what was the original release date for gta 6

Rockstar first signaled GTA 6 as a 2025 release, and the most widely cited original target was fall 2025 , with many reports narrowing that to around November 2025 before the game was delayed. Rockstar then moved it to May 26, 2026, and later to November 19, 2026.

Release timeline

• Original window: 2025, most often discussed as fall 2025.

• Later official date: May 26, 2026.

• Current official date: November 19, 2026.

What “original” means here

There was never a publicly pinned exact day in the earliest announcements, just a 2025 window.

So if you mean the first concrete target fans and outlets inferred, that was November 2025.

Quick Scoop

Item| Date
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Initial release window| 2025 56
Commonly inferred original target| November 2025 23
First official delayed date| May 26, 2026 6
Current official release date| November 19, 2026 75

TL;DR: the original release plan was sometime in 2025 , and the best- supported specific guess was November 2025.