Last updated: November 11, 2026. This page is the running reference for Grand Theft Auto VI. It lists only what Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive has stated, plus details that at least two trade outlets reported from Rockstar’s own announcements. Rumours are left out. We update it when Rockstar posts something new.
The short answer
- Release date: November 19, 2026, per Rockstar’s official game page.
- Platforms: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar’s page lists nothing else.
- Price (US): $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, announced on June 24, 2026 (The Hollywood Reporter, Variety).
- Pre-load: starts Tuesday, November 10, for digital pre-orders, with a download of up to 212 GB.
- PC: not announced.
Release date and platforms
Rockstar’s page for the game reads “Coming November 19, 2026” and shows PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as the platforms. Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick repeated the November 19 date on the company’s August 7 earnings call, calling it the driver of the publisher’s fiscal 2027 results (Variety). On the November 9 fiscal second-quarter call, Zelnick said pre-orders are running far ahead of initial expectations but declined to raise the forecast before launch, and Take-Two kept its fiscal 2027 net bookings outlook of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion (Yahoo Finance, Investing.com). Rockstar has not published a launch time for the unlock on November 19, so treat any hour you see quoted as unconfirmed.
Editions and price
There are two versions. The Standard Edition costs $79.99 and, on Rockstar’s page, is labelled “Digital or Code in Box”: the physical version is a box that contains a download code rather than a disc (Variety). The Ultimate Edition costs $99.99 and adds “an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action” tied to Jason and Lucia’s story (The Hollywood Reporter). Orders placed before November 20 include the Vintage Vice City Pack, and Rockstar’s page also lists a free month of GTA+ with pre-orders.
Pre-load
For start times by region and a closer look at the download, see our GTA 6 pre-load guide.
Rockstar’s Newswire post, titled “Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10”, moved pre-loading two days earlier than the November 12 date given at pre-order launch. As quoted by GamesRadar, digital pre-loading on PlayStation 5 begins “on Tuesday, November 10 at midnight local time in your respective time zone”, and on Xbox Series X “pre-loading begins globally on Tuesday, November 10 at 12 a.m. GMT”. The same post says the pre-load file “will require up to 212 GB depending on your device.” DualShockers notes that Rockstar gave no per-console breakdown and that the final install size may differ.
PC
No PC version has been announced by Rockstar or Take-Two. On Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call, the product release table for fiscal 2027 listed GTA VI for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only (GTA Boom). Zelnick has said Rockstar historically starts on console and moves to other platforms later (Military.com, reporting his Bloomberg interview), and that PC is “more and more important” to Take-Two (PC Gamer). Reports of a PC date are unconfirmed.
Trailers
- Trailer 1: posted December 4, 2023.
- Trailer 2: posted May 6, 2025, which introduced Jason and Lucia and launched the official website.
- Launch Trailer: posted October 15, 2026, embedded above. Rockstar’s description repeats the story summary: Jason and Lucia end up “on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America” after an easy score goes wrong, in a conspiracy across the state of Leonida.
- An Extended Look: a longer video listed on Rockstar’s page and published on Rockstar’s YouTube channel on August 27, 2026.
Music
The original score is by the French duo Justice, according to Rockstar’s Newswire post “Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice”. A separate soundtrack album, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, made with Atlantic Records, is due on November 19 (Official Charts).
More GTA 6 guides
- GTA 6 on PC: what Rockstar and Take-Two have actually said
- GTA 6 story: Jason, Lucia and Vice City, from what the trailers confirm
- GTA 6 music: Justice’s score, the album and the launch trailer song
Still unconfirmed
- A PC release date or any non-console platform.
- The hour the game unlocks on November 19.
- Per-console install sizes.
- Prices outside the United States set by Rockstar itself. Retailer and store listings are reported in the UK but are not part of Rockstar’s own announcement.
Sources
- Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Rockstar Newswire: Pre-Load Begins on November 10
- Rockstar Newswire: Original Score by Justice
- GamesRadar, DualShockers
- The Hollywood Reporter, Variety
- GTA Boom, Military.com, PC Gamer
- Yahoo Finance, Investing.com (Take-Two fiscal Q2 2027 call, November 9, 2026)
- Official Charts
Image: Rockstar Games.
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