Take-Two CEO was 'flabbergasted' by GTA 6's two delays

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick learned about both GTA 6 delays from Rockstar publishing head Jennifer Kolbe. On the second call, moving the launch from May to November, he asked her to tell him she was kidding. He ultimately accepted the reasoning, and Rockstar says its new tools will speed up future games.

• GTA 6 was delayed twice: from Fall 2025 to May 2026, then to November
• Kolbe personally called Zelnick both times
• Zelnick reacted with 'Please tell me you're kidding'
• Rockstar says tools and team built for GTA 6 will speed up GTA 7