Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick explained to the Wall Street Journal why GTA 6 was pushed back. According to the Fan File video, he calls these decisions very difficult and stresses that the delay was a necessity rather than a nice-to-have. He points to a game that shipped too early and had to be pulled after release. Fan File does not name that game but sees a reference to Cyberpunk 2077. Press 2 Play Duo reports that Zelnick explicitly cites the rough launch of Cyberpunk 2077 and says the game was delayed to ensure absolute quality. The two videos differ on this point: one does not name the game, the other links it directly to Cyberpunk. Zelnick also said the second delay, announced ten days after a board retreat, was not ideal in terms of timing. The release date of November 19, 2026 is unchanged. Zelnick also says the world of GTA 6 is handcrafted without generative AI.
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