Polish MP Witold Tumanowicz mocked Rockstar Games' announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI will be delayed until November 2026, calling the postponement a "huge scandal" during a parliamentary statement. His remarks prompted a lighthearted reply from rival MP Pawel Szrot. Rockstar said the extra months will allow the team to deliver the expected level of polish, and prediction market Kalshi now estimates about a 70% chance the game will ship before 2027.
Polish MP Calls GTA VI Delay a "Huge Scandal" — Jokes Spark in Parliament After Rockstar Pushes Release to Nov. 2026
Polish MP Witold Tumanowicz mocked Rockstar Games' announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI will be delayed until November 2026, calling the postponement a "huge scandal" during a parliamentary statement. His remarks prompted a lighthearted reply from rival MP Pawel Szrot. Rockstar said the extra months will allow the team to deliver the expected level of polish, and prediction market Kalshi now estimates about a 70% chance the game will ship before 2027.
10:16 AM, 11/13/2025Culture
Polish MP ridicules GTA VI delay in parliamentary session
(NewsNation) — The global release of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI has been pushed back to November 2026, prompting disappointment from fans — and even a tongue-in-cheek response from a Polish lawmaker.
Witold Tumanowicz, a member of the Confederation "Liberty and Independence" coalition and affiliated with the National Movement, used a parliamentary statement to mock the announcement. He told colleagues:
"As part of my parliamentary statement, I wanted to inform you about a very disturbing matter. An hour ago, Rockstar Games announced that the release of GTA VI will be postponed until next year. This is a huge scandal. Frankly, if people don’t take to the streets after something like this … I don’t know what will happen."
His remarks drew a playful riposte from fellow MP Pawel Szrot of the Law and Justice Party, who replied, "I respect such statements, representative." The exchange kept a light tone amid broader disappointment from gamers and media coverage.
Rockstar Games said the additional time will allow the studio "to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve." GTA VI is the follow-up to Grand Theft Auto V, which launched in 2013 and remains one of the best-selling and most-played video games of all time.
After Rockstar's statement, the prediction market Kalshi adjusted its odds and now places roughly a 70% probability that GTA VI will arrive before 2027. The delay has also spurred discussion and informal betting about exact release dates among fans.
Why this matters: The exchange underscores how culturally significant major game releases have become — capable of drawing commentary even in national legislatures — and highlights the pressure on developers to balance release timing with product quality.