Tag: GTA 6
Talking Point Do You Think GTA 6 Will Actually Launch On Xbox A Year Today?
November 19, 2026 is the new date... or is it?
Earlier this month, we got the somewhat inevitable news that GTA 6 has been delayed again. Yep, Rockstar Games has given us another date for its upcoming open-world epic, with November 19, 2026, now circled on the calendar. The question is, do we actually think it'll launch on that day - exactly a year...
News To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
Playable through the weekend
Still hungover from last week's GTA 6 delay? Well, if you somehow don't own GTA 5 on every platform known to man, Rockstar has made the online portion of its latest Grand Theft Auto game free on Xbox this week. Yep, GTA Online for Xbox Series X|S is now free-to-play until Monday, Novem
News CD Projekt RED Reminds GTA 6 Team Of Mistakes Made With Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
If your game needs a delay, delay it
Last week, Rockstar delayed GTA 6 once again — this time to November next year — and Cyberpunk 2077 dev CD Projekt RED has put out an ominous reminder that delaying your game is probably a good idea if it needs extra dev time. If you cast your mind back to the CP77 launch back in late 2020, the game was in
Feature The Timing Of Xbox's 25th Anniversary Just Got A Lot More Awkward
Thanks Rockstar
In case you haven't been keeping track, Xbox will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026. The specific date is November 15th, 2026 - exactly 25 years since the original Xbox was first released on November 15th of 2001. We've been hearing in recent months how there are big plans for Xbox in 2026 as a result, with Phil Spencer...
News It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
"We are sorry for adding additional time"
It's been rumoured for a while, and now Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the news. GTA 6 will no longer be releasing in May 2026 as planned, with the game slipping to November 19th, 2026. In a short statement on social media today, the company apologised for "adding additional time" on top of the...
News Take-Two Boss Says GTA Couldn't Be Made With AI Because 'There's No Creativity In That Model'
Some sense, finally!
In a new interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked down the use of AI in the company's video games - going on to say that GTA couldn't be developed with that technology because "there is no creativity" in the AI model. In what's a remarkable bit of common sense from a video game publisher boss, Zelnick says that...
Rumour Journalist Suggests GTA 6 Release Date Could Be Delayed To October 2026
Water is wet?
Earlier this year, Take-Two delayed GTA 6 to May 2026 to allow Rockstar "extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve", but not everyone thinks that launch date is likely. To be honest, we've questioned it here at PX HQ ever since we heard it - and now reporter Tom Henderson suggests that we could soon learn of...
News GTA Insider Shares First Look At Age Verification Checks For GTA Online
"Rockstar is planning to implement age assurance checks"
Ahead of the release of GTA 6 next year, it looks like Rockstar Games is about to implement age verification checks for GTA Online, as leaked by the well-known Rockstar Games reporter / insider Tez2 on social media. Tez2 first talked about this a few days ago, highlighting various lines of...
News GTA 6 Now Has An Xbox Store Page, And You Can Kind Of Pre-Install It
It's only a placeholder file for now though
We've still got a long way to go until the release of GTA 6 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, especially since it was recently delayed to May 2026, but you can now wishlist the game on the Xbox Store for the first time. Now, to be honest, this doesn't feel particularly interesting to us considering it's...
News Romeo Is A Dead Man's Xbox Release Date Is 'TBD' Because Of GTA 6, Says Developer
"Every publisher wants to make sure to steer clear"
It's become this common belief that many developers and publishers are attempting to avoid the release of GTA 6 (which is now set for May of 2026), but most of them don't really come out and say it for whatever reason. That's not the case with Suda 51 of Grasshopper Manufacture though, who told...
Talking Point How Do You Feel About Linear Vs. Open World Games On Xbox?
GTA & Mafia providing very different experiences this gen
It's been another busy week of gaming news, with publisher 2K going ham on fresh information for both GTA 6 and Mafia: The Old Country; two series' that have long shared plenty of similarities. However, the two third-person action games are going in very different directions with their next...
News GTA 6 Tech Is Seriously Impressive, But It's Looking Like A 30FPS Game On Console
"Everything points to this being a 30FPS game"
After the surprise release of GTA 6 Trailer 2 this week, we waxed lyrical about how the upcoming Rockstar epic may end up being unmatched this generation from a tech perspective - and now the experts over at Digital Foundry have dropped their i
Opinion Nothing Will Come Close To GTA 6 As An Xbox Series X|S Showpiece
It just looks incredible
With the latest GTA 6 trailer now out in the wild, alongside a massive media and information blowout from developer Rockstar Games, we've gotten our deepest look at the next Grand Theft Auto game yet. At this point, the lack of direct gameplay has perhaps been a little disappointing, but I keep coming away with one...
