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Official updatesGTA VI follows Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. What Rockstar has officially shared about the two leads, their past and their goals, and what is still unknown.
Official updatesAnyone who pre-orders or buys GTA VI before November 20, 2026 gets the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital pre-orders add a month of GTA+. What is included and what the store terms say.
Official updatesGTA VI launches on November 19, 2026 at midnight local time on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Digital pre-load starts on November 10, and the download is up to 212 GB.
Official updatesGTA VI launches on November 19, 2026 only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. What the PS5 Pro label says, what the stores list and what is known about PC.
Official updatesOn February 4, 2022, Rockstar Games confirmed on its Newswire that active development of the next Grand Theft Auto was well underway. No title, setting or date was given at the time.
Official updatesGTA VI comes as a Standard Edition at $79.99 and a digital-only Ultimate Edition at $99.99. What each edition includes, where the prices are listed and what the upgrade costs.
Official updatesOn May 16, 2024, Take-Two narrowed GTA VI's release window from calendar 2025 to fall 2025. That window is long gone: after two delays, the game is now set for November 19, 2026.
Official updatesOn May 2, 2025, Rockstar Games delayed GTA VI for the first time, from the expected fall 2025 window to May 26, 2026. That date did not hold either; since November 2025 the game has been set for November 19, 2026.
Official updatesOn November 6, 2025, Rockstar Games delayed GTA VI for a second time, moving it from May 26 to Thursday, November 19, 2026. The studio cited polish, and Take-Two confirmed the new date the same day.
Official updatesGTA VI has been available to pre-order since June 25, 2026. The Standard Edition costs 79.99 US dollars and the Ultimate Edition 99.99 US dollars. Pre-load now starts on November 10, 2026 (November 12 was announced at first).
Official updatesOn June 18, 2026, Rockstar Games announced that GTA VI pre-orders would open on June 25. The same post revealed the official cover art in a video and offered it as downloadable artwork.
Official updatesOn August 6, 2026, Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look. It was set to premiere on Netflix on August 27 at 3 p.m. ET, with YouTube and the GTA VI site following six hours later.
