Grand Theft Auto VI launch delayed

Grand Theft Auto VI, essentially the most hotly anticipated title in gaming historical past, has been delayed.

Take-Two Interactive pushed the discharge of the blockbuster title to Could 2026 on Friday.

The online game was beforehand anticipated to be launched in autumn this 12 months and is anticipated to be an prompt hit with billions in gross sales yearly, based on analysts.

Its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, is among the best-selling video video games of all time, promoting greater than 200 million copies since its launch in 2013.

“We hope you perceive that we’d like this further time to ship on the degree of high quality you anticipate and deserve.”

After the announcement, writer Take-Two’s share costs tumbled by 9%.

“We help absolutely Rockstar Video games taking further time to appreciate their inventive imaginative and prescient for Grand Theft Auto VI, which guarantees to be a groundbreaking blockbuster leisure expertise,” stated Take-Two chief government Strauss Zelnick.

Rockstar Video games first unveiled the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI in December 2023, set to Tom Petty’s Love Is a Lengthy Street.

The video was watched greater than 100 million instances in 24 hours.

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It confirmed the sport’s return to Vice Metropolis and launched the sport’s first feminine lead, Lucia, hinting at a modern-day Bonnie-and-Clyde duo.

GTA VI was anticipated to drive progress within the online game business this 12 months after a troubling interval.

Rising manufacturing prices and rising expectations round video games imply many titles have been delayed, inflicting monetary issues for studios and frustration for gamers.

In the course of the pandemic, when hundreds of thousands extra folks started taking part in video video games, studio sizes swelled.

As soon as the lockdowns ended, nonetheless, demand dropped and the business now faces an employment disaster with redundancies at studios round Britain and the world.