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'GTA 6' Release Date Update: Other Publishers Flee November Window to Avoid Rockstar Behemoth

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has again pointed to 19 November 2026 as the target launch date for 'GTA 6,' as rival publishers quietly vacate the November release window.

International Business Times UK · Jun 16

GTA 6 really is releasing in November, Take-Two boss insists while giving out free business advice: "Everything worth doing is hard and takes a long time"

Strauss Zelnick once more teases that "Rockstar really does seek to do something that's never been done before"

GamesRadar · Jun 16

Take-Two’s CEO is now in WWE 2K26, so I guess that’s one way to spend the time until GTA 6

Fine, we'll take it.

Destructoid · Jun 4

Take-Two CEO says 'former Rockstar employees' have tried to match GTA's success and 'haven't been able to'—and while he doesn't name names, that's gotta sting for a certain someone

MindsEye given the side-eye.

PC Gamer · May 29

"I don't know where GTA Online performance goes after the release of GTA 6," Take-Two boss says, but he doesn't expect it to decline

"I have no reason to believe that the performance will not continue"

GamesRadar · May 28

Take-Two CEO seems to take shot at MindsEye studio, says 'the folks at Rockstar seem to be able to make these massive hits' while former Rockstar employees 'haven’t been able to do it'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said Grand Theft Auto 6 reviews will be just as important as the scores for all the other Rockstar Games titles.

TechRadar · May 28

GTA 6 finally releasing won't lead to a Rockstar staff exodus, Take-Two boss expects: "We have a lot of work to do after the launch"

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says "we don't see that in our company"

GamesRadar · May 28

Red Dead Redemption 2 just had its best sales year since launch, but Take-Two CEO doesn't think GTA 6 hype is behind it

"I think that stands alone"

GamesRadar · May 28

Grand Theft Auto overtook its competition by ignoring annual releases, Take-Two CEO says: "Look at what happened to the properties that were higher up in the food chain"

"Creating some anticipation on the part of the consumer is a good thing"

GamesRadar · May 28

"Anyone run into Assassin's Creed?": GTA 6 maker Rockstar has faced many challengers over the years, Take-Two CEO says, but there's "zero evidence" AI will make them better

Strauss Zelnick knows "arrogance is the enemy of continued success," however

GamesRadar · May 28