News GTA 6 Fans Are Trying To Figure Out The Game's Voice Actors
Jason and Lucia possibly confirmed?
With GTA 6 getting a new trailer and a massive info blowout earlier today, it's suddenly restarted the hype train for Rockstar Games' upcoming release, and we've spotted a bunch of fans trying to figure out the game's voice actors. Rockstar is keeping quiet about actors for now, but it's believed that actress...
News GTA 6 Characters, Locations & Screenshots Revealed In Massive Info Blowout
Here we go!
You've probably already seen that Rockstar Games has revealed Trailer 2 for GTA 6 today, but the company has also provided tons more info on the game via its official website, along with over 50 new screenshots. Firstly, we have an official description of the story, which stars the characters of Jason and Lucia: Jason and Lucia have...
News GTA 6 Trailer 2 Has Arrived Ahead Of May 2026 Release On Xbox Series X|S
Holy moly!
Out of nowhere once again, Rockstar Games has just released its second trailer for GTA 6 - which is now due to release for Xbox Series X|S on May 26, 2026. We've thrown the brand-new video clip up above, and we'll gather up some fresh details to share with you down below. GTA 6, the next instalment in Rockstar
News New MindsEye Gameplay Looks Very Grand Theft Auto, Could Replace GTA 6 In 2025
The near-future city of Redrock awaits
Over the weekend, some fresh MindsEye gameplay has cropped up online, about a month or so out from its official Xbox launch on June 10th. This is the upcoming action-thriller led by former Rockstar president Leslie Benzies, and in the wake of that recent GTA 6 delay, we've sudde
News GTA 6 Gets A New Release Date As Rockstar Delays To May 2026
"We need this extra time"
Well, it's official! Rockstar Games has announced that GTA 6 will be getting a delay to May 2026, with the team insisting that more time is needed to "exceed" the expectations of the GTA fanbase. GTA 6 now has an Xbox release date of May 26th, 2026 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. "We are very sorry that this is...
News Randy Pitchford Shuts Down Claims That GTA 6 Is Affecting Borderlands 4
"Shipping early is 100% the result of confidence in the game"
Yesterday, it was announced that Borderlands 4 would be moving its release date up by a few weeks to September 12th of 2025, and this promoted quite a lot of speculation that GTA 6 might have caused the shift in date. Today, however, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has taken to...
News GTA 6 Launch Could Cause Delays At Three Major Publishers, Says Report
"Time is the real scarcity for us, not money"
With GTA 6's ominously vague 'Fall 2025' launch window still looming over this year like a developing storm, it seems as though some major publishers are considering delaying their games to avoid getting in Rockstar's path. <related ids="177848"> In a new report from Chris Dring over at The Game...
News Xbox Series S Needs A 'Significant' Marketing Push For GTA 6, Insists Analyst
"One last hurrah for this generation"
Last month, we heard that GTA 6 publisher Take-Two believes Rockstar's upcoming epic will help sell Xbox consoles later this year - and now a new Windows Central piece with the help of analyst Rhys Elliot goes into how Microsoft should be lookin
News Rockstar Games Announces New Studio Acquisition As It Aims To Release GTA 6 In 2025
"The studio will be renamed Rockstar Australia"
Rockstar Games, the team behind the legendary Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, has today announced its intention to acquire Video Games Deluxe — a Syndney-based game developer — as the studio aims to get GTA 6 out the door in 2025. Video Games Deluxe has previously worked with...
Talking Point If GTA 6 Releases This Year, What Does Xbox Do With Fable?
Delay it? Go at the same time?!
Today, we've been putting a spotlight on the incredible 2025 roadmap for Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision and others, and while there are loads of amazing releases on the way, Fable is one that absolutely stands out at first glance. It was all the way back in July of 2020 that Playground Games' new Fable...
News Take-Two CEO Believes GTA 6 Will Help Sell Xbox Consoles In 2025
"I think that will happen this year"
In light of new financial details from GTA owner Take-Two, we've been hearing a bit more about GTA 6 in recent days, including the company reaffirming the game's Fall 2025 release window. On the back of these financials, IGN h
News GTA 6 For Xbox Series X|S Is Still Targeting A 'Fall' 2025 Release
Take-Two's CEO reassures fans
There have been concerns about whether Rockstar can deliver Grand Theft Auto 6 this year, but according to its parent company Take-Two, it really is arriving this Fall 2025. This information comes from the company's latest financial earnings update, with Take-Two Interactive Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioning...
