The GTA VI Hub · Updated continuously
Grand Theft Auto VI
Vice City, Leonida. Everything Rockstar has actually confirmed, everything the internet only thinks it knows, and the line between them held in public.
Countdown to Vice City
DAYS
HOURS
MINUTES
SECONDS
November 19, 2026 · PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
Grand Theft Auto VI
- Release
- 19 November 2026Pre-orders opened 25 June 2026
- Platforms
- PS5, Xbox Series X|S
- Editions
- Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99US prices
- Developer
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
Store links checked 23 October 2026
What changed this week
October 17 to 23, 2026 · from Rumour Ledger Ed. 15- ConfirmedGTA Online's Halloween week four, 22 to 28 October: all 10 waves of any Survival pay GTA$150,000Rockstar on X, 22 and 23 October. Ed. 15 · Our report.
- LedgerThree other claims moved: Sensor Tower's estimate of 6.45 million pre-orders (Likely), a leak that Rockstar approached Daft Punk (Unverified), and a predicted 22 October reveal (Debunked)This hub carries only Confirmed claims; the evidence for these is in Ed. 15.
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC version has been announced. Pre-orders opened on 25 June 2026 in Standard and Ultimate editions.
It has been delayed twice. Trailer 1 promised 2025, that became 26 May 2026, and that became 19 November 2026, so treat any date you see elsewhere with care. Everything on this hub is either sourced to Rockstar or labelled with how confident we are.
What Rockstar has actually confirmed
First-party sources onlyLaunch date, stated on Rockstar Newswire on 6 November 2025, and still shown on Rockstar's GTA VI page. Verified 23 October 2026.
Setting confirmed on the official site, alongside the line about the darkest side of the sunniest place in America.
Dual protagonists, named and described in Rockstar's own synopsis.
The only two platforms Rockstar offers at pre-order. No PC date has been announced.
Announced on the Rockstar Newswire, 24 June 2026.
26 minutes 47 seconds, "captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5" in Rockstar's own words. No console model, frame rate or performance mode was named. What it showed. Verified 31 August 2026.
Titled Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer on Rockstar's site, with the debut of "Flower in a Hurricane" from Justice, named by Rockstar as composers of the original score. The Newswire post promises information on an official score album. Verified 16 October 2026.
Flash FM, Back Country Radio, Cocoteo FM, The Chamber 106.6, AfroBank FM and Dirty South Classics, named on the Rockstar Newswire. Radio and podcasts also play on foot through the in-game phone. Our report. Verified 9 October 2026.
Shown on screen in An Extended Look.
Shown in An Extended Look, including mid-chase with the partner taking the wheel.
Both listed on the official site. The Vintage Vice City Pack comes with pre-orders and with any purchase before 20 November 2026.
Explore
Four tabs, all first-party
Characters
Map and Locations
Gallery
EditionsThe road to launch
Dated events, not speculation- 5 Dec 2023Trailer 1The reveal, and the first confirmation of Vice City. Its description still reads "Coming 2025".
- 2 May 2025First delayRockstar moves the date to 26 May 2026, saying it is later than you expected.
- 6 May 2025Trailer 2Jason and Lucia introduced properly. The last trailer before the 15 October 2026 Launch Trailer.
- 6 Nov 2025Second delayThe date moves again, to 19 November 2026.
- 24 Jun 2026Pre-orders announcedNewswire post, orders open the following day.
- 6 Aug 2026Extended Look datedRockstar announces An Extended Look: Netflix on 27 August at 3 p.m. ET, then YouTube and the GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET.
- 7 Aug 2026Take-Two reaffirms the dateQ1 FY2027 results. Strauss Zelnick’s prepared remarks cite a “high degree of confidence around the November 19th release of Grand Theft Auto VI”, and the company gives no pre-order figure. Separately, the acquisition trigger and a ten-year revenue target.
- 27 Aug 2026An Extended Look airedPremiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET, then YouTube and the GTA VI site at 9 p.m. ET. 26:47, captured in-game on PlayStation 5 per Rockstar. Watch it on Rockstar Games. What it showed. Rockstar still has not used the word trailer; Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has.
- 10 Sep 2026GTA VI DualSense controllers announcedSony puts two limited-edition controllers on pre-order, black and white; the black edition is a PlayStation Direct exclusive at $84.00, releasing 19 November. Scored in Ed. 9.
- 10 Sep 2026Rockstar tribunal opens in GlasgowThe employment tribunal over the dismissal of 31 workers begins, listed to 16 October. Bloomberg reported on 14 October that the case is expected to resolve at the end of October. A dated event on the record; the outcome is not.
- 15 Oct 2026Launch TrailerRockstar publishes the Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer, debuting "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice feat. Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and names Justice as composers of the original score. New Lock and Load key art lands the same day. Scored in Ed. 14.
