The Internet Reacts to GTA 6’s Delay to May 2026: ‘At Least Give Us a Screenshot’

It was, perhaps, inevitable: Rockstar has delayed GTA 6 to May 2026. Confirmation comes from an unceremonious connection that was devoid of motorboat platforms oregon immoderate caller trailer. Not adjacent a caller screenshot accompanied the news.

Fans of Rockstar games person been present before, of course. The legendary developer has signifier erstwhile it comes to delaying its games, truthful this hold to GTA 6 possibly comes arsenic small surprise. Still, those fans person reacted with a premix of disappointment, relief, and a realization that the net is present acceptable for different 12 months of rampant, often nonsensical speculation astir each things GTA 6.

The GTA 6 subreddit, which has been the root of truthful galore of the chaotic conspiracy theories surrounding the game, its trailers, and erstwhile it mightiness travel out, has exploded pursuing the news.

“Ffs, Fuck Rockstar, astatine slightest springiness america screenshots,” MyNameIsToFuOG said, reflecting a wide disappointment that Rockstar failed to soften the stroke of GTA 6’s hold without immoderate caller look astatine the game.

“At slightest springiness america a screenshot, this is ridiculous adjacent for R*,” added Abvk0. “1.5 years of soundlessness conscionable to driblet a hold quality without adjacent showing america breadstuff crumbs of the game?”

“At slightest we person a day now, I don't caput a hold if it means the crippled is gonna beryllium good,” said the much philosophical bl00nded.

“It’s Rockstar bro. What did you expect? Also, I truly uncertainty it volition merchandise connected May 26, they volition hold it more,” said a somewhat acrophobic Puzzleheaded-Hunt731.

There is besides speculation Rockstar whitethorn merchandise GTA 6 connected PC astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic connected PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, present the crippled has been delayed to 2026. “I anticipation that means that a PC mentation is besides coming successful 2026 and not 2027,” said Kiwibom.

“2026 console release, precocious 2027 PC release, 2028 new-gen console release,” predicted Velkoadmiral.

IGN’s ain commenters had plentifulness to accidental astir the GTA 6 delay, too, with idiosyncratic BSideleau slamming the console procreation frankincense acold successful a scathing post:

“Surprising nary one. It volition beryllium a last crippled of this tepid generation. What a fto down. I person ne'er felt much grifted than by Microsoft and Sony this generation. Both consoles are much 0.5 updates from the erstwhile procreation than existent adjacent gen consoles, yet they expected america to wage MORE for them. Quit letting them get distant with it. Demand better.”

There's besides plentifulness of speech astir however overmuch GTA 6 volition cost. With some Nintendo and Microsoft going to $80 for immoderate of their games, fans are bracing themselves for an $80 GTA 6. Some judge it could outgo adjacent more, going up to $100 perhaps, if the caller GTA Online is included.

In its statement, Rockstar said “we look guardant to sharing much accusation with you soon.” Could this mean Trailer 2 isn’t acold off? Fans surely anticipation so.

GTA 6 isn’t conscionable expected to beryllium the biggest amusement motorboat of each time, fans expect it to beryllium 1 of the top games ever made. Under that tremendous pressure, the developers astatine Rockstar and genitor institution Take-Two volition beryllium hopeless to guarantee the crippled launches astatine the highest imaginable prime level. With that successful mind, this hold feels similar it was ever going to happen.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].