GTA 6 ‘perfect’ release window praised by fans planning their time off

Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games may be unwilling to drop a second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI or even let us in on the game’s release date, but it does seem as if the highly anticipated game is still on track for its fall / autumn window.

Fall suggests September to November.

If you look at the other titles on Take-Two’s release slate, you’ll see that Borderlands 4 is due to drop on 23 September, while Mafia: The Old Country has been revealed to land on 8 August in a new leak.

NBA 2K26 is expected in early September, so that leaves October and November - two of the busiest months for games - open in Take-Two’s calendar, presumably for GTA VI.

Of course, it would be nice to receive confirmation of the game’s release date, but this will do for now as reassurance that nothing has changed.

Already, fans are in agreement that Rockstar and Take-Two have landed on the perfect launch window.

You can view GTA VI’s one and only trailer below.

“There will not be a better feeling than fall 2025,” wrote Reddit user Every-Examination720. “Just imagine, [this] summer will be THE summer leading into GTA VI’s release. We’ll be getting screenshots, trailers and many details pertaining to the game leading up to the launch.”

They continued, “And then fall finally hits and we’re counting the DAYS until the game’s finally out. The weather’s cool, the colours of the leaves are changing, windows open, you get that fall scent in the air. Magic.”

I’ll give it to them; they’ve painted a pretty special picture there.

“That release period is about to be generational,” added RahGeezy.

“Could not be a more perfect time for the game to release. I got chills reading this post,” said michael211996.

“I think pressing the start new game button is gonna be the better feeling,” commented itsRobbie_.

Autumn cannot come soon enough.