Pre-load
Pre-loading for digital pre-orders is dated to 12 November 2026.
Announced, not yet happened
GTA 6 news
Every official Grand Theft Auto VI announcement, newest first — release dates, trailers, editions and prices — with the dates Rockstar has set that are still to come.
Only what Rockstar and its publisher have announced. Reports and rumours are weighed separately, on the intelligence record, and never appear here.
Still to come
Dates Rockstar has set
Announced and not yet arrived. Official — and dates like these have moved before.
Physical copies
Rockstar's expected date for physical copies at retailers is 12 November 2026.
Announced, not yet happenedRelease date
Thursday 19 November 2026.
Announced, not yet happenedThe 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.
Announced, not yet happened
Announced
What has been announced
Newest first, each on the day a first-party page dates it.
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
Twenty-six minutes of Grand Theft Auto VI running on a PlayStation 5: the first sustained look at what a player actually does in Leonida.
Edition prices stated
The publisher priced the Standard Edition at US$79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at US$99.99. Store prices in other currencies vary by region.
Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25
The post that opened pre-orders.
Grand Theft Auto VI — Trailer 2
The second look at Leonida, and the trailer that introduced most of the cast Rockstar has named so far.
Grand Theft Auto VI — Trailer 1
The announcement trailer: the first sight of Vice City rebuilt, and of Lucia.
Undated
Official drops without a date
Published by Rockstar on pages that print no date. Listed rather than placed on the timeline, because a position would be a claim about when.
Only in Leonida
Rockstar's own tour of the state and the people in it: eight character profiles, the regions around Vice City, and most of what is known about how the story starts.
Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026
The announcement that moved the game to November, and the post that still carries the release date, the platforms and the pre-load window.
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
Rockstar announcing the broadcast: the date, and the three places it aired. The announcement rather than the film.
Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026
The earlier of the two date changes. Superseded by the November announcement, and kept because the history of the date is part of the record.
How to read this page
- Officially confirmed
- Rockstar or its publisher states it as fact about the game.
- Announced, not yet happened
- A date or plan Rockstar has set and that has not arrived. Official, and able to move — this one has before.