GTA 6 release date narrowed down by Borderlands 4’s surprise release date

Grand Theft Auto 6 is still primed to release in Fall 2025. As recently as this week, publisher Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told investors that GTA 6 is still slated for its originally revealed launch period. However, we still don’t know when that is.

However, with Borderlands 4’s release date now officially set for September 23, 2025, the release date for the upcoming open-world game has been narrowed down significantly. While there’s still no second trailer for the game or any official word from Rockstar Games, it seems that the game is coming out sometime after September.

GTA 6 potential release month

In the past, via RockstarIntel, GTA 6 publisher Take-Two told investors that the new open-world game’s release would not conflict with Borderlands 4. With rival game publishers afraid of releasing their games in the same period as the new Grand Theft Auto, it makes sense that Take-Two would not want their two biggest games of the season to release next to each other.

With the start of the Fall season being September, this means that the GTA 6 release date is likely planned for October or November. In the past, Rockstar Games released Red Dead Redemption 2 in late October, although that was after a year-long delay.

While not confirmed by Take-Two or Rockstar Games, the release timing does make sense. With the new game already predicted to be the biggest entertainment launch in history, the pre-Holiday season is certainly the best time to release such a momentous title.

Alongside Take-Two’s annual sports games, the release of GTA 6 poses the company as a massive earner for the end of 2025. Let’s just hope the publisher doesn’t raise the price of the game’s RRP like others want them to.

For more Grand Theft Auto 6 coverage, read about why the game’s delayed PC release doesn’t bother its publisher. Additionally, read our thoughts on GTA Vice City: NextGen Edition, a fan-made remake of Vice City in the GTA 4 engine. It’s pretty damn fantastic.