The development of Rockstar Games’ upcoming open world action title, GTA VI, is falling behind schedule, though there are no significant changes in plans for the game’s release.
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has offered his views on the recent drop in share price following a report that claimed that the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series is behind schedule and may be delayed to 2026. In addition, he has shared insight into whether this information regarding GTA VI missing its target release plans is accurate.
Schreier highlighted the realities of game development, stating that games are always behind schedule and risk getting delayed at point in time during development, especially when the project is as ambitious as GTA VI. He mentioned that there is a lot of time between now and the end of 2025, and that it would be impossible for anyone to state definitively that the game would see the light of day within 2025.
He discussed that the new remote-work policy at Rockstar Games may itself slow down GTA VI’s release schedule. According to him, there are rumblings across the studio that the unpopular move may lead to several complications and challenges for the development team, or the possible departure of key staff.
However, despite being of the view that development of GTA VI is falling behind, Schreier stated that, at least for now, there is no indication that anything significant has changed with regards to its release plans. He pointed out that the report claiming that the game may be pushed to 2026 is “soft”, “full of caveats”, and “overblown”. He mentioned that, during last summer, he had asked someone at Rockstar how things were going with the game, and they responded with the word, “chaos.” This week, he asked a few other people at the studio what they thought of the recent report, but none had a clue.