Second GTA 6 Delay Looks Inevitable, Gamers Convinced

GTA VI was already delayed once, and while its publisher Take-Two Interactive is confident it won’t happen again the possibility is always there.

It was a hectic day when GTA VI was delayed. Just about every gamer under the sun was caught off-guard and the Grand Theft Auto community was ablaze with fans arguing whether the delay was a good or bad thing for the game.

With level-heads I think we can all agree that a delay is usually the best course of action for any game, as a disappointing launch can be devastating in the long-term, with a prime example being Cyberpunk 2077.

GTA VI probably won’t have the same problems Cyberpunk 2077 had, but in order to minimise that chance a second delay might be on the table.

Recently there’s been a lot of discourse around the upcoming PlayStation exclusive Ghost Of Yōtei.

Footage of the player cutting grass with a sword has kicked off a massive argument about open-world game details, and what’s truly impressive by modern standards. Many argue Ghost Of Yōtei is ground-breaking for its grass-cutting mechanics, whereas others are arguing that games like The Legend Of Zelda did it first…

What does this have to do with GTA VI though? Well, Ghost Of Yōtei’s new gameplay has gamers wondering if attention to detail is the be-all-and-end-all of open-world gaming, or whether optimisation is the most important factor.

“Red Dead Redemption 2 has an extremely high amount of small details, yet that game still runs better than any modern title” argued NikTek on X, adding “It's not the small details that make video-games run bad, it’s bad optimisation.”

This is where that second delay becomes much more likely. Everything we’ve seen from GTA VI so far points to it being much, much bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2, and that’s not including the inevitable Online mode.

Worryingly we’re yet to see actual gameplay too, which is odd considering we’ve had two trailers so far, both of which have been very cutscene heavy rather than show us what the open-world will be like.

It’s as if the game is much further from completion than we thought, and if that’s the case Rockstar Games could absolutely reconsider that May 2026 release date, if it means releasing a better overall game.

There’s no guarantee of delay, but it’s worth keeping in mind as we approach the end of the year, as a lot could change in a small amount of time.