Rockstar Fans Rejoice, as It Now Looks Certain GTA 6 Won't Get Delayed Again

Grand Theft Auto fans are reacting successful daze and alleviation aft today's astonishment announcement that GTA 6 pre-orders volition statesman adjacent week — each but confirming that the crippled won't get delayed erstwhile more.

Fans person waited 2 console generations for a caller GTA, and successful caller years been near hanging portion Rockstar continually pushed backmost its adjacent blockbuster's motorboat — again, and again.

Online, determination has inactive been plentifulness of scepticism that the crippled would really get this November — adjacent aft assurances from Strauss Zelnick, brag of Rockstar genitor institution Take-Two Interactive — that the game's selling would statesman this summer. (And yes, it is present summer.)

Indeed, contempt each this, alleged GTA 6 "Doomers" person been insistent that Rockstar inactive wouldn't beryllium acceptable to motorboat GTA 6 this year. Today's screen uncover and pre-order announcement changes each that, nevertheless — and galore different fans are present taking it arsenic a win.

"No much Doomers talking astir delays and s***," wrote ZOoNeR_ successful a celebratory thread connected reddit. "November 19 is locked in." "I judge determination inactive volition beryllium a delay," replied Poppitive, "a hold successful maine seeing my friends, household and woman erstwhile this masterpiece releases." "I saw a Doomer autumn to their knees successful the Walmart parking lot," quipped NoSxKats. "I'm legit crying," stated different person.

Alongside speculation of different scrubbed launch, pessimistic fans person besides been fretting implicit GTA 6's terms — which immoderate analysts person suggested could get arsenic costly arsenic $100. This seems unlikely, however. Even astatine $70, GTA 6 seems definite to marque backmost its admittedly immense improvement costs acknowledgment to the unparalleled hype astir the game, arsenic good arsenic Rockstar's quality to inactive wring wealth from GTA 5 implicit a decennary aboriginal — thing its sequel volition surely question to emulate.

Next week's opening of pre-orders volition spot that terms yet revealed, thing fans are besides feeling relieved about. "Not lone are we 1 week from pre-orders, we are besides 1 week from ne'er proceeding a GTA 6 pricing rumor again," wrote Coltyn03.

"Pricing rumors were not a occupation astatine each compared to the changeless failed conspiracy theories and rumors that radical shared regular here," wrote hellotheregame. "Hopefully we'll person info astir Trailer 3 soon truthful specified posts whitethorn halt for good."

While immoderate details volition soon beryllium certain, however, it wouldn't beryllium GTA without immoderate fans spending hours seeing patterns somewhere.

"We're besides zero days from the commencement of 1,000 posts astir the iris signifier of the crocodile's eyes successful the screen creation and whether this corresponds to the expected framerate," wrote Historical_Leg5998. Likely besides true.

For elaborate investigation of today's caller GTA 6 screen art, IGN has you covered, with each item examined. GTA 6 is acceptable to motorboat connected November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and we'll beryllium keeping up with everything starring up its release.

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