Today, Rockstar Games and Two-Two Interactive officially announced that the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed and is now launching on May 26, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Series X | S.
Consequently, Take-Two's share value took a hit and Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two, released a statement in response to the investors and shareholders, reassuring them that GTA V will have an excellent launch next year.
However, Take-Two share value might not be the only casualty of this delay. Mat Piscatella, Circana analyst, believes that this can have a negative impact on the whole video game industry market.
Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Could Decrease Total Spending in 2025
He then explained that Grand Theft Auto 6 delay will not have benefits, neither for players nor for other developers. He expects to see a decrease in the total hardware and software sales in the United States.
Hopefully, the negative impact on the industry won’t be too huge. And there are still a lot of anticipated games coming out in 2025.
