IShowSpeed Expresses Disappointment as GTA 6 Release Pushed to 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA – Online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr.,โ known as ishowspeed, voiced his frustration following Rockstar Games’ proclamationโฃ delaying โtheโ release of Grand Theft โAuto VI โ toโ november 19, 2026. The postponement, revealed on Rockstar’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, has sparked disappointment โฃamongโค millions of fans, including โฃthe popular streamer.
The โdelay marks the second time the highly anticipated game’sโ launch has beenโข pushed back, originally slated โfor a 2025 releaseโข before being moved โto May 2026. Rockstar Games cited the need for additionalโ polish,โค statingโ the extra โขmonths will ensure the game โmeets playerโข expectations. However, for IShowSpeed, the extended wait feels like anโค eternity.
Duringโค a recent YouTubeโฃ livestream, IShowSpeed reacted to the news with visible exasperation. “It’s not โฃcoming out. I’ma be fking 50 when thisโ st come out, โคbruh,” he exclaimed. The 20-year-old continued, painting a picture โof a drastically different future by theโฃ time theโฃ game arrives: “I’maโ have kids.I’ma have a wife. I’ma be married.”
He further elaborated, imagining a lifeโค with pets: “I’ma have a pet dog. I’ma have a cat.” Speed concluded, “I’ma be โฃa whole new man whenโฃ thisโค st come out. What the fk, man?!โข Why?! Why, bruh?!”
This isn’t the first time IShowSpeed has expressed concern over theโ game’s timeline.Following the release of the first GTA 6 trailer inโ December 2023,he similarly reacted to the initial โฃ2025โค release window,stating,”2025,are you serious,bro? I’mma โฃbe,like,50 years old! I might not even be alive!” He added,”Oh,my god! They’re making us wait so โlong!โ Oh,my god!” and “Are you โฃserious?! We’re going to be old! 2025,y’all.”