Key Highlights:
- Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto V from its spring 2013 release window to 17 September.
- The new date applies to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
- Rockstar says the additional development time is needed to polish the game before launch.
Rockstar Games has delayed Grand Theft Auto V from its original spring 2013 release window to 17 September 2013.
The new worldwide release date applies to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. Rockstar said the delay gives the development team additional time to polish what it described as an ambitious and complex game.
GTA V had previously been scheduled only for a broad spring 2013 launch. Rockstar had not announced a PC version at the time, and no Wii U version had been confirmed.
The delay follows several months of pre-release promotion, including new GTA 5 screenshots showing Los Santos and its surrounding countryside ahead of the planned launch.
Rockstar ultimately met the revised date. Grand Theft Auto V launched worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 17 September 2013.
The game later expanded to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2014, PC in April 2015, and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in March 2022.
