Rockstar Game Studios, the label owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ( TTWO ) , announced on Friday that it has postponed the release of Grand Theft Auto VI to May 2026 from fall 2025.

Take-Two stock tumbled on the report as the highly anticipated and popular action-adventure video game series was expected to launch in the fall of 2025.

Take-Two Interactive Software ( TTWO ) also reiterated its expectations that the company will achieve sequential increases in, and record levels of, net bookings in fiscal 2026 and 2027.

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Prior reports indicated GTA VI is already influencing release strategies, with publishers delaying their games to avoid competing with Rockstar’s 2025 hit.

The previous game in the series, GTA 5, is the second-best-selling video game of all time according to BBC report.

In its statement, Rockstar Games said, “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 hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve.”

In March, JP Morgan analyst Cory Carpenter named Take-Two its top gaming pick, riding the GTA VI hype and its strongest game lineup in years. The analyst remarked that the strongest-ever game pipeline in 2025 (GTA VI (Fall), Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country (Summer), and Civilization 7) followed years of heavy investment.

Price Action: TTWO stock is down 8.11% at $215.75 at the last check on Friday.

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