Following Rockstar's controversial statement, communities on Reddit and X are actively discussing the possibility that the announced release date is merely an interim milestone ahead of a potential further delay—possibly even to November 2026. These speculations are supported by viral infographics created by a series fan and widely shared across social media.

Rockstar's marketing on previous titles VS GTA 6Image: x.com

The detailed timeline showcases key milestones in the launches of GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and the highly anticipated GTA 6. The analysis clearly reveals Rockstar's signature pattern: first an announcement trailer, then screenshots, followed by a release date announcement, an intensive marketing campaign, and finally the game's launch. However, with GTA 6, this pattern has been disrupted—nearly a year has passed since the debut trailer, yet new materials are critically scarce, and promotional activity is virtually nonexistent.

The community is particularly concerned by the studio's extensive history of delays: GTA 5 was pushed from spring 2013 to September of the same year, and RDR 2 from 2017 to 2018. Many players are convinced that the current release date is just a temporary placeholder that will be adjusted, with a full-fledged advertising campaign only beginning after yet another schedule shift.

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