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 video game was beforehand anticipated to be launched in autumn this yr and is anticipated to be an on the spot hit with billions in gross sales yearly, in accordance with analysts.
Its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V, is without doubt one of the best-selling video video games of all time, promoting greater than 200 million copies since its launch in 2013.
“With each recreation now we have launched, the purpose has all the time been to attempt to exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t any exception,” mentioned developer Rockstar Video games in a press release posted on social media.
“We hope you perceive that we want this additional time to ship on the stage of high quality you anticipate and deserve.”
After the announcement, writer Take-Two’s share costs tumbled by 9%.
“We help totally Rockstar Video games taking extra time to comprehend their inventive imaginative and prescient for Grand Theft Auto VI, which guarantees to be a groundbreaking blockbuster leisure expertise,” mentioned Take-Two chief govt 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 occasions 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 trade this yr 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.
Through the pandemic, when tens of millions extra folks started enjoying video video games, studio sizes swelled.
As soon as the lockdowns ended, nevertheless, demand dropped and the trade now faces an employment disaster with redundancies at studios round Britain and the world.
