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[Draugoth]

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Earlier this week, shares of the video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. plummeted 5.2% following a report that Grand Theft Auto VI is behind schedule and could be delayed to 2026. The takeaway here is that, not for the first time, when it comes to video games the stock market often makes no sense.

In reality, video games are always behind schedule and risk getting delayed at any time — especially when they’re as ambitious and under as much pressure as the next Grand Theft Auto. And there is so much time between now and the end of 2025 that even if the production was somehow going perfectly, it would be impossible for anyone to state definitively that the game will be ready in 21 months.

 

[amigastar]

So there are no current delays.

 

[cormack12]

 

[German Hops]

As long as VI is optimized for the Pro, I don't mind any delays.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

 

[Kurotri]

THERE WAS A GIRL I KNEWW
Yeah this is coming late 2025, book it

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

delays are never planned.

 

[Represent.]

This game is too big to be delayed. It will launch on time

 

[Saber]

"But new policies may impact the game"

I just hope it's not the type of current trend I'm thinking.

 

[TVexperto]

wow schreier 1 week late again... yawn

 

[Salty Popsicle]

This game is too big to be delayed. It will launch on times

GTAV was in the same position 11 years ago though. It got delayed multiple times.

 

[clarky]

Some the threads this week, slow news or what.

 

[adamsapple]

There's no plans to delay, cause we don't know what the fucking release window is officially yet.

 

[Sephimoth]

shares of the video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. plummeted 5.2% following a report that Grand Theft Auto VI is behind schedule

Was this that BS rumour Kotaku made up as a last desperate attempt to stay relevant?

SUE SUE SUE

"Jason Schrier confirms that there are no current delays"

Schrier: "This week, I asked a few other people at the company what they made of the rumor mill and was mostly met with shrugs"

This is confirmation?

 

[Spukc]

That rockstar cock must me juicy..

Y’all should read his book i heard it’s great

 

[nush]

wow schreier 1 week late again... yawn

In this case it's a FU to Kotaku.

 

[Hudo]

Can someone ask that gremlin what the fuck is up with the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster he was so sure of a year ago?

 

[Deerock71]

What a relief that there are no planned delays.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

"But new policies may impact the game"

I just hope it's not the type of current trend I'm thinking.

It hasn't been detected (yet), thankfully.

 

[mayham2199]

It's insane that a rumor can plummet a stock. What a weird ass system we've created.

 

[Negotiator101]

As long as VI is optimized for the Pro, I don't mind any delays.

It will be optimized for the PS5 the Pro will offer some extra bells and whistles but don't expect much more.

 

[near]

Former Kotaku employee counters Kotaku article.

 

[Muffdraul]

If VI doesn't get delayed, then I will know the R* I once loved is truly dead and gone.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

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"Yet".
Forgot a word there Jason.

 

[Majormaxxx]

So Jason, who blocked me on Twitter for correcting his grammar, reports that there are new developments regarding gta 6.

Thanks I guess lololo

 

[Represent.]

GTAV was in the same position 11 years ago though. It got delayed multiple times.

GTA6 is way bigger and more important than GTA5 ever was. It's not just hype—it's a life jacket for the whole industry. Sony's banking on it to move PRO consoles, Gamestop needs it to keep their stores afloat. This game is a game-changer, way more important than GTA5 was upon its launch.

It's too massive to be pushed back. They'll launch it on time and iron out any issues with patches later on. Too many investors counting on a specific date, that im sure will not look good if missed

 

[German Hops]

but don't expect much more.

60fps at 4K.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

GTA6 is way bigger and more important than GTA5 ever was. It's not just hype—it's a life jacket for the whole industry. Sony's banking on it to move PRO consoles, Gamestop needs it to keep their stores afloat. This game is a game-changer, way more important than GTA5 was upon its launch.

It's too massive to be pushed back. They'll launch it on time and iron out any issues with patches later on. Too many investors counting on a specific date, that im sure will not look good if missed

That in itself kind of highlights how big a problem the industry has in various areas (when it comes to AAA development), if it is relying on a single game to hit the numbers desired.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Do we have a list of the developers who planned delays in advance?

 

[kazuyamishima]

This game will make current consoles struggle.

Yet I’m still seeing people saying this will release on the Switch 2.

 

[funking giblet]

Do we have a list of the developers who planned delays in advance?

"Why don't you just make 10, as loud as 11?"

 

[Luipadre]

Yet

 

[balls of snow]

Yet

 

[Imtjnotu]

my guess is the core game is done. mocap is done. everything is done, but the online portion

 

[Negotiator101]

60fps at 4K.

4K yes, but unless the base PS5 has a 60fps option I wouldn't get your hopes up.

 

[SJRB]

Nobody "plans" a delay, you clown.

 

[VanCityGamer]

Nobody "plans" a delay, you clown.

I get what you’re saying, but I guess what he means is that he isn’t hearing a delay is any more likely here than with any game. That’s big because he is the kind of insider who would have heard if things were going really poorly and a delay were all but assured.

I stand by the fact I’d be shocked if GTA 6 didn’t make 2025 at all. The most I could see is an internal delay from first half 2025 to second half 2025 (probably September or October).

 

[Kokoloko85]

Summer or End of 2025

 

[ReBurn]

It's the unplanned delays you have to watch out for.

 

[VanCityGamer]

Summer or End of 2025

Yeah for me May 2025 is the absolute earliest, November 2025 is the absolute latest.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

never trust a planned delay

 

[Unknown Soldier]

How do you "plan" for delays? LMAO

 

[nikos]

Delays aren't generally planned.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Summer or End of 2025

I got 4/20

 

[Perrott]

If VI doesn't get delayed, then I will know the R* I once loved is truly dead and gone.

At the time of RDR2's release, GTA VI was slated for 2022. It's already been delayed more behind-the-scenes than what GTA IV, RDR, GTA V and RDR2 combined have been delayed in the public eye.

The Rockstar you love is more alive than ever, and proof of that is VI's reveal trailer.

 

[DaciaJC]

That this rumor apparently caused T2 stocks to "plummet" is sad and hilarious in equal measure. I can imagine a legion of stockbrokers, their faces hovering inches from their screens, their agitated fingers hovering above the mouse when the news drops.

BREAKING: Take-Two CEO suffers stubbed toe on way to work, is reportedly inconvenienced and 'in mild pain'!

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

This game is too big to be delayed. It will launch on time

For real, Do you have any idea how often this isn’t true. RDR2, for instance. Publicly delayed at least twice. By more than a year.

If anything it’s the opposite. The more riding on a big game like this, the more important it is to take the time you need to get it right, even if that means a delay. Witcher 3 was delayed like 3 times. Clearly worth it in the end.

Launch in a bad state and it’s nearly impossible to fix the public image and restore trust.

 

[Muffdraul]

At the time of RDR2's release, GTA VI was slated for 2022. It's already been delayed more behind-the-scenes than what GTA IV, RDR, GTA V and RDR2 combined have been delayed in the public eye.

The Rockstar you love is more alive than ever, and proof of that is VI's reveal trailer.

Yeah, secret non-publicized delays behind the scenes are not what I'm referring to broham. R* has to announce a release date, or at least a specific window ("spring 2025") and then play kick the can with it. At least 6 months. And maybe more than once. This ain't my first rodeo.

 

[hemo memo]

“No current delays” as if studios plan for delays. This is comical.

 

[The Stig]

delays are never planned.

Beat me to it.

Who plans on a delay?

You can maybe account for delays in planning phases?