After years of anticipation, conspiracy theories and rumors, the release window for the acclaimed Grand Theft Auto franchise's sixth installment has finally been narrowed down.

  • Grand Theft Auto 6 **is officially slated to drop in Fall 2025 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.

The confirmation came straight from Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games' parent company, during its fiscal year 2024 earnings call. Take-Two's chief executive officer, Strauss Zelnick himself, doubled down on the Fall 2025 target, stating they feel "highly confident" they'll deliver the hotly-awaited sequel within that window.

This narrows down the previously announced 2025 launch to just a few months at the end of next year, which is a bit further away than we had hoped. If Rockstar Games can hit that mark, it will culminate in one of the most drawn-out and hype-driven release cycles in gaming history.

To recap how we got here, the madness began in earnest last December when Rockstar released the first official GTA 6 trailer. Clocking in at over 93 million views in just 24 hours, it instantly attained status as the most-viewed game trailer premiere ever on YouTube. As of today, it has amassed an incredible 190 million views and counting.

The two-and-a-half-minute trailer was a tantalizing tease, confirming the return of the franchise's beloved Vice City setting (a fictionalized version of Miami) and introducing players to the game's dual protagonists for the first time: Lucia, a female lead for the series, and her male counterpart, Jason.