"It's not coming out!": IShowSpeed crashes out at Rockstar Games' announcement of delaying GTA 6 to November 2026

YouTube star Darren "IShowSpeed" has shared his thoughts on Rockstar Games' announcement that GTA 6 will be delayed until November 2026. For those unaware, Rockstar Games issued a public statement on X, announcing that the highly anticipated game will now release at the end of 2026, on November 19, 2026.

While apologizing for "adding additional time," the game developer stated:

"Hi everyone, Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026. We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve."

IShowSpeed came across the news during a livestream on the same day. After reading Rockstar Games' social media post, the YouTube and Twitch streamer started crashing out at the delay, saying that GTA 6 "is not coming out."

IShowSpeed remarked:

"It's not coming out. It's not coming out! It's not coming out! It's not coming out! It ain't coming out! I'mma be f**king 50 when this s**t comes out, bro! I'mma have kids! I'mma have a wife! I'mma be married! (A person off-camera asks, 'Yo, Speed, what you doing?') Shut the f**k up! I'mma have a pet dog! I'mma have a cat! I'mma be a whole new man when this s**t comes out! What the f**k, man?! Why?! Why, bruh?!"

Fans had a lot to say about Darren's reaction to GTA 6's delay.

"Bro was all of us at this point" X user @0xJP19 wrote. "Everybody wants this game to be so good but not willing to wait for the game to drop at its best… the game will last a decade playing like gta 5" X user @KRATOJIRO commented. "ITS F**KING OVER 😭😭😭😭🔫🔫🔫" X user @felix_mcfelix stated. "So sad tbh ngl 😭" X user @Slowfreeze98 posted.

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When IShowSpeed joked that he "might not even be alive" by the time GTA 6 releases

In December 2023, Rockstar Games released the first-ever trailer for GTA 6 and announced that the game would be released in 2025. While reacting to the announcement, IShowSpeed joked that he "might not even be alive" by the time the open-world title launches.

He quipped:

"2025, are you serious, bro? I'mma be, like, 50 years old! I might not even be alive! Oh, my god! They're making us wait so long! Oh s**t! Oh, my god! 2025! 2025, chat?! 2025, are you serious?! We're going to be old! 2025, y'all"

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IShowSpeed made headlines on October 19, 2025, when Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned him in his Instagram Story.

Edited by Aarnesh Shrivastava