When does GTA 6 come out?
Rockstar has fixed the day and the days around it, and every date here is on its own word.
The answer
Confirmed by Rockstar
- Release date
Thursday 19 November 2026.
Also worth knowing
Confirmed by Rockstar
- Pre-load
Pre-loading for digital pre-orders is dated to 12 November 2026.
- Physical copies
Rockstar's expected date for physical copies at retailers is 12 November 2026.
- Pre-orders
Pre-orders opened on 25 June 2026.
- Previous date
The game was previously scheduled for 26 May 2026.
That date was itself a move from an earlier 2025 window. The current date is 19 November 2026.
- The Album
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, an official soundtrack of 34 original tracks, is dated 19 November 2026 — the game's own release day.
Rockstar announced it on its newswire on 17 September 2026.
Not answered yet
- What time does it unlock on launch day?
No Rockstar page we have read gives an unlock time, a time zone or a regional schedule. The newswire post behind the pre-load date is the likeliest place for one, and its full text did not retrieve when we last checked it.
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