- 19 Nov 2026LaunchConfirmed by Rockstar, and unchanged since 6 November 2025.
Buying it
US PlayStation Store, USDTwo editions, Standard and Ultimate. The physical version is a download code rather than a disc, and that code only works in the region you bought it. Read the region-locked code map before importing, and the editions comparison for prices. Every Ultimate Edition item is pictured on the editions page.
The base game. Pre-order bonuses are the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+, which auto-renews unless you cancel it.
Adds 21 named bonus items threaded across Jason and Lucia's story.
Pre-order bonus codes are tied to the region of the account that bought them, confirmed on Rockstar Support on 27 July. A code bought in one region may not redeem on an account set to another.
Prices read on the US PlayStation Store, 2 August 2026. Rockstar's own store gates prices behind region and sign in, so treat other regions as unconfirmed.
How we label things
Five states, applied consistentlyConfirmed means Rockstar said it. Everything below that is our judgement, and we show the reasoning. Claims move between states as evidence arrives, and when we get one wrong we strike it in public. This page carries only what is Confirmed. The reasoning is set out in our labelling criteria.
Questions we actually get
Answers dated and sourcedTwice. Trailer 1 promised 2025 back in December 2023, Rockstar moved it to 26 May 2026 in May 2025, then to 19 November 2026 in November 2025. Rockstar announced every one of those dates itself.
Rockstar lists PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only and has announced no PC version. GamesBeat reported on 13 October, citing four unnamed sources, that a PC version is planned for the first three months of 2027; we score that Possible until Rockstar confirms it.
Two. Standard at $79.99 and Ultimate at $99.99 on the US PlayStation Store, plus the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+ as pre-order bonuses with both.
No. Rockstar has named six locations in the state of Leonida and published no map. Anything presented as the official map is a fan reconstruction.
Latest GTA VI coverage
Newest first
How to read this page
Every claim carries a state. Confirmed means first-party only, Rockstar or Take-Two on the record. Anything weaker is labelled, and struck in public if it turns out wrong.
All GTA VI coverage
For the full picture of what is settled against what is speculation, the confirmed-versus-rumours ledger tracks every claim, and the week preloading was confirmed covers the 12 November details.
Catching up on Rockstar's catalogue before launch? The PlayStation Store sales tracker lists what is discounted right now.
All GTA 6 articles (62)
- 23 Oct 2026 EA Closes BioWare and Cancels the Next Mass Effect, as GTA 6’s Burger Shot and Pißwasser Turn Up in Florida
- 23 Oct 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 15: What Moved This Week (October 17 to 23, 2026)
- 21 Oct 2026 GTA 6 Is 29 Days Away: Miami Pushback, a Citi Note on Red Dead, and Modern Warfare 4’s Campaign
- 16 Oct 2026 Rockstar publishes the GTA 6 Launch Trailer, a Justice single and new Lock and Load key art
- 16 Oct 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 14: What Moved This Week (October 10 to 16, 2026)
- 14 Oct 2026 GTA 6 on PC is planned for the first three months of 2027, GamesBeat reports, citing four unnamed sources
- 14 Oct 2026 Rockstar grew from 2,441 to 4,711 staff making GTA 6, and says the next game will not take eight years
- 10 Oct 2026 Lucia is from Liberty City, a Rockstar writer tells LOVE magazine
- 9 Oct 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 13: What Moved This Week (October 3 to 9, 2026)
- 8 Oct 2026 GTA 6 radio: six stations named, podcasts added, and a merch line opens at the Rockstar Store
- 8 Oct 2026 Xbox says GTA 6 will not stream to PC, Rob Nelson’s full IGN interview, and $100 of PlayStation credit for $80 at Costco
- 5 Oct 2026 GTA 6’s PEGI listing has been removed, Rockstar explains the satire, and Jagex announces a fourth RuneScape MMO
- 2 Oct 2026 GTA 6 is rated M, the Heat become Vice City for a night, and The Witcher 3 Remastered beats its Steam record
- 2 Oct 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 12: What Moved This Week (September 26 to October 2, 2026)
- 30 Sep 2026 GTA 6 has more than 170 animal species, local rainstorms and hurricanes, Rockstar tells Game Informer
- 25 Sep 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 11: What Moved This Week (September 19 to 25, 2026)
