Key Takeaways Take-Two has confirmed that GTA 6 is still ready for a fall 2025 release. Concerns are arising online about potential delays due to Trump. If GTA 6 is delayed, it will likely be for reasons unrelated to the Trump presidency.
Some concerns have been expressed online that the incoming Trump presidency could lead to a delay in Grand Theft Auto 6. GTA fans have been waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6 for over a decade, and finally, the end is in sight.
Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 is on track for a fall 2025 release, meaning the game should be available sometime between the end of August and the end of December next year. The most likely scenario is that the GTA 6 release date will be around September to November, as this is usually when the biggest games are released each year. However, Rockstar has a long history of delaying its games, and there are many fans who fear the same will apply to Grand Theft Auto 6.
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Besides the typical development challenges causing game delays, some fans are now concerned that a Donald Trump presidency could cause Grand Theft Auto 6’s release date to be pushed back. The concern seems to stem from two areas. The first is the fact that Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, previously expressed his relief that Grand Theft Auto 6 will not be released during a Trump presidency, and the second is that Project 2025 may impact the game’s content.
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Dan Houser’s comments stem from a 2018 GQ interview about Red Dead Redemption 2. At the time, Houser said he was “grateful” he didn’t release Grand Theft Auto 6 during Trump’s presidency. “It’s really unclear what we’re going to do with it, let alone how upset people will be with everything we’ve done. Both intense liberal progressivism and extreme conservatism are both very militant and very angry. It’s scary but also strange, and yet they both seem to veer at times toward… Absurd, and it’s hard to mock for those reasons. Some of the things you see are beyond straightforward satire. Houser is no longer at Rockstar Games, and even if he was, it’s unlikely that the election results would have actually prompted Rockstar to delay Grand Theft, he told GQ. Auto 6.
The most legitimate concern comes from Project 2025. While Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, the controversial Heritage Foundation initiative uses language suggesting that censorship of video games, and all media, is on the table. There is real concern that Project 2025 could have an impact on the gaming industry, as pointed out by Game Developer. Given the extreme violence and sexual content typically found in the Grand Theft Auto series, it’s no surprise that some fans are jumping in to suggest that the game could become a target if Project 2025 initiatives become law.
It doesn’t help that ardent Trump supporter Elon Musk has criticized Grand Theft Auto in the past, saying he couldn’t play GTA 5 because of the opening scene in which players shoot police officers. Trump himself has spoken out against violence in video games, and appears to place blame on games in the wake of mass shootings. After the August 2019 shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in which 29 people were killed, Trump said: “We must stop glorifying violence in our society. This includes the heinous and horrific video games that are now commonplace. It is very easy today for young people to “The troubled people surround themselves with a culture that celebrates violence, and we must stop or significantly reduce this, and we must start immediately.” Despite this announcement, no regulations or restrictions were placed on the gaming industry during Trump’s first presidency.
For now, there’s no need to worry about Grand Theft Auto 6’s release date being delayed. And even if it does happen, it won’t necessarily be because of Trump or Project 2025. As mentioned earlier, Rockstar regularly delays its games, so it’s definitely possible that the same thing could happen with… Grand Theft Auto 6, completely independently of the political situation in the United States.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is an open world crime game that takes fans back to the neon-filled streets of Vice City.
Platform(s) PS5 and Xbox Series
Issued on 2025-00-00
Online multiplayer
Advanced Rockstar game engine
Steam Deck Compatibility Yes
X|S Optimizer Yes
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