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Why keep an outdated announcement

The official announcement of May 2, 2025 set the release date at May 26, 2026. Keeping this record helps identify old screenshots and reports that are still circulating.

Current status

This is a genuine historical announcement, but its release date is outdated. For the current date, see the newer announcement of November 6, 2025 and the GTA VI website checked in this review.

Evidence & original sources

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    Rockstar's release date announcement at the time https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/258aa538o412ok/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-coming-may-26-2026Source date · May 2, 2025
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    New official announcement replacing the earlier plan https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026Source date · Nov 6, 2025

Dates retain the source's calendar day; publication hours and minutes are not inferred.

Verification & revisions

Manually verified the historical official announcement, explicitly marked the earlier plan and linked the new release date record that supersedes it.