GTA 6 LIVE: Timeline for release date delay from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick unveiled

Rockstar Games recently published Trailer 2 for GTA 6 And it had the biggest video start in history with more than 475 million calls on all platforms in the first 24 hours.

The studio also published many new screenshots, fresh works of art from the game and updated its website with further details from all this thanks online.

All this fresh content has triggered many new theories, speculations and rumors.

It comes after Rockstar Games announced that the game was delayed from autumn 2025 and received a certain release date on May 26, 2026.

Consider the latest with the dedicated one blocked Indy100 GTA 6 Live blog below.

“Good or bad?”

Redditors in the GTA 6 Subreddit shared her thoughts as to whether the CEO of Take-Two-CEO Strauss Zelnick's comments about being a player and not playing GTA 6 is “a good thing or bad”.

Due_Gur_7781 said: “You forget that he is the CEO of Take-Two, not directly rock star.

Anonymousutguy said: “To be honest, I don't think it's a bad thing. He lets his team cook because he trusts his team. He doesn't have to play it, so he can't criticize it and say:” Add it, add it “.

_Randyrandleman_ said: “Don't make a difference, he is a businessman and knows that he leaves rock star to do her thing what he does. He has no influence on the game.”

“Reflection on the bike beam persecuted on the bike”

A popular GTA 6 The Subreddit contribution by Bennychetan98 shows a beam that is followed by an airplane on the bike that Jason rides in one of the scenes towards the end of the trailer.

The detail level of trailer 2 and the screenshots continue to numb the fans.

Temporary_round555 said: “This game will be legendary.”

Zamalshkay said: “Ray tracing just does things right, wished you will also be able to push shade for the start. That would be crazy.”

Hedore1 said: “I can't wait to see this game in high-end PCs.”

Viral GTA 6-style Michael Art

Redditor DBRNK21 shared her impressive efforts to replenement the GTA 6-Stil works of art with Michael.

The user also shared an animation about how it all came together, and others in the GTA 6 Subreddit was stunned.

Marciofficial said: “This is really impressive. It looks just like the official art style.”

Joghurt Closetshot6527 said: “Set a watermark there, some people are managed with their work like on Twitter!”

Successful_young8345 said: “It is sad that you don't get the attention you earn. The art looks fantastic and has made a lot of effort.”

Son_of_ander_ said: “In ******-credible. I often draw in the Read red Style but the GTA Style is a little too intimidating for me. You just looked like it. “

XVNFLX said: “Looks fire, brother.”

Complete history: GTA 6 release date delay by take-two-CEO Strauss Zelnick

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, explained why the decision was made to delay GTA 6

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The CEO of Take-Two, the rock star Games, has confirmed why the decision was made to delay the publication of GTA 6. The game was pushed back by its first release window from autumn 2025 to May 26, 2026, and Zelnick said it is due to the “complex” complex of the game and describes the delay as a “worthy investment”.

In prepared comments before a winning call, Zelnick said: “I believe that it is a worthy investment to offer rock star additional time for such a groundbreaking project. GTA 6 The development began in 2020 after the massive success of serious Red Dead Erlatment 2 And the title is now the most expected entertainment property ever.

“The ambition and the complexity of GTA 6 is larger than any former rock star title and the team is ready to publish another amazing entertainment experience that will surpass the expectations of the players. “

Read the whole story here.

Switch 2 GTA 6 spin-off?

In A metro Letter to the editor, someone asked if there should be one GTA 6 Spin-off for Nintendo Switch 2 and say it is highly unlikely that the upcoming full game will ever be released on the console.

The reader said: “I think it's obvious that this is obvious GTA 6 Is never and could never come to Nintendo Switch 2, but what do we think of the chances that there is a spin-off? There was Chinatown warsWhat was originally exclusive for DS, but there were also Liberty City stories And Vice city storiesWhat I think would be a better template for the Switch 2.

“You could make a new set in modern Vice City and make it a forerunner of the main game. The graphics would not be so good and the map is smaller, but because it would not literally try to be the same game as GTA 6 I think the pressure would be so good. “

Original publication date delay reaction

Redditors reacted to the comments from Take-Two-CEO Strauss Zelnick, which is originally planned to publish until December at the end of November or maybe even.

Icysmooth has a clip from Zelnick's interview with CNBC in the GTA 6 Subreddit and said: “This means that the original publication date for this year was very close to Christmas. All previous predictions that predict early autumn publication are now invalid.”

And others shared their thoughts.

Missweitbadger1 said: “The previous publication window was 2025. May 26, 2026 is less than six months after the end of 2025. I don't think it refers to a specific date.”

General_war_2446 said: “You have to remember the task of this guy to say things like that, but this time I believe him, after seeing how good the game is in Trailer 2 and the screenshots.”

Snoops said: “Damn a start of Christmas would have been magical.”

Strauss Zelnick, CEO from Take-Two CEO

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, revealed Rockstars plans for the original release date in an interview with CNBC.

He said: “It is a fairly short delay, it is less than six months and if we announce a certain date, we can reach this date.”

With the revised release date for GTA 6 As May 26, 2026, Rockstar planned to publish the game at the end of November at the end of November, as the previous publication window in autumn 2025.

Zelnick said he also had no plans to play the game, which makes it clear that he is not a player. “I don't play video games, I'm not the chief consumer,” he said.

Full story: Why the publication date was officially unveiled by Take-Two

An official screenshot by Jason Duval in GTA 6 Take-Two officially revealed why GTA 6 was delayedRockstar games

Take-Two, the company that belongs to Rockstar Games, officially revealed why GTA 6 was delayed from autumn 2025 to May 26, 2026.

The company is organizing a profit call on May 15, where further information about GTA 6 is expected.

Before the call, a comment from Take-Two said: “The ambition and the complexity of GTA 6 is larger than any former rock star title and the team is ready to publish another amazing entertainment experience that will surpass the expectations of the players. “

It seems that the game was delayed because it is so detailed and Rockstar did not want to hurry or cut it out. Take-Two confirmed that the game will also be the biggest title of the studio.

Read the whole story here.

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