News GTA 6 Unlikely To Run At 60FPS On Xbox, Says Former Rockstar Dev
"I think they're gonna be shooting for 30fps"
We've said it before and we'll say it again, GTA 6 could be the star of the Xbox Series X|S generation, especially considering how long we've all been waiting for it to release. However, that could also mean that it'll be quite taxing on current-gen hardware, and a former Rockstar dev has now come out...
News GTA 6 Raising Prices To '$80 Or Even $100' Could Cause Industry To Follow Suit, Says Analyst
"Breaking a key price barrier"
Video game prices continue to be a bit of a sore subject, especially in a world where the cost of practically everything seems to only be going up and up. Unfortunately, those rising costs are leading to ballooning game budgets - and an investment analyst believes GTA 6 could provide a potential "moving up" point for...
News GTA 6 'Likely' To Make More Than $1 Billion Before It Launches In 2025, Say Analysts
Extremely strong pre-order game
Well, we're officially into 2025 now - which means it's GTA 6 launch year... if all goes to plan over at Rockstar. Yep, for now the game is simply slated to release sometime this year, and analysts have begun predicting just how lucrative a launch this could be for publisher Take-Two. In an overview of GTA 6's...
News GTA 6 Publisher 'Not Really Worried' About Bringing The Game To Xbox Series S
"Our labels are really good at that"
In a recent earnings call over at Rockstar Games owner 2K, the company's CEO was asked about GTA 6 running on Xbox Series S - and the response should instil come confidence in Series S owners. In short, CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the team are used to developing for lower spec hardware, and that he's "not...
News Heaven 17 Musician Insulted By 'Pathetic' Offer From Rockstar Games For GTA 6
That's them off the soundtrack, then!
The development of GTA 6 is naturally being kept very under wraps at Rockstar Games right now, but clearly there's work being done on the soundtrack - as revealed by a very disgruntled Heaven 17 musician over the weekend. Martyn Ware, who co-founded the pop band in the '80s after previously doing the same with...
News Take-Two's CEO Is 'Highly Confident' In Fall 2025 Release For GTA 6
"We narrowed the timing because we are highly confident"
Late last week, we got the news that GTA 6 was aiming for a Fall 2025 release date following last year's debut trailer for the title, and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now put some extra weight behind that schedule. Talking to CNBC
Talking Point Rockstar Fans, How Hyped Are You For GTA 6?
We officially have a launch window
Yesterday's news of a fresh release window for GTA 6 has once again brought Rockstar's upcoming epic back to the forefront of our minds, with publisher Take-Two now full steam ahead towards a fall 2025 launch. While that might seem like ages and ages away right now, we're sure the time will fly - especially once...
News It's Official! GTA 6 Launches For Xbox Series X|S In Fall 2025
Take-Two confirms platforms and release window
Take-Two has confirmed today that Grand Theft Auto VI will officially be heading to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5), and the release window is currently set as the "Fall of Calendar 2025". The news was announced as part of an earnings report in which the Fall 2025 target was mentioned...
News GTA 6 'Sources' Share Their Thoughts As Fears Grow Of A Delay To 2026
Calm down, dear
If you've been keeping up with all the latest GTA 6 discussion lately, you'll probably have seen that fears have been growing of the game's possible delay to 2026, and it even caused Take-Two's shares to plummet on the stock market. This started with a report from Kotaku which claimed production was "slipping behind" and there was a...
News Rockstar Asks Employees To Return To Office Full-Time In Preparation For GTA 6
"Making these changes puts us in the best position..."
It felt like the day would never come, but Rockstar Games finally confirmed late last year that GTA 6 would be arriving in 2025, and apparently the company thinks its employees should be working full time in the office ahead of release. This is according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier,...
Guide How To Make The GTA 6 Artwork Your New Background On Xbox
Or any other image you might want!
We all know how fun dynamic backgrounds can be on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but did you know that you can also set custom images as static backgrounds? That means that if you want to, you can have the new GTA 6 artwork! It's easy to do this as well. Load up the
News Digital Foundry Breaks Down Grand Theft Auto 6 'Trailer 1'
GTA 6's tech impresses!
So, the dust is beginning to settle on Rockstar's first GTA 6 trailer today, but not before the team over at Digital Foundry goes over the clip with a fine-tooth comb to check for every minute graphical detail on show. Yep, our first DF breakdown for the next Grand Theft Auto is here - with the guys
News Forget GTA 6, Red Dead Redemption Star Is Already Thinking About Red Dead 3
"I’m certain we will see RDR3 one day"
Grand Theft Auto 6 has officially been unveiled this week after years of waiting, and its 2025 launch window has us wondering if we'll see anything else at all from Rockstar this generation. While we have no answer to that question for now, some heads are already being turned towards the next Red Dead...
