Gaming savior “GTA 6” just got pushed back to next year, sending Take-Two stock plunging
“Grand Theft Auto VI” was set to be the biggest release of 2025, driving overall console sales.
Fans will have to wait a little longer to play the biggest game of the decade.
Take-Two Interactive on Friday morning announced that it’s delaying the release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” — a game expected to break $1 billion in preorder sales alone — from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026.
Take-Two shares were down 8% in early trading as investors adjusted to the news. When the company last reported earnings in February, it said it was on track for a fall release — sending its shares surging. Sony, which along with rival Xbox was expected to get a console sales boost this fall from the title, was also down in early trading Friday.
Some researchers have forecast $3.2 billion sales for “GTA 6” in its first year — a figure that would roughly double 2024’s top box office performer.
“We need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve,” Take-Two’s label, Rockstar, said in a statement.
Expect competitor gaming studios to start rapidly announcing fall release dates; many were delaying or holding off on setting official dates in the chance they became overshadowed by the massive game.
