GTA 6 has been delayed internally at Rockstar Games, according to a rumor reported by a modder and contributor to GTABase.com, who claims to have received the news from “multiple developers” within “two studios” currently working on the new chapter in the series.
According to these sources, the new launch window indicated by Rockstar Games would fall between early and mid 2026. The main reason for the alleged postponement would be the need to reach certain quality standards, which apparently a release in 2025 could not guarantee.
According to these sources, the development team already has a possible release date in mind for the GTA 6 PC versionwhich is expected to debut between twelve and eighteen months after its launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
As mentioned, we are talking about a rumor and it should be taken as suchalthough historically games in the Grand Theft Auto series have often been subject to delays from previously announced dates.
A big problem for Sony and its PS5 Pro?
While reiterating that the official release date for GTA 6 is set for fall 2025 and Rockstar Games has confirmed that there are no delays at the moment, it is clear that any postponement It would represent a big problem for the entire video game market. and in particular for Sony and its PS5 Pro.
There is no doubt in fact that presenting the market with the most powerful console ever, capable of running GTA 6 at its best (also given the distance of a launch on PC), would constitute a really important strength to increase the installed base of PlayStation 5 Pro.
At this point we await any confirmation or denial, if not from Rockstar at least from the most reliable leakers and journalists, who can probably verify the validity (or at least the existence) of these rumors.