{"id":7527,"date":"2025-05-12T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=7527"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:23:35","slug":"gta-6-release-date-sparks-panic-as-rival-companies-fear-new-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/gta-6-release-date-sparks-panic-as-rival-companies-fear-new-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 release date sparks panic as rival companies fear new delay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rockstar’s newly announced launch date for GTA 6<\/a> has led to panicked meetings at other studios, as they try to dodge its blast zone.<\/p>\n

You may have already heard, but after originally being slated for autumn 2025, Rockstar has pushed back the launch<\/a> of GTA 6 to May 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

We already knew publishers were trying to avoid the game’s release date, with the likes of Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/a> and Marathon<\/a> now no longer in the firing line, but the delay has reportedly caused a new wave of panic for those that were planning to launch games next year.<\/p>\n

In theory, announcing the May date, over a year in advance, should give companies plenty of time to pivot, but uncertainty around whether GTA 6 could be delayed again has led to some ’emergency meetings’.<\/p>\n

In a report on Bloomberg<\/a>, the delay of GTA 6 is likened to a ‘massive game of 4D chess’ which is ‘playing out across the entire video game industry’, as business executives try to assess whether Rockstar ‘will actually finish the game in time’. <\/p>\n

According to the report, various unnamed studios working on games slated for autumn 2026 are ‘praying that Rockstar doesn’t slip again’, while others are hoping for the opposite ‘so they have an excuse to delay to 2027 and score more time’.<\/p>\n

One developer on a ‘big multiplayer game’ previously delayed their release date from autumn 2025 to spring 2026, a decision partially made to ‘get far away’ from GTA 6. Now, however, it is ‘caught in a vice’ due to the costs of delaying the game for a second time.<\/p>\n

During its latest earnings call<\/a>, EA CEO Andrew Wilson seemed newly positive about the release window for the next Battlefield, in light of GTA 6’s delay. The shooter is set to launch at some point before March 2026, at least two months clear of Rockstar’s juggernaut.<\/p>\n

However, others aren’t quite so scared. Publisher Devolver Digital said it is planning to launch a game<\/a> on the same date as GTA 6, although given the studio’s history it’s unclear if it is just a stunt for internet giggles.<\/p>\n

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