Reported
Take-Two asks a court to subpoena Discord and Microsoft over GTA VI leaks
Take-Two sought subpoenas to Discord, Microsoft, X and YouTube to find who leaked GTA VI gameplay, according to court filings reported by Kotaku.
GTA VI news
Every announcement, report and rumor since Rockstar confirmed the game in February 2022. Each post is labelled: confirmed means Rockstar or Take-Two said it; reported means a major outlet reported it; rumor means nobody official has confirmed it; debunked means it turned out to be false.
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Confirmed
Take-Two calls GTA VI pre-orders unprecedented and keeps November 19
Take-Two's CEO called GTA VI pre-order demand unprecedented but gave no figures, and kept the November 19 launch and its fiscal 2027 forecast.
Rumor
Rumor: insider claims a GTA VI disc version will follow in December
Rumor: an insider claimed GTA VI would get a disc version in December 2026. Nothing official backs it, and a later report said no disc is planned.
Confirmed
Take-Two reaffirms GTA VI for November 19 in its fiscal 2026 results
Take-Two's year-end results kept GTA VI on November 19, 2026, and forecast $8.0 to $8.2 billion in net bookings; its CEO said marketing starts in summer.
DebunkedUpdated June 18, 2026
Best Buy email pointed to May GTA VI pre-orders; they did not open until June
A Best Buy affiliate email listed GTA VI pre-orders for May 18 to 21, 2026. They did not open then; Rockstar later set June 25.
Confirmed
Take-Two keeps GTA VI on November 19 and says marketing starts in summer
Take-Two's third-quarter results kept GTA VI on November 19, 2026, and CEO Strauss Zelnick said marketing for the game would begin in the summer.
DebunkedUpdated February 3, 2026
Insider claimed GTA VI's boxed copies would trail launch; Take-Two denied it
An insider claimed GTA VI's physical edition would arrive weeks or months after launch. Take-Two's CEO denied it, and the box later proved to hold a code.
Confirmed
Rockstar delays GTA VI again, to November 19, 2026
Rockstar moved GTA VI from May 26 to November 19, 2026, apologizing for the longer wait and saying the extra months were for polish.
Confirmed
Rockstar fires more than 30 UK and Canada staff; studio and union dispute the reason
Rockstar fired over 30 staff. Take-Two cited gross misconduct, Rockstar says they shared confidential information, and the IWGB alleges union busting.
Confirmed
Take-Two keeps GTA VI on May 26, 2026 and leaves the price to Rockstar
Take-Two's August 2025 results kept GTA VI on May 26, 2026. Strauss Zelnick said Rockstar would announce the price and his confidence was very high.
Confirmed
Take-Two lists GTA VI for May 26, 2026 in its first results after the delay
Take-Two's May 2025 results put GTA VI on May 26, 2026, and Strauss Zelnick called the extra development time a worthy investment.
Confirmed
Rockstar delays GTA VI to May 26, 2026
Rockstar pushed GTA VI from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, apologizing and saying it needed more time to finish the game. The date later moved again.
DebunkedUpdated June 24, 2026
Analyst's $100 GTA VI price prediction did not come true
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter predicted GTA VI could sell for $100 or more. It did not: the standard edition costs $79.99, the Ultimate $99.99.
Confirmed
Take-Two keeps GTA VI on course for fall 2025 in Q3 results
Take-Two's February 2025 earnings release still listed GTA VI for fall 2025 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no exact day. That plan later changed.
Reported
GTA VI is exempt from the video game actors' strike, Kotaku reports
Kotaku reported that GTA VI was exempt from the SAG-AFTRA video game strike that began on July 26, 2024, so union performers could keep working on it.
Confirmed
Take-Two CEO neither confirms nor rules out GTA VI on PC
Asked about GTA VI on PC, Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick said nothing was final and Rockstar would say more in due time. He confirmed no PC version.
Confirmed
Take-Two narrows GTA VI release window to fall 2025
Take-Two's fiscal 2024 results narrowed GTA VI from calendar 2025 to fall 2025, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The window later slipped twice.
Confirmed
Take-Two forecasts over $8 billion in fiscal 2025 bookings, without naming GTA VI
Take-Two said several groundbreaking titles would lift fiscal 2025 net bookings past $8 billion. Outlets saw a GTA VI hint; that timing did not hold.
Confirmed
Take-Two CEO says the September leak won't affect the next GTA's development
On a November 2022 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick said Take-Two saw no sign material assets were taken and that the leak would not affect development.
Confirmed
Rockstar confirms network breach, says work on the next GTA continues as planned
Rockstar said an outside party downloaded confidential data, including early footage of the next GTA, and that development would go on as planned.