GTA 6 release date: when it comes out (Nov 19, 2026)
GTA 6 comes out on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. On PS5 it unlocks at midnight in your PlayStation Store region (country by country in the release time guide), and pre-loading opens on November 10. Below: the confirmed date, the full delay history and the odds of another delay.
GTA 6 release — November 19, 2026
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What is confirmed
ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI releases on Thursday, November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Rockstar announced the date on November 6, 2025, after a second delay. The release window moved from Fall 2025 to May 26, 2026, and finally to November 19, 2026.
Sources (2)
- www.rockstargames.com · 2025-11-06
“these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve”
- x.com · 2026-08-26
“wait a bit longer to experience the game for themselves on November 19”
Updated: 2026-08-27
Road to release
- Development officially confirmed
- Trailer 1 — Vice City revealed
- Delayed to May 26, 2026
- Trailer 2 — Jason & Lucia
- Delayed to November 19, 2026
- Pre-orders open — Standard & Ultimate editions
- Trailer 3: An Extended Look premieres on Netflix
- Launch Trailer released
- Pre-load opens on PS5 & Xbox
- Release on PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
Will GTA 6 be delayed again?
No sign of one: pre-loading opens on November 10, nine days before launch. GTA 6 slipped twice, from Fall 2025 to May 26, 2026 and then to November 19, 2026. Since then every official step has pointed at that date: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick repeated it through 2026, the Launch Trailer of October 15 ends on "November 19, 2026", and on November 3 Rockstar moved pre-loading two days earlier.
Sources (4)
- www.vice.com · 2026-06-16
- www.gamespot.com · 2026-06-16
- www.youtube.com · 2026-10-15
- www.rockstargames.com · 2026-11-03
“Digital pre-loading on PlayStation 5 will begin on Tuesday, November 10 at midnight local time in your respective time zone. On XBOX Series X|S, pre-loading begins globally on Tuesday, November 10 at 12 a.m. GMT.”
Updated: 2026-11-04