GTA VI's multiplayer mode would not be accessible on the game's launch day, according to insider TheGhostofHope, whose predictions have often proved reliable within the community. GTA VI Online would arrive about one month after the single-player launch on November 19, 2026.
Rockstar has used this strategy before
The news is hardly surprising: when GTA V launched in September 2013, Rockstar waited two weeks before opening GTA Online, citing server stability issues. A delay lets the studio focus its resources on the single-player experience first, before opening the multiplayer mode.
What GTA VI Online could bring
Little official information has leaked about the Online mode, but expectations are huge. Rumours point to an even more dynamic shared world, with real-time events tied to Leonida, and progression linking story mode to multiplayer sessions.