- Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has stated that it is “hard to say”, whether Grand Theft Auto 6 released this year
- “This is a big and complicated game, and the last I heard it was still not fully content,” he said
- Rockstar Games is currently targeting a November 19th release date
The much awaited one Grand Theft Auto 6 might not be released this year after all, as apparently it’s not “content complete” yet.
This comes from Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier speaking on the latest episode of the Button Mash gaming podcast. “That’s how Rockstar works,” he said in response to a question about the likelihood of the game coming out on the November 19, 2026 release date.
“With Red Dead [Redemption] 2 […] they announced it for fall 2017, then it slipped to spring 2018. Then it slipped again to fall 2018, and it landed in October of that year, so I wouldn’t be super shocked if that’s what happens again,” he explained.
“This is a big and complicated game, and the last I heard, it still wasn’t content complete—that is, people were still finishing things, still finishing levels and missions, and seeing what would make it into the game.”
He went on to describe the “typical” game development process, which is broken down into various “feature completed”, “content completed” and “bug testing” phases. He adds that while the boundaries are sometimes blurred, he hoped they would “finish it soon” and ideally have plenty of time to work on fixing bugs.
“It’s really hard to say [if GTA 6 will release on November 19]”, he concluded. “It’s really hard to say right now, and I don’t think anyone at Rockstar can tell you with 100 percent certainty that they’re going to make it in November.”
Does this mean the game will receive another delay? Schreier offers some hope in his subsequent suggestions that this current release date feels “more real” than in the past.
In the end, we’ll just have to wait and see if Rockstar can have everything ready by November.
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