GTA 6 reports and rumours
Rockstar has finished developing GTA 6, Take-Two’s CEO says, according to The Verge
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
The Verge reports that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said on the 9 November earnings call that “Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI”. The “gone gold” posts that followed use other words; Rockstar still lists the release for 19 November.
This is a report, not an announcement from Rockstar. We track whether it turns out true in the claims register; when Rockstar confirms or denies it, this page gets an update and the label above changes.
GTA 6 is finished, if Take-Two’s CEO is taken at his word. The Verge reports that Strauss Zelnick said on Take-Two’s Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call on 9 November: “Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI.” According to The Verge, he closed the call with: “I know you all are going to have a great time playing GTA VI while you’re at home for the holidays.”
The “gone gold” posts that followed use other words. The best-known one, from GTA 6 Intel on X, says “JUST IN: GTA 6 has officially gone GOLD” and names no source. The words The Verge quotes are “completed the development”, and this site holds the claim as a report until the call transcript or recording on Take-Two’s investor site can be read.
For players the date stays where it was: Rockstar’s GTA VI page still says November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Our release date page has the unlock time for your region, and the pre-load guide has what to set up so the game is ready the moment it unlocks.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- The Verge: Take-Two's CEO says Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI
- GTA 6 Intel (@GTA6Intel) on X: gone gold
- Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI
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