Rob Nelson tells Famitsu GTA 6 “will be released properly”, which GamesRadar+ translates as “on time”

Rob Nelson, head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North, told Famitsu that GTA 6 would be released as planned. Famitsu published the interview in Japanese at 4am Japan time on August 28, 2026, the afternoon of August 27 in the US, as An Extended Look premiered on Netflix. GamesRadar+ ran an English translation of the exchange on August 29.

Famitsu said it had visited Rockstar North in Edinburgh before the video came out and watched the latest footage and live gameplay with Nelson. During the interview, the Famitsu writer said most viewers of the Extended Look would decide the game's quality was nothing to worry about. The one worry left, the writer said, was whether it would really come out in November.

In Famitsu's Japanese text, Nelson says he would be delighted if people felt there was no need to worry about quality, then adds that the game will be released properly, and the transcript marks a laugh. GamesRadar+'s English version reads: "It was our hope that people wouldn't be worried about the quality. We're really pleased. Also, it will be released on time." The words "on time" are that translation, so the Japanese page is the closer record of what he said.

The answer did not change the date. Famitsu's article gave November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. GamesRadar+ noted that the game had already been delayed twice, the second time from May 26 to November 19, and that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick had repeated his confidence in the November date in several interviews.

Nelson gave no new commitment beyond what Rockstar and Take-Two had already said, and the exchange was two lines long. It was a studio lead restating the schedule in an interview, not an announcement.