Video game journalist and Kinda Funny host Greg Miller just let slip that Rockstar Games is in early talks with media outlets about Grand Theft Auto 6 previews. During a recent episode of the Kinda Funny Games podcast, Miller casually mentioned, "Andy's gonna be previewing GTA 6. I got some emails from Rockstar about that, but we'll leave that for another time."
Believe it or not, that single comment might be the most important piece of GTA 6 news we've gotten in months, and not because it confirms anything about gameplay or features. It's important because it suggests Rockstar is actually confident that the next Grand Theft Auto game will be released on November 19, 2026, without yet another delay.
Companies don't start coordinating press previews for games they're not sure will ship on time. If Rockstar had any serious doubts about hitting that November date, they wouldn't be sending emails to journalists about preview arrangements. They'd be staying silent, just like they've been for the past 247 days since Trailer 2 dropped back in May 2025. However, there's a kicker: it was all a hoax!
We can't blame fans for believing it, though. The timing, had this been true, would track with Rockstar's historical playbook. The company typically does major previews for its games around the six-month mark before release. If November 19 is the real target, that puts potential preview events somewhere in April or May 2026. This also lines up with Take-Two Interactive's upcoming Q3 FY2026 earnings call scheduled for February 3, 2026.
We've already covered why that call matters. It's the first major checkpoint where Take-Two can either reaffirm the November date or quietly signal trouble ahead. If Rockstar is simultaneously reaching out to media about previews while Take-Two prepares to address investors, that coordination suggests everyone at the company is singing from the same hymnal: November 2026 is happening.
For context, GTA 6 has been delayed twice already. Originally targeting Fall 2025, it got pushed to May 26, 2026, then again to November 19, 2026. Each delay has had a negative impact on the video game industry. The second delay alone cost the console market an estimated 700,000 sales and contributed to November 2025 recording the weakest hardware sales for any November since 1995.
Unfortunately, as Miller himself later clarified, this was all part of a gag show.
For what it's worth, Rockstar knows the cost of another delay would hurt its finances and reputation. Former Rockstar developer Mike York stated publicly that one more delay could kill all remaining hype for the game. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported in December that developers at Rockstar feel the November date is "more solid" than the previous May 2026 target, even though the game still wasn't content complete at the time.
It's also worth noting who's involved here. Greg Miller is a former IGN editor with deep industry connections and a track record of legitimate access. If Rockstar is reaching out to Kinda Funny about previews, they're likely reaching out to IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, Kotaku, and every other major outlet simultaneously. That is, if this was actually true. Unfortunately, it isn't, so the wait continues for the next bit of official GTA 6 news.
With that said, we'll likely know more after Take-Two's February 3 earnings call, and we'll know even more if preview embargoes start lifting in April or May. But for the first time since the second delay was announced, there's tangible evidence that Rockstar is operating like a company preparing for an actual launch instead of another round of damage control.
