Next · digital
Digital pre-load
12 November 2026 · local midnight (store clock)
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Pre-load window — store-local midnight. Confirm your storefront clock.
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GTA 6 calendar: pre-load 12 Nov, launch 19 Nov · DualSense opened
Desk stamp: 13 September 2026. DualSense Limited Edition pre-orders already opened — live since 10 September, 10:00 a.m. ET on PlayStation Direct. Next fixed official beats: pre-load 12 November, launch 19 November. Around 11 September, Miami Beach commission approved a city GTA 6 marketing campaign — IRL outdoor / Kaseya Center “Welcome Back to Vice City” chatter, not a Rockstar Newswire date. Earlier civic heat: /419 · /524. Extended Look already aired 27 August (Netflix 3:00 p.m. ET, YouTube 9:00 p.m. ET). YouTube file stays up. See DualSense.
Next · launch
Launch
19 November 2026 · PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
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Launch day — hours live on the country sheets.
Hardware · opened
DualSense pre-order
Opened 10 September 2026 · 10:00 a.m. ET
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Opened 10 September. Pre-orders live on PlayStation Direct while stock lasts. Black Direct-scarce; White wider retail.
IRL · city
Miami Beach marketing vote
~11 September 2026 · city commission (~4–3)
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City marketing approval — Miami Beach commission, ~11 September. Not a Rockstar Newswire date.
Netflix first
Extended Look
27 August 2026 · 3:00 p.m. ET
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Aired - Netflix window was 3–9 p.m. ET.
Free, six hours later
YouTube + VI site
27 August 2026 · 9:00 p.m. ET
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Aired - YouTube file stays up.
Pre-load
12 November 2026. Support printed local midnight - a store clock.
Launch
19 November 2026. A date, not a worldwide midnight.
DualSense
Opened 10 September 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET · PlayStation Direct.
Miami Beach IRL
~11 September 2026. City marketing approval — not Newswire.
Netflix
27 August 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET.
YouTube / VI site
27 August 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET.
How to watch is the watch page. Country hours are the release-date sheets. GTA6 NOW is independent. We are not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.
DualSense · Pre-load · Extended Look hub · How to watch · Watch order · netflix.com/GTAVI · rockstargames.com/VI
More dates for the phone
The two August beats have a published Eastern hour. November does not get a fake worldwide midnight. Pre-load is the line Support printed as local midnight - that is the store's clock, not ours. Launch is 19 November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Vintage Vice City Pack is purchases before 20 November. One-click .ics below. A bundle if you want the lot.
| Date | What it is | Hour | Calendar |
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| 27 August 2026 | Extended Look - Netflix | 3:00 p.m. ET | .ics |
| 27 August 2026 | Extended Look - YouTube, Newswire, VI site | 9:00 p.m. ET | .ics |
| 10 September 2026 | DualSense Limited Edition pre-order (Black / White) — opened | 10:00 a.m. ET · PlayStation Direct | Opened — hub |
| ~11 September 2026 | Miami Beach commission — city GTA 6 outdoor marketing approval (IRL Vice City branding). Not a Rockstar Newswire date. | City meeting · ~4–3 per r/GTA6 coverage | /419 · /524 |
| 12 November 2026 | Digital pre-load window | Local midnight, store-local. Not one worldwide hour. | .ics |
| 19 November 2026 | Launch - PS5 and Xbox Series X|S | A date. Hours live on the country sheets. | .ics |
| 20 November 2026 | Vintage Vice City Pack cutoff | Purchases before this date. Editions. | .ics |
Netflix first. YouTube six hours later
Rockstar ran Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Thursday, 27 August 2026. Netflix subscribers at 3:00 p.m. ET. The same footage on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the VI site at 9:00 p.m. ET. Not Trailer 3. Netflix listing: about 27 minutes. The August clocks stay at zero; they do not run negative.
The watch page has the rooms. The hub has the local-time table.
November stays a date
Digital pre-load: 12 November 2026. Support printed local midnight. That is a store clock. We did not pick one city and sell it as the planet.
Launch: 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Some storefront footers still flash the 18th. The publisher date is the 19th. Hours, ratings boards, and shop stickers live on the country index.
Vintage Vice City Pack: purchases before 20 November 2026. That line is on the editions sheet and the GTA+ card. It is not a clothing bible.
PC is not on this calendar. There is no official PC date.
Official Rockstar VI page · Netflix / GTAVI · Take-Two pre-order announcement
Also: Extended Look · How to watch · Watch order · Release dates · Pre-load · Editions · Timeline · Platforms
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