GTA 6’s delayed release date has been an Easter Egg for a while
GTA 6’s delayed release date has seemingly been hiding in plain sight all this time as Grand Theft Auto fans have finally found some clues.
On May 2, Rockstar Games finally delivered the news that plenty of Grand Theft Auto fans had been fearing as they confirmed thatGTA 6 is going to be delayed until June 25, 2025.
As noted, the delay had been expected by some fans. Not only had Rockstar been silent about the highly anticipated game since releasing the first trailer at the end of 2023, but there had been reports that it had missed multiple internal deadlines.
The slip of May 2026 may have seemed longer than some were first anticipating – especially since Take-Two,Rockstar’s publishers, were “confident” of a 2025 release– but it appears as if the GTA devs may have left some clues along the way.
GTA 6 delayed release date was hinted at a while back
In the wake of the delay, some fans, including CYBER BOI, pointed out that the new release date lines up with the funeral of Bonnie and Clyde.
The game’s story is rumored to resemble the iconic love story, with Jason and Lucia, the two protagonists, taking up the mantel of the criminals.
“If not intentional, that’s an insane coincidence lol,” another fansaid. “Definitely intentional,” another added.
GTA 6, May 26th.Same date as Bonnie & Clyde’s funeral.We know the game is loosely based on Bonnie & Clyde.pic.twitter.com/REfI1MXmeA
Additionally, some pointed out that the song ‘Red’ from Red Dead Redemption 2 also points to May 26. Like FriendlyAaron1 did, if you add the line ‘seven months gone and seven years to go’ to the July 11, 2025 release of the game, it adds up to June 02, 2025.
“Some of these coincidences are genuinely unreal,” another fan commented. “If this was an accident, insane. If this was on purpose, insane,” added a further player.
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I JUST FUCKING REALIZED THAT THE LYRICS TO THE RDR2 SONG “RED” BY DANIEL LANOIS CORRECTLY GUESSES THE LAUNCH DATE OF GTA VI 😭BRAVO ROCKSTAR!pic.twitter.com/QLKNhSMGw2
As per Jason Schreier,the GTA devs apparently knew for some time that it wouldn’t make the 2025 release window.“GTA VI slipping to 2026 has seemed inevitable for months if not longer,” he said.
Rockstar said that they need the extra time to “deliver at the level of quality” that fans “expect and deserve,” and that they “look forward to sharing more information” soon.
