GTA 6 Exec no longer proposes delays, says that the recent push is less than 6 months

Strauss Zelnick, CEO-two CEO, has commented on the recent delay in GTA 6 and confirms that the pressure was less than six months while emphasizing that another delay is unlikely.

In an interview with CNBC, Zelnick said that the delay of GTA 6 was “quite short”, which “less than six months”.

The new publication date of GTA 6 is May 26, 2026. Six months earlier, November 26, 2025. Rockstar has never confirmed a specific GTA 6 publication date and only found that it would come out in autumn 2025. If the delay was less than six months, as Zelnick, as Zelnick said, indicates this.

Now that GTA 6 has a certain publication date, Zelnick said that it was unlikely that the game will be delayed again. “If we announce a date, we can reach this date,” he said.

A delay for GTA 6 was always likely because every rock star game has delayed itself in the past 10 years. Indeed, it is true that the company if the company announces a certain date-not a vague publication window in its plans. This is not always However, it is true. For example, the PS5 and Xbox series from GTA V was released on November 11, 2021 before moving to March 2022.

For GTA 6, Zelnick, Rockstar’s ambition to create something really special, said is an effort that takes time.

“Rockstar tries to create the best that everyone has ever seen in conversation. Not only interactive entertainment. This is a big mission,” he added.

“I don’t play video games”

Zelnick was also asked in the interview whether he had played GTA 6.

Zelnick said he shares his opinions “quite openly” about what he sees in terms of game designs and concepts. However, he said his job as CEO from Take-Two was to attract, motivate and keep the best talent in the video game industry and then “avoid”.

In other Rockstar messages it was reported that the studio may be at GTA 4 ports for the PS5 and Xbox series X | S and Red Dead Redemption II for Switch 2 works.