Take Two sent the internet into a spin last week when it announced that GTA 6–by now one of the most anticipated game releases of all time–would be delayed another six months to November 19, 2026. Insider reports suggest the delay will cost Rockstar as much as $60 million, while other reports claim the game is already “content complete,” with the extra time needed for polishing and bug fixes.
Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson revealed the cost of the delay in his November 8 podcast, as reported by Dexerto. “I got a number from a developer on this, and they think this is going to cost Take Two $10 million a month extra now. So, we’re talking an extra $60 million.” Henderson added that it could be as much as $100 million with additional costs factored in.
While $60 million is a huge chunk of money on its own, it’s a fairly insignificant sum in the context of GTA 6’s projected $2 billion budget–and the game is expected to be a huge earner, propping up not just Take-Two’s profits, but the entire gaming industry’s.
Rumors and insider reports abound in the wake of the latest GTA 6 delay, with reporter Kiwi Talkz claiming earlier in November that his sources suggest the game is already content complete, but that developers needed more time for polishing, to avoid “a Cyberpunk situation.”
Kiwi Talkz also posted to X in an attempt to squash rumors that the latest GTA 6 delay was related to the firing of a number of union-aligned developers in the UK. “There are 6000+ employees working at Rockstar, you aren’t delaying a game over 35 people getting laid off,” he said, claiming he had also heard Rockstar employees discuss the delay before the firings occurred.
Reporter Jason Schreier backed this up, adding: “While the fallout from those firings could certainly have a long-term impact on the project and lead to more missed deadlines in the future–due to those vacant roles, protracted legal battles, morale loss, etc.–the game did not slip 6 months because 34 people were fired a week ago.”
While fans are disappointed to have to wait longer for GTA 6, Stranger Things actor Gaten Matarazzo summed up the general attitude towards the delay, telling Rockstar to “take that time. Do that delay. We’ll be here when it’s here. We’ll be ready.”
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