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Updated · Mashable · Aug 18
Rockstar Confirms Grand Theft Auto VI for Nov. 19 as $100 Pre-Orders Ease Delay Fears
Updated
Updated · Mashable · Aug 18

Rockstar Confirms Grand Theft Auto VI for Nov. 19 as $100 Pre-Orders Ease Delay Fears

3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Aug 18

Summary

  • Nov. 19 remains Grand Theft Auto VI’s confirmed release date, with Rockstar and parent Take-Two signaling no new delay after fan anxiety built online.
  • June pre-orders — priced up to $100 — are a key reason: publishers typically do not open sales that broadly unless they are confident a launch date will hold.
  • Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two’s CEO, recently said in a TikTok interview that the game will “for sure” arrive on Nov. 19, reinforcing Rockstar’s timeline.
  • The reassurance matters because GTA VI was delayed a year ago after fans had expected to play by summer, extending a 13-year gap since GTA V.

Insights

With billions on the line, could a last-minute glitch still derail GTA VI's historic November launch despite exceptional pre-orders?
Why is Take-Two aggressively hunting leakers through federal subpoenas if developers claim the leaked footage will not impact sales?