By LANDON VISS
The Tower
GTA6 will be released on November 19, 2026.
After more than a decade of waiting, countless rumors, and growing excitement, fans around the world are counting down to the release of GTA 6.
One of the most anticipated video games in history is set to release date on Nov. 19. Will Rockstar Games deliver on the buzz, or will they disappoint millions around the world?
It's been 12 years since the last Grand Theft Auto game released, which was Sept. 17, 2013, where the map was based in San Andreas, California. GTA 6 sets its fans and players to Miami.
Locally, Manteca High students can't wait for the game's release.
"We've been here for 12 years, and I think it should be good enough because we've been waiting for a long time," said Manteca High freshman Francisco Diaz.
The GTA 6 wait has been a wild ride with the game originally set to release May 2nd, but Rockstar ended up delaying it because of the need for extra time to meet expected quality standards. That pushed the release date back to Nov. 6, 2026, and Rockstar ultimately then delaying it again to Nov. 19, which attributed to additional polishing time.
After all the delays, there is less than 15 days from the scheduled release of GTA 6. It leaves fans wondering if the game is really releasing or if there is a possibility it will get delayed again.
"I don't think it'll get delayed again because you know I think that they've completed all the physics and stuff like that," said Manteca High freshmen Navi Murilo.
Between the countless years of waiting, several delays, GTA fans around the campus have sky high expectations for the newest game of the GTA series. Considering the amount of time the game has been developed, MHS students will tell us what they expect to see in the most highly anticipated video game of the year.
Students have high expectations for the game, especially considering how long the game has been under development and how much technology has advanced.
" My expectations are very high for this game because they've been delaying it for a long time and, you know, I'm just excited to see like what the AI is looking like and you know what everything is looking like, I better be able to walk into every shop I see," Said Manteca High freshman Navi Murrilo.
With the game being in development for eight years there is obviously a reason for that because there will be things in GTA 6 that we did not see in GTA 5 including the police getting a major upgrade making it harder to escape them, side games like basketball, Fishing and more. With the map getting a major update in Miami along with the graphics getting a significant boost as well, here's what students had to say about what they know about the game.
"The game looks pretty promising, you know promising enough that I pre ordered it, and what I know so far is that the map is going to be in Miami with the cops in the game getting a big upgrade making them more advanced, and we know there will be mini games in the game that we can play like basketball, golf, and fishing so I'm excited about that," Said Manteca High freshmen Francisco Diaz.