Grand Theft Auto VI
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This countdown runs to midnight on launch day in your own time zone.
Rockstar has not announced an exact unlock hour. PlayStation Store and Xbox listings point to midnight local time on November 19 in each store region.
GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, as confirmed by Rockstar Games.
Rockstar has not announced an exact hour. PlayStation Store and Xbox listings point to midnight local time on November 19 in each store region; in the US that is 12:00 AM ET, or 9:00 PM PT on November 18.
Digital pre-orders can be pre-loaded from November 12, 2026, one week before launch, so the game is ready to play as soon as it unlocks.
There is no PS4 or Xbox One version. A PC version has not been announced: some reports point to 2027, but neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has confirmed it.
In the US, the Standard Edition costs $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition $99.99. Prices vary by country and store.
Yes, twice: from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, and then to November 19, 2026. Rockstar has since said the game is on track for that date.
An economics professor estimates that about 1.5 million Americans could skip work on November 19 to play GTA 6, costing around $1 billion in a single day. It is a model, not a measurement.
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