One might think that the shift and eventual announcement of the release date for GTA 6 would alleviate the stress surrounding the release of the simultaneously eagerly awaited and dreaded game. However, the topic remains a focus of the industry. A well-known insider and investigative journalist is annoyed when false information continues to fan the flames.
What was misquoted? On Reddit, an article from the British gaming magazine Videogamer was shared with the headline “Another delay of GTA 6 could occur as a respected insider says there’s ‘no guarantee’ for a May 2026 release.”
In the comments, someone speaks up: “As for the person this headline is about – this headline is, of course, misleading bullshit.” It is Jason Schreier, the respected insider mentioned in the article, who criticizes the magazine’s chosen headline.
Here you see the second trailer for GTA 6:
Insider is upset about the distortion of his own statement
What was Schreier’s actual statement? On Bluesky, the investigative journalist posted to clarify the situation and his own position. He shows his original 2 paragraphs that he had written regarding the situation surrounding GTA 6. In his text presented as a screenshot, he reports what the release of GTA 6 and a hypothetical (emphasizing hypothetically) further delay would mean for a developer he was in contact with:
For other companies, the delay of Grand Theft Auto VI was a reason for panic. A developer working on a major multiplayer game told me that he had moved the release date from autumn 2025 to spring 2026. This was mainly because the game needed more time, but also because they were far from GTA VI.
Now they are caught in a dilemma. A second delay of the game would be an expensive undertaking that would raise the stakes for the later release. On the other hand, attempting to release the game simultaneously with GTA VI could be catastrophic. But… what if the release gets delayed again and GTA VI slips by with them? There is no guarantee that May 2026 is a sure thing. The best hope would be to release the game in March, April, or even early May and hope that it doesn’t turn into a disaster.
Translation of the text written by Jason Schreier (via Bluesky)
What was presented by Schreier as a hypothetical consequence of an equally hypothetical situation was eventually incorporated into the criticized article as a definitive statement (“no guarantee for a release in May 2026”) and shared in various media, including the Reddit post. This frustrates the journalist, as distorted statements and misinformation would be spread in this way.
How does Schreier express himself about the situation? In the same post, he sarcastically comments on the reporting of his statement (via Bluesky):
1) I write the two paragraphs on the left side, 2) Reckless video game websites publish headlines like the ones on the right, 3) Aggregators like Reddit and Google spread these headlines everywhere, misleading countless readers. We have a healthy media ecosystem here.
Jason Schreier makes it clear with his statement on Bluesky that his written text does not constitute information for a further delay, but rather merely reflects the situation and thought processes of a developer whose success of their own release plans could be heavily influenced by GTA 6. The speculation about GTA 6 does not cease among the fans either – they already want to uncover large parts of the story: Fans want the big plot twist of GTA 6 to be deciphered already.
