GTA 6 what we know: official facts grid, DualSense live

What we know for sure: GTA 6 launches 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Jason and Lucia as the two leads, in the state of Leonida and its Vice City Official. What we don’t know yet: a PC date, GTA 6 Online plans, or a mission list Not confirmed. New here? Start here.

Desk stamp: 24 October 2026. One-screen facts for US players. New lately:

• Reported LOVE Issue 27 went on sale 5 October: Lucia is from Liberty City, Raul is the mentor (LOVE Issue 27, explained).
• Store listing PEGI.info still has no entry while European stores show PEGI 18.
• Official ESRB.org lists GTA VI as M for Mature 17+.
• Official The Miami HEAT and Rockstar set A Night in Vice City for 18 November (partner release).
• Reported Game Informer’s cover story says the map is about twice GTA V.

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Update, 14 October 2026:

• Official Take-Two reports its July–September quarter on Monday 9 November, after the market close. The call is at 4:30 p.m. ET, the last one before launch.
• Reported GamesBeat, citing four unnamed industry sources, says a PC version is planned for January–March 2027. Rockstar has not commented. There is still no official PC date.
• Reported Rob Nelson told creator Davy Jones on 28 August there is no full first-person mode at launch. First-person is limited to scoped aiming and the phone.
• Store listing Germany and Japan are rated now: USK 18 on the PlayStation Store DE and CERO Z on the PlayStation Store JP (re-checked 20 October). Both read pending on 14 October. Brazil’s store now shows ClassInd 18+.
• Reported Miami Beach’s beach-chair deal is still unsigned and will most likely miss its 15 October start. Official Miami-Dade’s 20 October agenda and minutes list no GTA 6 item, so that vote has not happened.
• Launch stays 19 November 2026, 12:00 a.m. ET per US store listings.

Quick answers

• Launch? 19 November 2026 · PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
• PC? Not announced. Mod Guidelines (~21 Sep) are Official policy — still not a PC date.
• US price? Standard US$79.99 · Ultimate US$99.99.
• Launch hour? 12:00 a.m. ET on Thursday 19 November per the US PlayStation and Xbox store listings (Store listing). Rockstar hasn’t posted a time. Launch time.
• Age rating? Official: ESRB M for Mature 17+ (ESRB.org). Europe: PEGI not certified on PEGI.info, but European PlayStation Stores show a PEGI 18 badge (Store listing); PEGI’s own page went up on 2 October and was pulled (Reported). Age rating.
• What’s dated ahead? 15 October: Miami’s downtown banner window opens (city notice). 21 October, 7:30 p.m. ET: the HEAT’s home opener, where Vice City “special activities” start (partner). Digital pre-load 12 November (local midnight). Then the HEAT’s A Night in Vice City game, 18 November, 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN (Official, partner release). Already live: DualSense since 10 Sep; Vice City Collection merch box since 24 Sep.
• Extended Look? Already aired 27 August 2026.

Legend

• Official - Rockstar / Take-Two / platform store printed it.
• Preview report - press or creator session. Not a Newswire card.
• Not announced - do not buy a rumor.

Buy and date (Official)

• Launch 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
• Official US list Standard US$79.99 · Ultimate US$99.99.
• Digital pre-load 12 November 2026 local midnight.
• Vintage Vice City Pack on purchases before 20 November 2026.
• Physical box is a download code, not a pressed disc.
• Store listing Vice City Collection merch box US$399.99 on the Rockstar Store since 24 Sep 2026 — game not included; ships from 19 November.
• Official DualSense Limited Editions US$84.99; US pre-order live since 10 Sep 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET on PlayStation Direct.

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Story and world (Official)

• Leads: Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval.
• Setting: Leonida, modern Vice City.
• Stephen Root on record as Brian Heder (AP, Reported). Other cast: Reported NDA silence until 19 Nov.
• Two trailers + Extended Look (aired 27 August 2026) + Launch Trailer (15 October 2026).
• LOVE Issue 27 (5 October, Reported): Lucia’s hometown is Liberty City; Raul is “an older mentor character”; Jason acts out of “material circumstances.” Rundown: LOVE Issue 27, explained · who said it.
• Map size: about twice GTA V, per Rockstar North’s Aaron Garbut in Game Informer’s 29 September cover story (Reported). No square miles published. The only Rockstar map art is the Vice City Collection poster — no scale. Region tour: Leonida, region by region.

Characters · Story · Map · Extended Look

Systems (Preview report - labeled)

• Wanted / Criminal Profile, car theft friction, side activities: see wanted, vehicles, side activities.
• Game Informer (Issue 382, 29 Sep, Reported): localized weather with tropical storms and seasonal hurricanes, 170+ animal species, ride-share fast travel, some missions gated by income. See weather · wildlife · map size.
• Treat numbers from creator roundups as Reported until Rockstar prints them.

Not announced

• PC date · last-gen · day-one Online scope · a collector’s edition that includes the game · collector steelbook · a PEGI.info entry (store badges say 18; PEGI’s own page was pulled on 2 Oct) · a Rockstar-posted launch hour · official PC specs · Switch SKU · cast Newswire beyond Root · Trailer 3

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Watch next

1. Live: DualSense Direct pre-order since 10 Sep 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
2. Live: Vice City Collection pre-order (Rockstar Store) since 24 Sep 2026 — ships from 19 Nov
3. 15 Oct 2026 - downtown Miami GTA VI banner window opens (city notice; adoption Reported)
4. 21 Oct 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET - HEAT home opener; Vice City “special activities” start (Official, partner)
5. 12 Nov 2026 - digital pre-load
6. 18 Nov 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET - Miami HEAT vs Bucks as “Vice City” (ESPN; Official, partner release)
7. 19 Nov 2026 - launch, 12:00 a.m. ET per US store listings

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What this is not

• Not a leak digest. Use the tracker for Unverified / Reported rows.
• Not a map-size or hour-count sheet. Rockstar has not printed square miles or an hour count; “twice GTA V” is a Game Informer quote, not a measurement.

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New 14 October 2026: the leaker behind the unofficial clips says the leaks are stopping “for now”, with no build released (IGN, Insider Gaming) Reported. See avoid spoilers and the leak tracker.

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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.

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