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Official Grand Theft Auto VI cover art — Image: Rockstar Games.

GTA 6 launches 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S Official. If you are new to GTA6 NOW, the pages below answer the most common questions first.

Official
19 November 2026 · PS5 and Xbox Series X|S · single-player.

Store listing
US$79.99 Standard, US$99.99 Ultimate. Pre-load 12 November, 12:00 a.m. ET on US stores.

Not confirmed
A PC date and an Online mode. Neither is announced.

New this week

Longreads: GTA 6’s parody brands explained · How GTA’s crowds grew up · From Hot Coffee to M 17+ · From RenderWare to RAGE: how Rockstar’s open-world tech evolved · Jason and Lucia vs the real Bonnie and Clyde · GTA 6’s “Leonida Man”: the Florida Man clips and Rockstar’s satire rules · GTA 6 launch day: what pre-loading fixes, and what can still go wrong · From network TV to Netflix: how GTA marketing changed · Grassrivers vs the real Everglades: gators, flamingos and pythons · Miami vs Vice City: the public deals, votes and money · GTA 6 has to carry Take-Two’s $8 billion year · GTA 6 at 30 fps: what the PS5 Pro badge, Digital Foundry and Rob Nelson tell us

Newest guides: GTA 6 Launch Trailer · Justice and the score · PC release date report · PS5 bundle? · Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud · Snapmatic · GTA 6 tattoos · Trophies and achievements · Official GTA 6 merch · GTA 6 languages · GTA 6 on Xbox Series S · Remote Play and PlayStation Portal · Leonida vs real Florida · GTA 6 and The Game Awards · Germany rating (USK) · Japan rating (CERO) · ESRB rating · Ultimate upgrade · PS5 · Xbox · The Album · GTA Online in October · Brazil rating · Schreier’s Bloomberg story · After GTA 6 · GTA cover art · Midnight Black PS5 · Rockstar LA

Updated 14 October: Bloomberg quick answers · Calendar: Game Awards dates · Microtransactions, relabelled · Launch checklist post, rewritten · Ratings recheck

Official Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2, Rockstar Games’ official YouTube upload. Rockstar’s newest video is the 15 October Launch Trailer: Trailers.

Release and buying

Is GTA 6 out?: not until 19 November 2026.
Deals and discount codes: what actually lowers the price.
Deluxe Edition?: there isn’t one; the real editions.
DLC: the only paid add-on, and no story DLC announced.
Reviews: no embargo or review date announced.
Release date India: 19 November, ₹5,999 / ₹7,499.
Release dates by country: one date, local unlock times.
Editions: what Standard and Ultimate include.
Price by country: store prices read 14 October.
Pre-order guide: where and how to order.
Cancel a pre-order: PlayStation and Xbox rules, and the pre-load trap.
Pre-load: when the download starts.
Launch checklist: what to do before 19 November.
Launch-day tips: pre-load, midnight unlock, editions and storage.

Story and world

Story: the official logline and what it leaves out.
Characters: every named character Rockstar has printed.
Lucia: her official bio.
Jason: his official bio.
Setting: Leonida and modern Vice City.
Leonida map: the regions Rockstar has named.
Minor characters: Bae-Luxe, Roxy, Stefanie, Phil and more.
Wyman: the Classic Car Collection fixer.
Leonida Penitentiary: Lucia’s prison story.
Vice City districts: every place name so far.
Real-life locations: real research, names and tie-ins.
Brands: in-world businesses named so far.

Gameplay

Buy houses?: not announced; the garages that are confirmed.
Real money?: no official way to earn it.
Criminal Profile: the reputation system, from press previews.
Wanted system: police and stars.
Romance: optional, per Rob Nelson.
Fuel: refuelling and EV charging.
Sprint: L3 replaces tap-to-run.
Microtransactions: none in the game, per Rob Nelson.
First-person: no full first-person mode at launch.
Customization: cars, hair, tattoos and weapons.
Vehicle list: every vehicle shown officially.
Boats: jet skis, airboats and the Squalo.
Aircraft: helicopters and the seaplane.
Cheats: none announced yet; GTA cheat history.
Roleplay: nopixel V and what is official.

Tech and platforms

PS5 vs Xbox: what the stores confirm.
Engine: RAGE, not Unreal, as reported.
Generative AI: what Take-Two has said.
Mobile: no Android or iPhone version.
Mac: not announced.
Ukrainian: not announced; 13 launch languages.
Platforms: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only.
PS5 Pro and 30 fps: what the Enhanced badge means.
PC: what is known and what is not.
File size: what the stores show.
System requirements: why there are none yet.
Mods: what Rockstar’s Mod Guidelines allow.

