Could GTA 6 be pushed back to 2027? Ex-Rockstar animator who worked on GTA 5 'would not be shocked at all' at a further delay

Q: Could Rockstar delay GTA 6 beyond the announced November 19 release date?

Yes. A former Rockstar animator, Mike York, said he "would not be shocked at all" if GTA 6 were delayed again and suggested Rockstar could push the launch back if the game is not judged perfect, though he has no inside information. Take-Two’s CEO has been firm that the game will hit the November 19 release date, and the general view is another delay is unlikely unless something disastrous occurs in final development.

Q: Does Mike York claim to have inside information about GTA 6's development status?

No. The article says Mike York explicitly does not have any inside information and made clear his comments are based on his previous experience at Rockstar rather than current insider sources.

Q: How might another GTA 6 delay affect other games scheduled to release around the same timeframe?

A further GTA 6 delay would "cause chaos" for other games slated to launch in the same window, disrupting competitors' release plans. Related coverage notes developers and publishers are stressing about dodging GTA 6 and that some major publishers are prepared to delay their own games to avoid competing with the title (see Related 3 , News #104264).

Q: What did Take-Two's CEO say about GTA 6's November 19 release date in light of delay concerns?

Take-Two's CEO has been pretty firm that GTA 6 will hit the November 19 release date. The article says the prevailing view is that another delay is unlikely unless something disastrous occurs in the final stages of development.

Mike York doesn't have any inside info, but based on his previous experience at Rockstar, he claims another delay is still perfectly possible.

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Darren Allan

Tech Reporter

Published Aug 6, 2026 9:45 AM CDT

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TL;DR: Ex-Rockstar animator Mike York, who worked on GTA 5, says he wouldn't be surprised if GTA 6 is delayed again. This is based on his previous experience with Rockstar, mind you, and not any inside source or leak, but he claims that if the developer doesn't feel the game is perfect, it won't be afraid to push it back once again - despite the reaction from gamers.

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If you thought the GTA 6 launch date was locked in at this point, a former Rockstar employee has warned that we may not be out of the woods just yet in terms of another potential delay.

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As Dexerto noticed, Indy100 fired over some questions (via Covers.com) to an animator who used to work at Rockstar. That ex-staffer, Mike York, was part of the team that made GTA 5 and said that he "would not be shocked at all" if GTA 6 experienced another delay.

Note that this isn't based on any inside source that York still has at Rockstar, or leaked info, and the animator made it clear that this is simply based on his previous experience at the developer.

Read more: Former Rockstar dev comments on Grand Theft Auto 7 and Red Dead Redemption 3
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But he theorizes that if the game isn't judged as perfect, Rockstar won't be scared to push the launch back once again. Even if it's just a case of "there are still a few bugs in this final mission", York believes that Rockstar could still hold off the release.

York stated: "Straight up, they could delay it again ... They can do whatever they want and people will wait right now, it doesn't matter. If they need to do what they need to do, they'll do it."

I'm not sure that yet another delay wouldn't matter at all, although gamers would have little choice but to accept it. One thing's for sure: it would cause chaos (again) for the games that were set to release in the new launch timeframe for GTA 6.

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Take-Two's CEO has been pretty firm that the game is going to hit the November 19 release date, and the general thinking is that it's unlikely another delay will happen - not unless something disastrous occurs in these final stages of development.