After a delay Grand Theft Auto 6 by November 2026, Take-Two Interactive's NASDAQ stock plunged during after-hours trading, causing the company to lose nearly 10%. While Take-Two's stock started to rise slightly, the hit happened within minutes Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement of a delay on social media from Rockstar Games.
This is no secret GTA 6 has had a tumultuous development cycle as the game has already been delayed several times prior to the November 6th announcement. GTA 6 will take place in Vice City, a metropolis based in Miami that first appeared in 2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice Citywhere players experience the criminal escapades of protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. Rockstar Games confirmed this during Take-Two Interactive's Q2 2026 meeting GTA 6 it will be delayed to November 19, 2026. The developer clarified that this would allow more development time and some additional improvements to the final product.
Take-Two Interactive shares fall nearly 10% after GTA 6 delay
Rockstar Games is no longer committing to a May 26 launch GTA 6its parent company is now facing financial trouble on Wall Street. Take-Two Interactive, Inc.'s common stock fell, according to NASDAQ market reports. (TTWO) by about 10%, from $252.50 per share to just $219.87, immediately after GTA 6a delay has been confirmed. The drop in stock price occurred at 4:06 PM ET, exactly one minute after Rockstar Games posted the delay announcement on social media. Shares also fell during after-hours trading, as the exchange closed for the day at 4:00 PM ET.
Since that decline, Take-Two shares have rallied slightly to $234.88 at the time of writing, but still remain down 17.52 points or 6.94% from their previous close. In comparison, Take-Two Interactive's stock hit a high of $258.10 per share on September 26th, before rising to $262.29 on October 20th. GTA 6 now pushed back to the final months of 2026, Take-Two shares have fallen by a margin of $42.42 between the high and low points in the one-month span.
Despite a stock hit and a six-month release delay, Grand Theft Auto 6 remains one of the most anticipated games of 2026. Although the latest move back is a major departure from the previously established launch window, only time will tell how many adjustments Rockstar Games will make. GTA 6 ahead of its expected arrival late next year.
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May 26, 2026
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Rating pending – probably over 17 years old
