GTA 6 could suffer ‘slippage’ but Take-Two insists there is no delay

There are no plans to delay GTA 6, according to publisher Take-Two, with the game slated to arrive later this year alongside Mafia: The New Country and Borderlands 4. After 2024 went by without any new trailer or update, there’s been a growing expectation of some kind of delay for GTA 6. The last time we saw the highly-anticipated sequel was the first trailer in December 2023, and while publisher Take-Two has said has always said it’s still scheduled for autumn 2025, Rockstar’s history suggests a delay is very likely.

However, Take-Two has once again insisted that GTA 6 is still on track to launch in autumn 2025, in what’s set to be a stacked year for the publisher. As noted in its Q3 2025 earnings report, GTA 6 is listed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in ‘fall of calendar 2025’. While this is a promising sign, it’s worth bearing in mind that it’s in Take-Two’s interests to say it is on track, in order to keep shareholders happy.

In the same report, the publisher says Mafia: The Old Country and Borderlands 4 are both on track for 2025 as well. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, said: ‘Looking ahead, this calendar year is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever for Take-Two, as we plan to launch Sid Meier’s Civilisation 7 on February 11, Mafia: The Old Country in the summer, Grand Theft Auto 6 in the fall, and Borderlands 4.’.

Zelnick reaffirmed this positive outlook for GTA 6 in an interview with IGN, although he did acknowledge that there’s ‘a risk of slippage’. When asked how confident he was that Rockstar will launch GTA 6 this year, Zelnick replied: ‘Look, there’s always a risk of slippage and I think as soon as you say words like absolutely, you jinx things. So we feel really good about it.’. In the same financial report, Take-Two announced GTA 5 has now sold 210 million copies, an increase of five million units within the last three months of 2024. Meanwhile, Red Dead Redemption 2 has now surpassed 70 million copies sold.

While some might be reassured by the commitment to the release window, the lack of a specific date still will likely concern publishers who are trying to avoid releasing games within the same timeframe. Many suspect that Nintendo is also trying to avoid it, given the unusual June release date speculated for the Switch 2. Despite having a trailer to analyse, we still know very little about GTA 6. The game will take place in the state of Leonida, which includes the return of Vice City, and will seemingly see two protagonists, in female lead Lucia and an unnamed male counterpart.

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