lot of people clicking it because a game that has already slipped twice feels like it could slip again.
That feeling is not unreasonable, it is just not evidence. The correct thing to notice is that both real delays were announced by Rockstar itself, in public, in writing, well ahead of the old date. Neither leaked first. If a third delay happens, you will hear it from Rockstar before you hear it from an autocomplete suggestion.
What a real third delay would look like
Three signals, in the order they have actually appeared both previous times.
A post on the Rockstar Newswire or an official Rockstar social account. Both delays were announced this way first.
A Take-Two statement or SEC filing moving the release out of the current fiscal window.
Store pages at PlayStation and Xbox quietly updating the date, and preorder or preload dates being pulled.
The track record, stated honestly
Rockstar has a long history of delaying its games, which is the fair context for asking the question at all. It is also the context in which the studio has now held one date for nearly ten months.
None of those three signals has appeared. This page updates the day one does.
FAQ
Has GTA 6 been delayed to 2027?
No. There is no announcement, filing or credible report placing GTA 6 in 2027. The release date is November 19, 2026, and Take-Two reaffirmed it on August 7, 2026.
How many times has GTA 6 been delayed?
Twice. First on May 2, 2025, from a 2025 window to May 26, 2026. Then on November 6, 2025, from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026.
Why was GTA 6 delayed the second time?
Rockstar said the additional months would let the studio finish the game with, in its own words, "the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve". It apologized for the extra wait in the same statement.
When was the release date last confirmed?
August 7, 2026, in Take-Two's earnings report, which restated the November 19, 2026 date and connected it to the Extended Look presentation released later that month.
Could GTA 6 be delayed again?
It is possible, and Rockstar has delayed games before. But possible is not reported. Both previous delays were announced publicly by Rockstar ahead of the old date, so a third would very likely arrive the same way.
What was the original GTA 6 release date?
There was never an original day, only a window. Trailer 1 in December 2023 promised 2025, which Take-Two later narrowed to fall 2025. The first actual date, May 26, 2026, only arrived with the first delay announcement.