Despite SAG-AFTRA going through with the strike threatened this week, Grand Theft Auto 6 is exempt from the strike although parent Take-Two Interactive is on the list of companies affected.
As mentioned in the SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike announcement, there will be exceptions when it comes to game development and today, Kotaku has confirmed that the most anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto 6, will be unaffected by the strike. While many other titles will be affected severely by the no-work order put forward by the strike, — especially titles produced from the companies listed below — including Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar will remain unaffected. Below is a list of the companies struck by the SAG-AFTRA strike order.

- Activision Productions Inc.
- Blindlight LLC
- Disney Character Voices International Inc.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Formosa Interactive LLC
- Insomniac Games Inc.
- Llama Productions LLC
- Take-two Productions Inc.
- VoiceWorks Productions Inc.
- WB Games Inc.
It’s worth noting that while a lot of the gaming industry work has been stopped due to the strike, members may work on non-IMA SAG contracts, and SAG members can work under other union contracts, as per the strike FAQ page. The last time SAG-AFTRA went on strike to bat for voice actors, the issue was mainly a lack of residuals for actors (which, as of this post, still has yet to be implemented), but they eventually came to a three-year agreement.

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been confirmed to be unaffected by typing “Grand Theft Auto 6” into the database of titles or work IDs on the SAG-AFTRA database website. The message posted above is what happens when Grand Theft Auto 6 is mentioned. Fans can use this nifty tool to search for in-development titles and confirm whether they are affected by the strike or not. Fans should be vigilant about correctly typing title names; even one mistype will give an incorrect result.
While Grand Theft Auto 6 is still in development, its scheduled release date is Autumn 2025. Fans can catch up with all of the news about the ongoing strike by heading to the official SAG-AFTRA site.