Tracker

How long to make: 2015 to 2026.
What we know: the one-page summary.
Confirmed vs rumours: fact against claim.
Leak tracker: claims and their status.
Timeline: every dated event.
FAQ: quick answers.
Trailer 1 breakdown: what is on screen.
Trailer 2 breakdown: what is on screen.
Screenshots: Rockstar’s official gallery.

Every guide, A to Z

New guides: Steal cars · Endings · Offline play · Gym · Fast travel · Haircuts · Robberies · Map and HUD · Fishing and hunting · Combat · Random events · NPC interactions · Focus · Character switching · Hunting · Fence · Chapters · Game settings · Dates · Lose the cops · Zoo · Loot bags · Podcasts · Police cars · Brazil rating · Schreier’s Bloomberg story · The Album · GTA Online in October · PS5 · Xbox · ESRB rating · Ultimate upgrade · PEGI rating · Australia and NZ rating · Avoid spoilers

Longreads: GTA 6 at 30 fps: what the PS5 Pro badge, Digital Foundry and Rob Nelson tell us · GTA 6 has to carry Take-Two’s $8 billion year · Miami vs Vice City: the public deals, votes and money · Grassrivers vs the real Everglades: gators, flamingos and pythons · From network TV to Netflix: how GTA marketing changed · GTA 6 launch day: what pre-loading fixes, and what can still go wrong

New longreads: LOVE Issue 27: Rockstar on satire and the American Dream · GTA 6 takes over Miami: Burger Shot, the Heat night and Wynwood · The album, Justice’s score and the radio, explained

Latest, 25 October 2026

Anything new on 24–25 October?

Official No new confirmed news. We checked Rockstar, Take-Two and the major outlets for 24 and 25 October and found no new GTA VI announcement. The release date is unchanged: 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S (Rockstar Newswire).

Has Miami-Dade set a new date for the Rockstar vote?

Official Not yet. As of 25 October, the county’s Board of County Commissioners agenda list shows 20 October 2026 as the latest agenda, and no newer meeting agenda is posted.

Latest, 24 October 2026

Did Miami-Dade vote on GTA 6 on 20 October?

Official No. The county’s official agenda and the Clerk’s draft minutes for the 20 October 2026 commission meeting list no Rockstar or GTA 6 item. Reported On 6 October, commissioners put off a vote on letting the mayor negotiate an airport, port and transit deal with Rockstar, and voted that any GTA deal over US$1 million must come back to the board, per the Miami Herald. The US$975,000 Kaseya Center sign deal was under that limit. When the item returns is Not confirmed.

Is GTA 6 on TV now?

Reported Polygon (23 October) reports two TV cuts of the Launch Trailer airing on NBC: 30 seconds and 90 seconds. The 90-second cut drops the “plays best on PS5” card. Neither shows the Xbox logo.

Can you buy a real Burger Shot meal?

Reported Yes, at the HEAT’s arena. VGC (22 October) reports Burger Shot and Cluckin’ Bell food stands inside the Kaseya Center in Miami. It says the Burger Shot is a rebranded Skinny Louie’s.

Did the store listings change?

Store listing No. Re-checked 24 October: the US PlayStation Store lists US$79.99 Standard (with “7-Day Pre-load”, so pre-load from 12 November) and US$99.99 Ultimate, and unlocks at 12:00 a.m. ET on 19 November. The US Xbox Store lists 19 November from US$79.99. Official Rockstar posted no new GTA 6 news from 21 to 24 October; its posts were GTA Online and Red Dead Online Halloween updates.

More: Pre-order guide · Marketing tracker · Timeline · Calendar

Latest, 20 October 2026

What is the newest official video?

Official The 90-second Launch Trailer, released 15 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET and “captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5”. More: Launch Trailer.

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.

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.

How many people have pre-ordered GTA 6?

Estimate Sensor Tower estimates 6.08 million US digital pre-orders as of 13 October, worth about US$594 million, 74% on PlayStation and 26% on Xbox, per GamesIndustry.biz (20 October). It counts US digital pre-orders only, not boxed copies or other countries. Take-Two has published no number Not confirmed. More: Pre-order numbers.

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.

Latest: Launch Trailer · Justice score · Ratings · Game Awards · Pre-order numbers · Marketing tracker · Calendar

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Change log: desk notes, 24 October 2026

Desk stamp: 24 October 2026.
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