GTA 6 May 2026 release 'not a sure thing,' warns Bloomberg's Schreier

Extremely well-established industry insider and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has suggested Grand Theft Auto 6 could be delayed again, as nothing is set in stone.

It's been well known that developers and publishers other than Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive are concerned about the release date of Grand Theft Auto 6, as many of these publishers/developers are having to make sure their titles don't release alongside Rockstar's behemoth title to avoid being swallowed up in what will be a monsoon of attention directly solely at GTA 6. Publishers don't want the release of their titles to be overshadowed by the release of GTA 6, which means they have to time the release of their game accordingly.

Schreier has commented on this problem developers and publishers are currently facing, with the Bloomberg reporter writing that the delay of GTA 6 was enough cause for some of these companies to panic. Schreier said that he spoke to one developer of a big multiplayer game, and they said they previously delayed the release of the title from Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 in order to allow developers more time to work on the game, but also to get as far away as possible from the release of GTA 6. But now GTA 6 is releasing in Spring 2026.

Delaying the game even further to avoid the release of GTA 6 will be costly, leaving the developer and others in a similar situation, "caught in a vice," as there is now precedent for a delay. Schreier writes, "But... what if they delay again and then GTA VI slips along with them? There's no guarantee that May 2026 is a sure thing. The best hope might be to release in March, April, or even early May, and hope it's not disastrous."