Grand Theft Auto 6has officially been delayed, and the fan reactions are quite mixed to this news. Some fans are excited to have heard anything about the game after its long silence, while others are grateful that the game actually has anofficial release date of June 15, 2025, after its announcement trailer over 500 days ago. But, some users are also expressing concern about the prospective quality of the game, with it needing to be delayed out of a purported fall 2025 release window.
MSOon X replied to the delay announcement, saying:“FINALLY,“regarding getting information about the game and the official release date, but then quickly followed up with"2026????? nah i take it back,“when the user realized the game is not coming out this May but rather May 2026. Over on Reddit in a post fromagga420, responses are also mixed, with some users thanking Rockstar for delaying the game to polish it, while others are holding resentment at the new date, and others are speculating the game gets delayed again to fall 2026.
Mixed Reactions Online As Fans Learn GTA 6 Is Delayed (But With A Real Release Date)
Contrary to what many may have thought,GTA 6never had an official release date. The reveal trailer, whichrecently passed 250 million views, gave a release window of 2025, with most assuming it would be released in the fall, like most other Rockstar titles, but we never got an official, specific date. Recently, aformer Rockstar developer predicted the game’s delayannouncement could happen soon, and that has now officially happened.
Needless to say,reactions to this news have been all over the place. While there is a mix of support and disappointment,Legendda69on Reddit took it a bit further and believes the game will get delayed even further, saying:“Expected, unlike a lot of people around here. May 26th will become the release date announcement day, then release date will be pushed back 6 months a week or so prior to the day.“This is, of course, speculation, but a similar set of circumstances did happen whenRed Dead Redemption 2was delayed to spring 2018, and then delayed again until fall 2018.
Our Take: Disappointment Is Understandable, But GTA 6 Can’t Be Rushed
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Thedisappointment is completely understandable.GTA 5was released in 2013, so it has been a long wait for this highly anticipated sequel. Rockstar’s message stated that the team needed additional time to deliver a product"at the level of quality you expect and deserve,“so more time for polishing could make the game a better product in the long run. For now, the wait forGrand Theft Auto 6continues. But now the game has an official release date, at least fans will know when to expect to jump into Vice City, assuming it doesn’t get delayed again.
