GTA 6 release date: 19 November 2026
GTA 6 releases on 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, everywhere Official. US stores unlock it at 12:00 a.m. ET; UK stores list midnight UK time, which is 7:00 p.m. ET on 18 November Store listing. Latest: Bloomberg’s 14 October making-of feature Reported, in our breakdown. New here? Start here.
Will it slip again? Rob Nelson of Rockstar North told Famitsu (28 August) “そして、きちんと発売されます（笑）” — roughly: and it will come out properly (laughs) Reported. That is an interview answer, not a new announcement; the date of record stays 19 November 2026 Official. Source: Famitsu interview. A new delay: Not confirmed, none announced.
One calendar date. Two consoles. Rockstar and Take-Two printed 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. That is the global sheet. It is not a local hour. It is not a PC window.
28 August 2026. One date. Country clocks below. Hardware: platforms. November download: pre-load. Boards: age rating. GTA6 NOW is independent. We are not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. We do not sell the game.
Launch
19 November 2026. PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Pre-load
12 November 2026, local midnight. A download date.
Vintage cutoff
Purchases before 20 November 2026.
PC
Not published. No date. No store page.
US store clock
12:00 a.m. ET on 19 Nov. Listing data, not Rockstar.
Official: rockstargames.com/VI · Take-Two, 24 June 2026 · Newswire, 6 November 2025
US unlock time, per the store listings
What “19 November” actually is
Rockstar printed a date. Support printed “local midnight” for the 12 November pre-load. That midnight sentence is pre-load, not launch night, unless Support says so. A storefront footer that flashes the 18th is a storefront footer. The publisher date is still the 19th. In the western US, the store’s 12:00 a.m. ET moment lands on the evening of the 18th. That is arithmetic, not a different launch day.
US dollars on the 24 June sheet: Standard US$79.99, Ultimate US$99.99. Other currencies on this hub come from official store listings we fetched, and they live on the country pages. We did not convert them.
Country pages
Each sheet is a local clock, a local ratings board, and the official storefronts for that market. The footer on this site links here. It does not dump every country URL into the chrome.
| Market | Page | What that sheet is for |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | GTA 6 release date UK | Xbox UK pounds we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| United States | GTA 6 release date US | Four US zones. Take-Two dollars. ESRB M for Mature 17+. |
| Canada | GTA 6 release date Canada | Xbox Canada CAD stickers. ESRB. Newfoundland’s half-hour. |
| Australia | GTA 6 release date Australia | ACB R 18+ on PS Store AU (14 Oct). PlayStation AU footer vs Rockstar’s 19th. |
| Germany | GTA 6 release date Germany | USK 18 on PS Store DE (re-checked 20 Oct). Xbox DE euros. Jugendschutz history. |
| France | GTA 6 release date France | PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Japan | GTA 6 release date Japan | PlayStation Japan printed a UTC timestamp. CERO Z on PS Store JP (re-checked 20 Oct). Yen on both stores. |
| Brazil | GTA 6 release date Brazil | Xbox BR reais. PS Store BR shows ClassInd 18+ (20 Oct); ClassInd 18 published 9 Oct (Reported). |
| Mexico | GTA 6 release date Mexico | Xbox MX pesos. ESRB disclaimer in Spanish. CDMX clock. |
| Spain | GTA 6 release date Spain | PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). Peninsula vs Canarias. Xbox ES euros. |
| Poland | GTA 6 release date Poland | Złoty. Xbox PL 349 zł we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Italy | GTA 6 release date Italy | Xbox IT 79,99 € we fetched. PlayStation IT FAQ 19 Nov, footer 18/11. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Netherlands | GTA 6 release date Netherlands | Xbox NL 79,99 € we fetched. PlayStation NL FAQ 19 Nov, footer 18-11. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Belgium | GTA 6 release date Belgium | Two shop languages. Xbox BE € 79,99 we fetched. PlayStation BE FAQ 19 Nov, footer 18/11. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Ireland | GTA 6 release date Ireland | Xbox IE €79.99 we fetched. PlayStation IE FAQ and footer both 19 Nov. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Austria | GTA 6 release date Austria | Xbox AT € 79,99 we fetched. PlayStation AT FAQ 19 Nov, footer 18.11. PEGI, not USK. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Switzerland | GTA 6 release date Switzerland | Xbox CH CHF 79.90 we fetched. PlayStation CH FAQ 19 Nov, footer 18.11. Three shop languages. PS Store CH: PEGI 18 badge (14 Oct). PEGI not certified on PEGI.info; no USK decision. |
| Portugal | GTA 6 release date Portugal | Xbox PT 79,99 € we fetched. PlayStation PT FAQ and footer both 19 Nov. Azores one hour behind. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). |
| Sweden | GTA 6 release date Sweden | Same 19 November 2026 worldwide date. No kronor listing we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). Stockholm clock. |
| Norway | GTA 6 release date Norway | Same 19 November 2026 worldwide date. No kroner listing we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). Oslo clock. |
| Denmark | GTA 6 release date Denmark | Same 19 November 2026 worldwide date. No kroner listing we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). Copenhagen clock. |
| Finland | GTA 6 release date Finland | Same 19 November 2026 worldwide date. No euro listing we fetched. PEGI not certified; PS Store badge PEGI 18 (14 Oct); PEGI 18 page posted 2 Oct, then pulled (Reported). Helsinki clock. |
Same dates on every country page
These lines are the same on every country page because Rockstar printed them once.
