Launch · US store listing
GTA 6 launch
19 November 2026 · 12:00 a.m. ET (Store listing) · PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
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It’s out. Launch day: 19 November 2026.
GTA6 NOW » GTA 6 countdown to 19 November 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET
GTA 6 countdown to 19 November 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET
Live countdown to GTA 6’s US unlock: 19 November 2026 at 12:00 a.m. ET Store listing. Pre-load opens 12 November Store listing. New here? Start here.
Pre-load · digital
Pre-load opens
12 November 2026 · local midnight per Rockstar Support (store clock; 12:00 a.m. ET in the US)
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Pre-load is open. Check your store.
Take-Two earnings
Take-Two results call
9 November 2026 · 4:30 p.m. ET (Official)
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Call is live at take2games.com/ir.
Official
Release date: 19 November 2026 (Rockstar Newswire).
Store listing
12:00 a.m. ET on the US PlayStation and Xbox listings, re-checked 20 October.
Official
Pre-load from 12 November; physical box is a download code.
Not confirmed
A Rockstar-posted launch hour.
Other countries
Store listing PlayStation Store regions unlock at their own local midnight on 19 November, starting with New Zealand. Your store region decides, not your console’s clock. Every country: release dates by country.
Quick answers
What time can I play GTA 6?
Store listing 12:00 a.m. ET on 19 November on US store listings. Not confirmed Rockstar has not posted its own unlock time.
When can I download it?
Store listing The 7-Day Pre-load starts 12 November, 12:00 a.m. ET. Official On PlayStation, starting the pre-load ends your right to cancel a pre-order. See cancel a pre-order.
Other dates before launch
- Reported Tue 20 October: Miami-Dade commissioners are due to decide on the county’s Vice City marketing talks at their next meeting (The Miamian).
- Official Mon 9 November, 4:30 p.m. ET: Take-Two results call.
- Store listing Thu 12 November, 12:00 a.m. ET: pre-load on US store listings; the boxed code-in-a-box goes on sale.
- Official Wed 18 November, 7:00 p.m. ET: Miami HEAT “A Night in Vice City” game at Kaseya Center.
- Store listing Thu 19 November, 12:00 a.m. ET: launch on US store listings; GTA VI: The Album also releases that day (Official).
What we don’t know yet
- Not confirmed A Rockstar-posted unlock hour.
- Not confirmed A PC date.
More quick answers
How many days until GTA 6?
Store listing The clock above counts to 12:00 a.m. ET on 19 November, the US store-listing unlock.
Is there a launch trailer?
Official Yes. Rockstar released the 90-second Launch Trailer on 15 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Watch it on Trailers.
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Full calendar · Launch time · Pre-load · Launch checklist · Price by country
Change log: desk notes, 20 October 2026
- Desk stamp: 20 October 2026.
- GTA 6 comes out on Thursday 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- The US PlayStation and Xbox store listings unlock it at 12:00 a.m. ET.
- Rockstar has not posted a launch hour, so this countdown runs to the store-listing time.
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