GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI has a confirmed launch date: Thursday, November 19, 2026. That date is stated on Rockstar’s official GTA VI site, in Rockstar’s November 6, 2025 Newswire post announcing the change, in Take-Two’s pre-order announcement, and on PlayStation’s product and support pages.

PlayStation’s support page says the PlayStation 5 version “releases at midnight local time on November 19, 2026.” If you need a precise unlock time on Xbox or in a specific country, use the store listing you purchased from rather than assuming every platform unlocks at the same minute.

Official date changes

Rockstar has published two official delays, both in its own Newswire:

• The first trailer post, dated December 5, 2023, said Grand Theft Auto VI was “Coming 2025 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.”
• On May 2, 2025, Rockstar wrote that the game was “now set to release on May 26, 2026.”
• On November 6, 2025, Rockstar wrote that the game “will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026,” and apologized for adding more time to the wait so the team could “finish the game with the level of polish you expect.”

The official site now simply says “Coming November 19, 2026.”

Platforms at launch

At launch the game is confirmed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. PlayStation’s FAQ says it will not be playable on PlayStation 4. Xbox Wire said on November 10, 2026 that the game will also be playable on day one through Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, starting at 1 a.m. ET, using Xbox Series S graphics settings when streamed. Rockstar has not announced a PC version or a PC date.

See the system requirements and platforms guide and the pre-order and pre-load guide for storage, editions and download windows.