- 24 Sep 2026 GTA Online’s Business Rivalries Event Ends on 30 September: a Free Nightclub, a Last GTA$1,000,000 Challenge, and the Penaud La Coureuse Claim Window
- 24 Sep 2026 GTA 6, Halo’s Activision Move and the Week’s Biggest Gaming Stories
- 23 Sep 2026 Rockstar Is Paying Miami-Dade County $975,000 for a Welcome to Vice City Sign on the Kaseya Center
- 22 Sep 2026 Kojima Says Sony Pulled Physint’s Funding in June, FF7 Revelation Runs Past 100 Hours, and Insomniac Denies AI in Wolverine
- 18 Sep 2026 Take-Two Says No Recurrent Spending Is Anticipated at GTA 6’s Launch, and Puts Revenue at $8 Billion This Year
- 18 Sep 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 10: What Moved This Week (September 12 to 18, 2026)
- 17 Sep 2026 Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album Has 34 Original Tracks, Six Singles Out Today, and Vinyl from $49.98 on 19 November
- 17 Sep 2026 GTA 6 Art on Spotify Billboards, Resident Evil at 96%, and Heart Machine Lays Off Nearly Everyone: This Week in Gaming
- 11 Sep 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 9: What Moved This Week (September 5 to 11, 2026)
- 4 Sep 2026 GTA 6 Graphics, GTA 6 Romance Details, and Witcher 4 Hiring News
- 4 Sep 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 8: What Moved This Week (August 28 to September 4, 2026)
- 31 Aug 2026 Vice City’s streets are 15 percent narrower and its pedestrians can be armed
- 31 Aug 2026 GTA 6 runs at 30 fps on every console, Flow Games was told
- 28 Aug 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 7: What Moved This Week (August 22-28, 2026)
- 28 Aug 2026 GTA 6 Previews: Nobody Played It, and a Profile Can Shatter for Good
- 27 Aug 2026 GTA 6 Extended Look: Rockstar Says It Is All In-Game PS5 Footage
- 27 Aug 2026 GTA VI Leaks Escalate, Rockstar Responds, and Gamescom Takes Over the Week
- 26 Aug 2026 Rockstar Finally Talks GTA 6: What Its Team Told Dazed
- 26 Aug 2026 Rockstar addresses the GTA VI gameplay leaks: Extended Look still on for August 27, launch still November 19
- 25 Aug 2026 GTA 6 Leaks Hit a Full Week as Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord
- 21 Aug 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 6: What Moved This Week (August 15-21, 2026)
- 21 Aug 2026 GTA VI Leaks, MW4’s Beta and a Horizon Reboot: What Mattered This Week
- 21 Aug 2026 Take-Two Lost $2.83 Billion in Market Value in Two Days. GTA VI Is Still Three Months Out.
- 14 Aug 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 5: What Moved This Week (8-14 August 2026)
- 10 Aug 2026 GTA VI Goes to Netflix, and the Internet Has Feelings
- 9 Aug 2026 GTA 6 Is $80, NBA 2K27 Is $70. Zelnick Was Asked Why.
- 7 Aug 2026 Take-Two Named the Trigger for Its Next Acquisition Spree. And a Date.
- 7 Aug 2026 Take-Two Reported Q1 Without a GTA 6 Pre-Order Number. That Was a Choice.
- 7 Aug 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 4: What Moved This Week (1-7 August 2026)
- 6 Aug 2026 GTA VI’s Extended Look Premieres on Netflix, August 27. The Trailer 3 Date Was Half Right.
- 31 Jul 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 3: What Moved This Week (25-31 July 2026)
- 27 Jul 2026 GTA 6 Codes Are Region-Locked on PS5. Here Is Exactly Where Yours Will Work.
- 24 Jul 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 2: What Moved This Week (18-24 July)
- 24 Jul 2026 Rockstar’s Union Is Now Big Enough to Force Recognition, Four Months Before GTA 6
- 23 Jul 2026 The $100 Edition Is Winning: We Checked Sony’s Pre-Order Charts in Nine Regions
- 22 Jul 2026 Sony Just Put a $7 Billion Market on a Clock. GTA 6 Is the First Test.
- 21 Jul 2026 Only 7 PS5 Games Topped 100K Physical Sales This Year. GTA 6 Saw This Coming.
- 20 Jul 2026 The World Cup Final Theory Just Failed. Here’s What the Trailer 3 Ledger Actually Says
- 19 Jul 2026 Take-Two Is About to Have More Money Than It Knows What to Do With. Here’s What It Says It’ll Buy
- 19 Jul 2026 Take-Two Put GTA 6’s November 19 Date in an SEC Filing. Here’s the One Word That Isn’t a Promise
- 18 Jul 2026 The Rumour Ledger, Ed. 1: What Moved, Week of July 18, 2026
- 18 Jul 2026 GTA 6 Fan Wishlist: Boats, a Theme Song, Multiple Endings, and Deeper Hair Customization, What’s Actually Confirmed?
- 17 Jul 2026 GTA 6 Pre-Order Numbers Fact-Checked: The Real Figure Beats the Fake One
- 16 Jul 2026 GTA 6 Pre-Orders Just Broke a Record. Here’s What the $5 Billion Number Actually Means
- 14 Jul 2026 GTA 6 Editions Explained: Standard vs Ultimate, and What $20 Extra Actually Buys
- 13 Jul 2026 GTA 6: Everything Actually Confirmed, and Every Rumour Worth Watching