Another delay rumor emerges

Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently scheduled to arrive on November 19, 2026, after a long string of delays that have already turned the game’s release calendar into something of a hobby. Fans are still waiting for more concrete news, including a third trailer that has been talked about for ages.

Rockstar is also expected to lean into a bigger marketing push over the summer, while the game reportedly moves through the final stretch of development. The studio has even been on a significant hiring run for game testers, which usually suggests a company trying to make sure the wheels stay attached before launch.

Still, a new report says that the fall release window may not be as safe as it looks.

What the report claims

The source of the new allegation is Popbitch, a gossip newsletter, so this is firmly in the category of “maybe don’t rearrange your life around it just yet.” According to the report, GTA 6 has a feature that is “completely broken.”

Popbitch says earlier versions of the game were not designed with this feature in mind, and that it ended up being built in a way that makes implementation “highly advanced work.” The feature in question is reportedly the ability to save and load the game, which, yes, would be an oddly inconvenient omission for a video game of any size, let alone one with Rockstar’s budget and reputation.

The report does not explain why the feature would have been left out of early development or how exactly it reached this point. It also claims that the person responsible for implementing it was laid off in 2025.

Why this matters

If the report is accurate, Rockstar would be facing a very unglamorous but very real problem: players tend to expect to save their progress. A game that cannot do that tends to have issues well beyond the marketing plan.

For now, though, the November 2026 date remains the official target, and the company has not confirmed any fresh delay. That has not stopped the rumor mill from doing what it always does best, which is to act like a smoke machine and call it journalism.

Meanwhile, anticipation for GTA 6 remains enormous. Insiders have claimed the game is so advanced that other developers will not be able to match it for 15 or 20 years. Recent leaks, later confirmed by Rockstar, have also pointed to advanced gameplay details, the story length, and other major elements.

So the state of play is this: the game is still planned for November 19, 2026, a summer marketing push is reportedly coming, and one gossip newsletter thinks a crucial feature is in trouble. Not exactly the kind of certainty anyone was hoping for, but then again, this is GTA 6.