Reaction GTA 6 Could Be The Star Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation
Finally, a proper current-gen experience from Rockstar
Well, the cat's out of the bag - Grand Theft Auto 6 launches for Xbox Series X and S in 2025. We've been thinking about Rockstar's next open world epic basically since Red Dead Redemption 2 launched back in 2018 - and we're glad we can finally talk about GTA 6 in an official capacity. After...
News GTA 6 Launches In 2025, Watch The Official First Trailer Here
It's arrived earlier than expected!
The GTA 6 trailer is officially here! You can watch it up above - and it confirms a release window of 2025. Rockstar Games had originally intended to release the video on Tuesday, but with the trailer leaking earlier today on social media, the company decided to hit the button early and make it available on...
News Rockstar Games Confirms First GTA 6 Trailer Will Premiere Next Week
Specifically on Tuesday
We've got a date and a time for the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer! Rockstar Games has confirmed today that it will premiere on Tuesday, December 5th at 9am ET, which converts to 6am PT, 2pm GMT and 3pm CET. The news was revealed in a social media post by Rockstar Games earlier today: We still don't know anythi
Talking Point As December Draws Near, How Excited Are You For The GTA 6 Trailer?
Do you think it'll live up to the hype?
Just a few weeks ago, Rockstar Games confirmed that after a decade of waiting, we were finally going to be treated to the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 (or whatever else it's called) at some point in early December. At the time of writing, there's still no confirmation on what that date will be, but...
News Rockstar Confirms GTA 6 Trailer Will Be Revealed In Early December
It's happening!
Update: It's official! Rockstar Games has confirmed today that the first trailer for GTA 6 will be revealed in early December 2023, and we're guessing it could be part of The Game Awards showcase on December 7th. Bring it on! "We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next...
Talking Point It's Now Been Over 10 Years Since Rockstar Launched A New Grand Theft Auto
Where are your hype levels for GTA 6?
Back in 2013, the hype around Grand Theft Auto V was palpable. It had been a solid five years since GTA IV burst onto the scene, and even the impending release of the Xbox One wasn't doing much to squash the GTA 5 hype. Now, as we enter a brand-new week of September in 2023, can you believe that's it's...
News GTA Owner Expecting 'New Record Levels' For 2025 Financial Year
GTA 6 is in their sights
Take-Two Interactive has made its latest earnings call public this week, and once again, the industry's biggest secret in GTA 6 appears to be having a substantial impact on the company's outlook. While the report talks plenty about Fiscal Year 2024, which is currently ongoing through March of next year, the GTA owner also...
News GTA 6 Hits The Headlines As Potential 2024/2025 Release Window Revealed
"Fiscal 2025 is a highly anticipated year for our company"
You may have seen some chatter surrounding GTA 6 over the past few hours, and that's because Take-Two appeared to allude to its potential release window as part of an earnings call that took place last night. In the call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick explained that the company is expecting...
News Take-Two: GTA 6 Leak Was 'Terribly Disappointing' And Made Us Be More Vigilant
"It was terribly unfortunate"
It's been a couple of months now since one of the biggest leaks in gaming history saw development footage of Grand Theft Auto VI leaking all over the internet, and both Rockstar Games and Take-Two obviously weren't happy about it. Speaking this week as part of an earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick admitted...
News Police Arrest Alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 Hacker
He had a five-star wanted level
Last weekend, arguably one of the biggest leaks in modern gaming history took place - with footage of an early build of Grand Theft Auto 6 surfacing online. Around 90 videos of this next entry appeared on multiple websites and quickly spread across the internet. It didn't take long for Rockstar to confirm the leak in...
News Rockstar Games Confirms GTA 6 Leak In Official Statement
"We are extremely disappointed..."
Rockstar Games has today responded to this weekend's GTA 6 gameplay leak with a statement on social media, explaining how the company is "extremely disappointed" by it, but doesn't anticipate any long-term development issues. "We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally...
News Xbox's Sarah Bond Gives Her Thoughts On The Massive GTA 6 Leak
"I know they’re creating something special..."
Update: Rockstar Games has also now responded to the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, confirming its legitimacy but also suggesting that it won't cause any long-term impact to the game's development: Read More: Rockstar Games Confirms GTA 6 Leak In Official Statement Original story: There was a ton of...
