Summary
The latestGrand Theft Auto 6release date “leak” has been debunked by the retailer that seemingly leaked it. It’s been a whopping 12 years sinceGrand Theft Auto 5first hit store shelves, so it’s really no surprise that fans are extremely anxious to get their hands onGrand Theft Auto 6. Sadly, theGrand Theft Auto 6updates have been few and far between ever since Rockstar Games confirmed that it was working on the game.
The most substantial update on the game came when Rockstar released thefirstGTA 6trailer.Grand Theft Auto 6’s first trailer confirmed that the game features a female protagonist named Lucia and that the game takes place in Rockstar’s version of Florida, Vice City included. It’s been over a year since the firstGTA 6trailer broke the internet, with Rockstar keeping quiet about when fans may expect the second trailer to drop.
We still don’t know whenGTA 6trailer 2 will release to the masses. There are many unanswered questions when it comes toGTA 6, chief among them being the game’s release date. Recently,retailer X Uruguaylisted aGTA 6release date of July 15, 2025. A customer support conversation that was shared online showed a claim that the information came from PlayStation, seemingly lending credibility to the release date leak. However, the retailer has now come out to clarify that it did not receive any information from “any of the brands” about theGTA 6release date. The retailer claims that it looked up theGTA 6release date, sawGTA 5released on September 17 in 2013, and then decided to open pre-orders for that day. The retailer has apologized to fans for listing a fake release date forGrand Theft Auto 6.
Grand Theft Auto 6 September 17 Release Date Leak is Fake
June 19, 2025 was never a believable release date forGrand Theft Auto 6because that day falls on a Wednesday. The vast majority of the time, new video game releases come out on Tuesdays or Fridays, though lately there have been many games dropped on Thursdays instead. Wednesdays, while not entirely unheard of, are very uncommon for video game release dates. That being said, it’s entirely possible that the realGTA 6release date will mimicGrand Theft Auto 5and land somewhere in September. TheGTA 6release window is fall 2025, after all.
That being said,Grand Theft Autofans shouldn’t get their hopes up aboutGTA 6until a concrete release date is announced, and even then, they should brace themselves for the possibility of a delay. Rockstar is notorious for delaying its games, and so some have already predicted that aGTA 6release date delaypushing the game to 2026 is a real possibility. Time will tell, but if Rockstar is serious about launchingGTA 6in fall 2025, one has to imagine that Trailer 2 is coming sooner rather than later.
