Grand Theft Auto VI is all set to come out on Nov. 19, but those who are waiting for the game have been hurt before.

It's been 13 years since GTA V came out, so the last delay that VI suffered a year ago was particularly painful for fans who expected to be playing the game by this summer. You don't have to look far on places like Reddit to find people theorizing that yet another delay might happen, even though Rockstar has confirmed it will show more of the game on Netflix later this month.

In short, people are scared, but they needn't be. Allow me to explain. There are a couple of solid reasons to believe that GTA VI will indeed make its Nov. 19 release date. First, Rockstar opened pre-orders for it back in June. Millions of people have already spent as much as $100 to lock down access to GTA VI when it launches, and publishers typically don't allow that unless they're fairly certain a game is coming out on its listed release date.

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Second, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick recently said in a TikTok interview (courtesy of GameSpot) that GTA VI will for sure come out on Nov. 19. Take-Two is Rockstar's parent company and the publisher of the game, so Zelnick obviously has some incentive to make sure everything goes smoothly here.

All evidence points to the game actually coming out when Rockstar and Take-Two said it's coming out (this time). We'll let you know if that changes.

Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.