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What havoc will GTA 6 wreak on the 2026 game release schedule?
Rival publishers will be wary again, but things are a little different this year
It is an open secret, and also a self-evident fact, that most publishers of big console games are terrified of Grand Theft Auto 6 and will do anything to avoid going up against it in the release schedule. A new GTA game is such a colossal and rare event that it will suck up the majority of the audience’s money — and, perhaps more importantly, available playtime, because these are such huge, all-consuming games. Players just won’t buy anything else.
That’s what multiple publishers told The Game Business in March last year, when Grand Theft Auto 6 was still expected to launch at some undefined point in 2025. They said they would delay (or move up) their games to avoid it, with the “safe zone” considered to be three to four weeks before or after GTA 6’s release date. It wasn’t just new releases that were affected; publishers said they would consider moving updates to live-service games, too.
Rockstar still hasn't offered a convincing reason for firing over 30 GTA 6 developers
Rockstar's alleged union busting has provoked protests and drawn skepticism from legislators.
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In October, Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games fired over 30 employees without warning in multiple offices in the UK and Canada, all of whom were members of a private trade union Discord channel. In the months since, despite its parent company Take-Two Interactive's insistence that the studio terminated those employees "for gross misconduct, and for no other reason," Rockstar has offered little justification to indicate the firings were anything other than retaliation for attempted workplace organizing.
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GTA 6 LIVE: Insider's release date verdict has not convinced fans
A renowned gaming industry insider sharing his prediction on if GTA 6 will be delayed again has failed to convince fans on social media.
Rockstar Games recently delayed the release of GTA 6 to 19 November 2026 "to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve", the studio said in a statement.
Despite the wait, Grand Theft Auto 6 is the most anticipated video game of all time and gamers continue to track rumours, leaks, map details, gameplay mechanics, trailer updates and screenshots.
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