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GTA VI hype collides with delays, leaks, and pricing anxiety
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The thread opens with anticipation and skepticism in equal measure, as participants react to the long gap since the last game, the first trailer, and Rockstar’s reputation for squeezing a franchise. Several posters praise the visuals and world-building, but many immediately question whether the gameplay, structure, and character switching will feel fresh enough to justify the wait.12

Mid-thread discussion turns sharper around repeated delay reporting, leaked details, and speculation about what Rockstar is really planning. Posters debate everything from age verification and map expansion to weapon limits and whether the publisher is protecting shareholder value more than players. The mood is increasingly defined by frustration over timing, monetization, and the possibility of further postponements.34

Later posts become more concrete as official information arrives: the release date, pre-orders, editions, platform details, trailer 2, and a longer reveal. That shifts the thread toward shared admiration for the game’s scale and presentation, while concerns remain about price, online features, and whether the final experience will match the hype. By the end, the group largely agrees the game looks impressive, even if trust in Rockstar is still fragile.56

"I think they need to shake up the gameplay mechanics tbh."

"I reckon it will cost about $100, so what's that, £70/80 in the UK?"

Verdict

The thread reaches broad agreement that GTA VI looks ambitious and technically impressive, but confidence in Rockstar remains mixed because of delays and monetization concerns. Nothing is fully settled beyond the release details; excitement is high, yet skepticism about price, polish, and post-launch plans persists.

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Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
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    Vice City, USA.

    Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida—forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.
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    , GTA 6, Grand Theft Auto 6, GTA VI, GTA6, GTAVI
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Dylan Experienced
GTA 6 trailer has leaked online 12 hours before it was supposed to go live.



R* fairly pissed off to release it early, someone's gonna get mauled in court over these leaks.

Trailer is awesome!

Seems we are going to have to wait a bit longer though as it confirms 2025 release date.😕
 
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Trailer visuals look good. Looking forward to it but 2025 is very far away.
 
Tom Proficient

Tom

Not much actually revealed in that trailer. It looks like a Bonnie and Clyde type story, but hopefully it's more of the case you select one at the start and largely play as them. I'm never a fan of random switches between character inside missions. I've always preferred to have one consistent character.

Can't really judge anything until there is some actual gameplay footage but that will still be some way off given the release date is sometime in 2025.
 
Geezer Enthusiast
That looks incredible. As always, the prospect of exploring a new GTA is always exciting.
 
Cappuccino Kid Enthusiast
Looking at LEAST another year and a bit to wait before this releases 👀⁠
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A report on Friday by Wedbush Securities analysts Nick McKay and Michael Pachter, says that GTA 6 may have slipped out of its once anticipated early 2025 release window.⁠
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Rockstar owner Take-Two Interactive revised its guidance for its next fiscal year, which runs from this April to March 2025.⁠
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The main points of the report are as follows:⁠
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"Management had said that next year's bookings number will be just over $7 billion, a far cry from its initial comments of $8 billion in May, and its first revision of just under $8 billion in November," ⁠
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"The drop makes us almost certain that GTA VI will not be releasing next FY. With that said, we have no reason to believe the game has slipped out of calendar 2025, but it is reasonable to assume that it will launch later in the year."
 
Boot Cleaner Collaborator
The GTA 6 release window was confirmed as part of Take-Two Interactive's Q1 2025 earnings report today.

In that report, the company outlined many of its upcoming releases, the most noteworthy being GTA 6.

While no firm release date was given, a table on page five of the report did list Grand Theft Auto 6 with a release date of "Fall of calendar 2025" for PS5 to Xbox Series X/S.

Of course, Rockstar Games is no stranger to delaying games. It's a studio known to take the time needed to release a product when it's ready. Not that GTA 6 will necessarily suffer a delay, but it's worth remembering that both Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 were delayed, with RDR2 suffering multiple delays.
 
Legion Collaborator
Rockstar reportedly intends to add more cities and interiors to the GTA 6 map after release to ease developer workloads and minimize overtime during development.

According to Bloomberg, there will be new missions and new map areas added "on a regular basis".
 
Bob the Ninja Enthusiast
We have a release date, coming in May but not 2025. Rockstar have announced GTA VI will be released on May 26 2026

Hi everyone,

Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to release on May 26, 2026.

We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team. We want to thank you for your support and your patience as we work to finish the game.

With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception. We hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve.

We look forward to sharing more information with you soon.

Sincerely,
Rockstar Games
 
David76 Rising Star
Ridiculous, I'm not optimistic that it will release then either.
 
Franco Pinion Rising Star
Not surprised. It might even be closer to 2027 before we see it.

Just wait for the inevitable £120 RRP
 
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