Grand Theft Auto VI
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| Location | Leonida State, Vice City, Vice-Dale County, Kelly County |
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| Protagonists | Lucia |
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| Release dates | 26 May 2026 |
| Developers | Rockstar Games |
| Publishers | Rockstar North |
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Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6 or GTA VI) is an upcoming game from Rockstar Games, due to launch on 26 May 2026.
The last GTA game to launch was GTA V back in 2013 - thirteen years before GTA VI is due to be released.
GTA VI Information
The limited information known about GTA VI includes:
- The game be set in Leonida County (Florida) - including a new Vice City (Miami)
- The game has two protagonists - Lucia and Jason Duval
- The game will include modern depictions of American life, including social media
- The game will be built on a new version of the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE 9) which supports up to 16K textures[1]
History
In August 2022, Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive (Rockstar's parent company) said on an investor call that GTA 6 is "well underway"
"With development of the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series well underway, the Rockstar Games team is determined to once again set creative benchmarks for the series, our industry, and for all entertainment, just as the label has done with every one of their frontline releases."
Strauss Zelnick
GTA 6 Leaks
On September 18, 2022, a new user on GTAForums.com called 'teapotuberhacker' posted download links to over 90 videos and screenshots purporting to be of the next Grand Theft Auto game.
This apparent leak appeared to show in-progress developement and testing footage, including behind-the-scenes technical logs. The content reinforced a number of the rumours that had already been circulating, including a Florida setting, and male and female playable characters.
The pictures and videos spread widely, before Take Two issued takedown notices for any sites hosting them. Take-Two Interactive also filed notice of the breach with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19.
The next day, Rockstar Games released a statement on Twitter condemning the leak:
“We recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorised third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto. At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our live game services nor any long-term effect on the development of our ongoing projects.
“We are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way. Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto game will continue as planned and we remain as committed as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations. We will update everyone again soon and, of course, will properly introduce you to this next game when it is ready. We want to thank everyone for their ongoing support through this situation.”
Rockstar Games
For more information, see:
- IGN - GTA 6: Gameplay Videos Reportedly Leak
- Forbes - GTA 6 Suffers Massive Leak Of 90 Gameplay Videos
- PC Gamer - Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters
Delays
On 2 May 2025, Rockstar announced the delay of GTA VI from 2025 into 2026:
Hi everyone,
Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to release on May 26, 2026.
We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team. We want to thank you for your support and your patience as we work to finish the game.
With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception. We hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve.
We look forward to sharing more information with you soon.
Sincerely, Rockstar Games
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