Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Thursday, November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Primary citations: Rockstar Newswire / rockstargames.com/VI, echoed in Take-Two’s June 24, 2026 pre-order release.
This news post is the dated announcement spine. Deep clocks and prep lists live on evergreen hubs and later news:
- Release hub: unlock wording
- Preload · preload news
- Unlock news
- Editions · editions news
- Launch-day checklist · everything we know
- PC status · pc news
Confirmed launch facts
| Topic | Official status |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 19, 2026 (Thursday) |
| Platforms | PS5 and Xbox Series X|S |
| PC | Not listed on the official VI site: PC |
| Story setting | State of Leonida, including Vice City (map) |
| Leads | Jason Duval, Lucia Caminos |
Unlock time (PS5)
PlayStation Support’s GTA VI page: the game releases at midnight local time on November 19, 2026 on PS5. Same midnight-local wording appears on PlayStation Support for New Zealand. Details and honesty notes (no region-switch how-to): unlock news and release.
Xbox play-unlock clock: not confirmed in the primary unlock pages we cite for a single sentence parallel to PS5 midnight-local. Xbox pre-load at 12 a.m. GMT on November 10 is confirmed separately by Rockstar’s pre-load Newswire.
Pre-load (November 10)
Rockstar Newswire (Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10, November 3, 2026):
- PS5: midnight local on November 10
- Xbox Series X|S: November 10 at 12 a.m. GMT
- Code-in-box retail: from November 12
- Storage: pre-load file requires up to 212 GB depending on device; PlayStation guidance: free at least / ensure 212 GB on PS5
Full article: preload news. Hub: preload, download size.
Editions and Vintage Vice City Pack
Take-Two (June 24, 2026): Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99 USD; Vintage Vice City Pack for purchases before November 20, 2026; digital pre-orders include a month of GTA+. Xbox Store / PlayStation Support pin the digital pack cutoff at November 19, 23:59:59 local. See editions news and editions.
Online / subscriptions
Take-Two frames a single-player experience at launch. A dated GTA 6 Online start is not announced (online). A GTA-VI-specific PlayStation Plus / Game Pass Core requirement to boot single-player is not confirmed yet.
What this announcement is not
- Not a PC date (pc-version-unconfirmed)
- Not a substitute for the full launch-day checklist
- Not permission to invent city-by-city unlock tables beyond PlayStation’s midnight-local sentence
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