- Digital pre-load: 12 November 2026, local midnight — pre-load checklist.
- Launch: 19 November 2026, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — platforms.
- Vintage Vice City Pack: purchases before 20 November 2026 — editions.
- Extended Look: 27 August 2026, Netflix 3:00 p.m. ET, YouTube and the VI site 9:00 p.m. ET — Extended Look hub.
- Age rating: ESRB M for Mature 17+ (Official, ESRB.org). Europe: PEGI not certified on PEGI.info; PS Store badge PEGI 18; PEGI’s own page posted 2 October and pulled (Reported). Australia R 18+, New Zealand R18 (store). Every region: ratings.
- Launch eve in Miami: the HEAT play as “Vice City” on 18 November, 7:00 p.m. ET (Official, partner release) — guide.
- Shop: pre-order guide. We do not rank retailers. We do not take a cut.
If a high-street chain flashes a different day, wait for Newswire. Retailer placeholders move.
Official Rockstar VI page · Take-Two pre-order announcement
Also: Platforms · Pre-load · Age rating · Pre-order guide · Editions · Timeline · Launch time
What about PC?
Not confirmed Rockstar has given no PC date. Reported GamesBeat, citing four unnamed industry sources, says a PC version is planned for January–March 2027. Rockstar has not commented. We will add a date here only if Rockstar posts one. Coverage: Eurogamer · VGC · Kotaku.
Quick answers
Is the release date the same everywhere?
Official 19 November 2026 is the global date; local unlock times vary.
What time in the US?
Store listing 12:00 a.m. ET.
When can I pre-load?
Official 12 November.
Longreads: GTA 6 launch day: what pre-loading fixes, and what can still go wrong · Is GTA 6 out? · India
Newest guides: Zoo · Loot bags · Dates · Lose the cops · Fence · Chapters · Game settings · Focus
Latest, 20 October 2026
Is GTA 6 rated in South Korea?
Reported Yes, adults only. Yonhap reported that the Game Content Rating Board (GCRB) rated it 청소년이용불가 (not for minors) on 16 October 2026, which keeps the 19 November Korean launch on track. Store listing The PlayStation Store KR shows “GRAC 19+” with Crime, Drugs, Sexual Content, language and violence descriptors, at ₩89,800 Standard and ₩112,800 Ultimate (read 20 October). More: Ratings.
What is “A Night in Vice City”?
Official The Miami HEAT host “A Night in Vice City” at Kaseya Center on 18 November 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ET, the night before launch, on a Vice City court in new uniforms. More: HEAT night.
Is GTA 6 eligible for The Game Awards 2026?
Official Yes, on the dates. The Game Awards FAQ: games must be “commercially available to customers on or before Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9 p.m. PT” (12:00 a.m. ET on 21 November). GTA 6 launches 19 November. The FAQ also says producer Geoff Keighley “is not a member of the jury and does not vote on the nominees or winners.” Whether the jury nominates it is Not confirmed. More: The Game Awards.
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New guides: Price by country
Change log: desk notes, 20 October 2026
- Desk stamp: 20 October 2026. Store listing Re-checked 20 October: the US PlayStation Store still lists 19 November at 12:00 a.m. ET (05:00 UTC), US$79.99 Standard and US$99.99 Ultimate and a PS5 Pro Enhanced tag; the US Xbox Store still shows US$79.99 / US$99.99 and a US$20.00 Ultimate upgrade.
- Germany (USK 18) and Japan (CERO Z) now show ratings on the PlayStation Store, re-checked 20 October.
- Rating update: ESRB M for Mature 17+ in the US (Official).
- Europe: PEGI not certified on PEGI.info, but the PlayStation Store in 15 European countries shows PEGI 18 (Store listing); PEGI’s own 18 page was posted 2 October and pulled (Reported, PEGI page pulled).
- Australia R 18+ and New Zealand R18 on the store; Germany, Japan and Brazil show no age yet.
- Clock unchanged: the US PlayStation Store and Xbox Store listings both carry 05:00 UTC on 19 November (12:00 a.m. ET on 19 November).
- That is 12:00 a.m. Eastern.
- Rockstar hasn’t posted a time, and store data can change.
- Full breakdown and sources: launch time.
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