GTA VI release date is causing gaming industry chaos | Sony's June State of Play | Nobody's making games for the retired people

Gies W22 | June 5, 2026

GTA VI release date is causing gaming industry chaos

Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play June 2026

"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers

Numbers

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News

• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Release Date Delayed to 2027 | Xbox Delays Fable to 2027

• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Has Been Delayed Until August

• PUBG creator Brendan Greene halts development on "realistic Minecraft" survival game, plans to make it free and is looking into refunds

• Dune Awakening comes to console in September with a new single-player mode

• Control Resonant Has 48 Hours Early Access, But Only On PS5

• ROG Xbox Ally X20 with 7.4″ 120Hz OLED screen announced

Industry Trends

• Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

• Tim Sweeney goes after Gabe Newell following Valve's Steam Deck price hike: 'Severe disruptions in the component parts supply chain for megayachts'

• Video Games Could Have Movie-Style Product Placement to Counter Rising Costs, Ex-Dragon Age Boss Says

• The best-rated game of 2026 is $20 because the devs "don't want people to wait" for a discount: "We only get one chance at this"

• Forza Horizon 6 breaks a three-year drought, the first Xbox game to chart physically in Japan since 2023

Rumors

• Baldur's Gate 2 Remake is in Development

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