Microsoft is planning releases in four of its biggest franchises in 2026, but according to The Verge's Tom Warren, the trillion-dollar company is treating Grand Theft Auto VI and its November 19 launch date like a no-go zone. They're strategically positioning each of the releases to avoid direct competition with the next Grand Theft Auto, which reinforces the earlier leaks about companies avoiding GTA 6 like the plague, or in the words of certain industry insiders, a "meteor".
If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about the gravitational pull of GTA 6, we don't know what will. That said, Microsoft is reportedly holding weekly meetings to monitor the ongoing situation and is ready to shift dates at a moment's notice. At the moment, the "confirmed" dates for their upcoming titles are:
