Bitcoin rises to one million US dollars ahead of GTA6 release

INFBusiness
09.11.2025
Markets

Rockstar Games has once again delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA6). The studio confirmed this on Thursday via its official channels and in the latest financial report from its parent company, Take-Two Interactive.
The new release date is now November 19, 2026 – almost half a year later than the previously targeted May 26, 2026. The game was originally scheduled for release in autumn 2025.
Rockstar cites its own high quality standards as the reason for the delay. “These additional months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you expect and deserve,” the studio stated in its official announcement.
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, also supports the decision: “We are grateful to Rockstar Games for their constant pursuit of perfection,” he said during an analyst conference. The new release date remains within the same fiscal year, which is important for the company's financial planning.
Nevertheless, the markets reacted sensitively. According to Bloomberg Markets, Take-Two Interactive's share price fell by around eight percent immediately after the postponement was announced.
The long wait has long since become a meme online. This is also being picked up in the crypto sector: According to a bet on Polymarket, users currently see a 48 percent probability that the Bitcoin price will reach the one million US dollar mark before GTA6 is released.
But betting on the Bitcoin price is not the only one: for example, 45 percent of crypto users expect Jesus Christ to return to Earth before the game's release.
Bitcoin is currently trading at $101,500. For the price to reach the $1 million mark within a year, an increase of approximately 886 percent would be required.
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