#GTA 6 official launch date and trailers – Destructoid

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If Rockstar does not delay the GTA 6 launch, we’re not that far-off from it.
For months, Grand Theft Auto 6 was set for a 2025 launch. Whereas Rockstar hadn’t introduced a precise date, that’s modified as of Could 2, 2025. Sadly, there’s some unhealthy information for anybody seeking to play in 2025.
When is GTA 6 releasing?
Rockstar has confirmed that GTA 6 will launch on Could 26, 2026. Whereas Rockstar beforehand deliberate for a Fall 2025 launch window, it has since delayed the sport’s launch to almost midway by means of subsequent 12 months.
This affirmation originated from an official information article launched on Rockstar’s web site. It instantly units the tone by stating that GTA 6 will launch on Could 26, 2026. They didn’t disclose the reason for the delay, however it could vary from desirous to fine-tune its high quality to unknown problems.
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The unique window for GTA 6’s Fall 2025 launch date got here from Take-Two Interactive’s 2Q25 earnings report. Take-Two, the guardian firm of Rockstar Video games, explicitly talked about this was the discharge window for the sport. With that in thoughts, the unique expectation for GTA 6’s launch was someday between September 22 and December 21, 2025. It even had excessive odds of releasing in late October or early November primarily based on previous Take-Two launch dates and different main releases like Borderland 4, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and Name of Responsibility popping out at related occasions.
No confirmed date for GTA 6’s second trailer
There’s no official phrase on when the second GTA 6 trailer will drop. Whereas there have been trailer two rumors and predictions, the reality is that each time you seek for trailer leaks, somebody may have a principle about why it’s popping out “within the subsequent two weeks”—irrespective of while you examine. Rockstar’s announcement about GTA 6’s delay to Could 26 additionally didn’t embrace any further photographs, gameplay data, or trailers, so it could seem any day now.
Finally, somebody will guess appropriately and declare they have been proper, however that’s possible simply because they predicted it each month till it lastly occurred. So, for now, you possibly can select which rumor to imagine in or look forward to Rockstar to launch the trailer after they’re prepared. All we’ve got to date is the primary GTA 6 trailer.
On the time of writing, there’s no phrase on whether or not any subsequent delays or cancellations will happen. We’ll hold this story up to date with official data primarily based on Take-Two’s and Rockstar’s bulletins.
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