Take-Two and Rockstar might maintain again the discharge of the bodily model of Grand Theft Auto 6 to keep away from spoilers.
That’s in response to Polish website PPE.pl, whose insider Graczdari beforehand appropriately leaked data on the discharge date of Oblivion: Remastered bodily copies, the Change 2 port of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and the PS5 port of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
In line with Graczdari – who PPE.pl says handles bodily sport gross sales in Europe – Take-Two nonetheless has no plans for a bodily version of the sport, no less than at launch.
Whereas it seems inevitable that the sport will get a bodily launch, the report claims that it might seem on consoles digitally first, with a bodily model following later. This might solely be just a few weeks after launch, or way back to 2027.
“We’re listening to increasingly that the bodily model gained’t be launched concurrently with the digital model to forestall leaks,” their supply claims.
“We’re getting conflicting reviews – some say the bodily model will arrive three to 4 weeks after the digital launch, whereas others say it gained’t occur till early 2027. Extra data might be obtainable in mid-February.”
Grand Theft Auto 6 has already been topic to quite a few leaks lately. In September 2022, one of many video games business’s most high-profile knowledge leaks noticed over an hour of GTA 6 growth footage revealed on-line , giving gamers their first have a look at the sequel to one of many best-selling video games of all time.
Then, in December 2023, the sport’s first trailer was leaked a day early by an nameless X person, albeit a low-res and closely watermarked model.
Earlier than that, again in 2021, over an hour of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Version footage leaked on-line forward of the sport’s launch.
With this in thoughts, Rockstar and Take-Two might be eager to keep away from additional leaks and spoilers for Grand Theft Auto 6 earlier than the sport’s formally out.
Provided that there have been quite a few cases of gamers buying bodily copies of video games early – usually by means of retailers who obtain shipments earlier than launch – and streaming them on-line, this might justify the declare that Take-Two could also be delaying the bodily launch of GTA 6 to keep away from spoilers.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s present launch date is November 19, 2026, following two high-profile delays. The sport was initially deliberate to launch in Fall 2025, however this was then pushed again to Could 26, 2026, earlier than Rockstar then introduced the brand new November date.
