Zelnick: no delay regret
Short answer: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told WSJ he does not regret delaying GTA 6, saying shipping an unfinished game rarely ends well and pointing to an unnamed high-profile release that had to be pulled after launch.
By Jake Morrison · Sources checked by GTA6Geek Editorial · Published · Last updated · 4 min read
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PC Gamer (6 Nov 2026) reports that, in a WSJ interview, Zelnick said the delay call came at a bad time, but that sometimes you have to make expensive and inconvenient decisions to serve the mission of making the best entertainment on earth.
He said that if a company is slavishly devoted to a schedule and ships anyway, there was a recent high-profile release that had to be pulled after shipping because it did not work. He did not name the game; PC Gamer guessed Concord, which is the outlet’s opinion only.
Is this real? Yes, reported by major outlets
Who said it: Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two CEO, in a WSJ interview, reported by PC Gamer Sources: 1. Our view: The comparison to another game is PC Gamer’s guess; Zelnick did not name it. GTA 6 launches 19 Nov 2026. Checked: 9 Nov 2026.
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Does Zelnick regret the delays?
No. He said shipping an unfinished game rarely ends well.
Which game did he mean?
He did not name it. PC Gamer guessed Concord.
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