GameSpot reports that IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak said GTA 6's move from May to November 2026 gives 007 First Light "a bit more breathing room", while stressing that Rockstar likely had good reasons for the delay.
Part 1
GameSpot's May 5 report on IO Interactive adds a new industry reaction to Rockstar's GTA 6 delay. CEO Hakan Abrak discussed how the move from May 2026 to November 2026 affects 007 First Light, the studio's James Bond game that is now scheduled to launch on May 27.
Part 2
Abrak told The Game Business that he would be lying if he claimed he did not care about GTA 6 shifting away from First Light's launch window. According to the report, he said the delay gives IO Interactive "a bit more breathing room" as the Bond game prepares to release without Rockstar's blockbuster landing in the same late-spring conversation.
Part 3
The comment is not framed as celebration. Abrak also called GTA a "huge behemoth" for the games industry, said IO never wishes another studio ill, and noted that Rockstar and Take-Two likely had good reasons for pushing the game to November. His expectation remains that GTA 6 is going to be "amazing."