It's officially the end of an era for GTA 6

This article was updated by Andrea Trama on 16 April 2026, with a timeline of GTA 6 reveals and announcements. It was first published on April 4.

We are now officially within the fiscal year of Grand Theft Auto 6is released, marking the end of an era for fans who have waited 13 years for the game. Grand Theft Auto 5 was first released in 2013, with Rockstar iterating on the beloved open-world game through improved ports to newer consoles and PC, as well as an almost endless stream of content for the game's online multiplayer mode. But now, after 13 years, it's almost time for fans to move on Grand Theft Auto 6.

Grand Theft Auto 6 was officially confirmed back in 2023, and since then Rockstar has only released two trailers for the game. The record-breaking GTA 6 trailers set up the game's story, introduced its characters, showed off its massive graphical improvements, and gave fans a look at the new version of Vice City. In the time since the game was first announced, Rockstar has been pushing GTA 6 released twice back, and it is now targeting a November 19, 2026 launch.

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GTA 6 may get a new trailer very soon

Grand Theft Auto 6 fans have been waiting a while for a new look at the game, and there's a chance it might happen in the next few weeks.

We are now in GTA 6's fiscal year for the first time ever

As pointed out by Reddit user Competitive_Pipe_468, we are now in the fiscal year of GTA 6s scheduled release date for the first time ever. This could be a good sign that the game won't face another delay and will indeed make its November 19th release date, but if Rockstar plans to push it back again, one has to imagine that such an announcement will come sooner rather than later. Take-Two has an earnings call next month, where it will likely address GTA 6so fans will soon either be much more certain about the game's release date, or suffer a disappointing release date delay. Regardless of the fact that we have finally made it GTA 6The fiscal year of release is an important milestone and marks the end of an era of fans waiting for Rockstar's next open world epic.

There have been several major updates for GTA 6 since the early announcement and they are as follows:

February 2022 – GTA 6 is officially confirmed to be in development.
September 2022 – GTA 6 leaks with gameplay videos, early build details and even the main characters' names appear online.
December 2023 – GTA 6's first trailer is officially released, confirming the names of its protagonists (Jason and Lucia) and the setting of the real-life Florida counterpart in the game, Leonida.
February 2024 – GTA 6's release window is set for Fall 2025.
May 2025 – The second trailer for GTA 6 is released, showing more locations, characters and relevant plot points. Shortly thereafter, the first delay of GTA 6 is announced, moving its release window from Fall 2025 to May 26, 2026.
November 2025 – GTA 6's second delay is announced, moving the game's release date to November 19, 2026.

It also means that marketing for GTA 6 is likely to increase significantly in the coming months. It has previously been suggested that a GTA 6 The marketing blitz will really start to kick in this summer, so fans can expect more trailers covering both the single-player content and the online multiplayer experience. As it stands, we haven't seen a single video of what GTA 6 plans when it comes to its online multiplayer, but given the dizzying, unprecedented success GTA 5s online mode, it is inevitable.

It is possible GTA 6 the online mode will not be available at launch. Rockstar has a history of waiting until some time after the single-player portion of its games are released before releasing the online modes, which is exactly what it did with GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. However, nothing about this has been confirmed yet.

Although there will undoubtedly be GTA 6 trailers, commercials, previews and more in the coming months, fans should expect Rockstar to still keep as much of the game as possible. Rockstar's games are full of big surprises, and GTA 6 will be no different. Grand Theft Auto fans should have plenty more to talk about in the coming months, but they'll have to wait until November 19 to really see everything the game has to offer.