Grand Theft Auto VI
The countdown to Leonida.
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PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Everything Rockstar has actually confirmed about GTA VI — the date, the editions, the footage and the cast — each with the source it came from.
Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack.
Confirmed
Everything confirmed about GTA VI.
Read from Rockstar's own pages and its retailers' own listings. Every line carries the source it came from and the date we last checked it.
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Release date
November 19, 2026
Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026
Why
Moved from the previously announced May 26, 2026. Moved from the previously announced 26 May 2026.
Platforms
PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026
Why
No PC release has been announced. We will not list one until Rockstar does. No PC release has been announced. We will not list one until Rockstar does.
Price
$79.99 / $99.99
- PlayStation Store (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026figure not shown on this read
- Xbox (opens on the source's own site)read 23 Sept 2026
- Rockstar Store (opens on the source's own site)read 23 Sept 2026
Why
US prices for the Standard and Ultimate editions, read from the retailers' own pages. The Ultimate upgrade is sold separately at $20.
Editions
Standard · Ultimate
Rockstar Store (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026
Why
Both digital. A physical version exists but the box contains a download code, not a disc. The Ultimate Edition adds a named list of vehicles, weapons and businesses.
Pre-orders
Open since June 25, 2026
Rockstar Newswire — Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25 (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026
Why
Open at PlayStation, Xbox and Rockstar's own store. Order before 20 November for the Vintage Vice City Pack; digital stores add a free month of GTA+.
Launch time
Pre-load from 12 Nov
Rockstar Store (opens on the source's own site)read 18 Sept 2026
Why
Rockstar's own store states pre-load begins 12 November 2026. Rockstar has still not announced an unlock hour, so nothing here counts down to one. Rockstar has announced a date and has never announced an hour. The page therefore counts whole days and says so. It does not count hours, minutes and seconds towards a moment nobody has published, and it does not assume a worldwide midnight unlock.
Trailers
Watch. Then look closer.
Cinematic. Cryptic. Full of clues. Rewatch the official trailers here, then dig into the details with the community.
Thumbnails are the ones YouTube publishes for each video, served from YouTube's own host. Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack. The image behind this section is a press image of the game, not a frame from either trailer.
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Watch
Someone has already watched it frame by frame
Creator analysis of the official footage. Their reading, not Rockstar’s — the label on each card says which.
Features
Go deeper into Leonida.
More than a map. Explore the people, places and details that make GTA VI different — and where the confirmed record stops and our reading begins.
The world
Leonida, end to end
Sun-bleached coast, wetland, a national park and the neon spine of Vice City. Every place Rockstar has actually named.
The people
Jason, Lucia and the cast
Two leads Rockstar has named, and the eight other characters it has put a name and a face to.
Analysis
The details you missed
What the official images actually show, what Rockstar has said about them, and where our reading starts.
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The difference
Shown in footage, or announced as playable.
Not the same claim, and most coverage runs them together. Rockstar saying a video was captured in-game is not Rockstar saying you will control it.
Shown in footage
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In-game footage; player control unconfirmedOur analysis
The Extended Look is captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5.
Rockstar's wording is “captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5”. In-game footage is not the same statement as player-controlled gameplay, and Rockstar does not make the second claim about this video.
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Equal parts gameplay and cutscenesObservation
Trailer 2 is part gameplay and part cutscene, and Rockstar does not say which shots are which.
Rockstar's wording is “captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5, comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes”. So roughly half of what you see in that trailer is not gameplay, and no official breakdown says where the line falls.
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Two leads: Jason and LuciaConfirmed
Two leads, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, at the centre of Rockstar's own story summary.
Rockstar's wording is “Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them… forced to rely on each other”, and its product page sells an “exclusive collection of items threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia's story”. That establishes two leads. None of the official pages we have read says you play as both, so we do not say it either — the Ultimate Edition's per-character salon services point that way, but pointing that way is not the same as being announced.
Announced as playable
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Vehicles, weapons and apparelConfirmed
Premium vehicles, weapons and apparel threaded through the story.
Described by Rockstar as an exclusive collection running across Jason and Lucia's story, sold as the Ultimate Edition.
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Electric Fang Tattoo ParlorConfirmed
The Electric Fang Tattoo Parlor, designed by the artist collective FAILE.
Rockstar's page states it is “only open for business with the Ultimate Edition” — an announced, enterable business rather than something only glimpsed in a trailer.
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Sara’s Unisex SalonConfirmed
Sara's Unisex Salon, with hair for Jason and makeup and nails for Lucia.
Also stated to be open only with the Ultimate Edition. It is the clearest official confirmation that per-character appearance services exist in the world.
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Vehicle customisationConfirmed
Vehicle customisation covering interiors, rims and donk stylings.
Named on Rockstar's page as Ultimate Edition content. We have not published the business's name because our capture of the page did not include it in full.
Latest
Straight from Rockstar.
Checked by hand on 18 September 2026. Automatic updates are not running — every story here was verified by a person opening the source.
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Rockstar announced a companion album released on the same day as the game. Our summary; read Rockstar's own wording at the source.
Rockstar Newswire
Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19
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A 26-minute look at the game, which Rockstar describes as captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5. It is the longest official footage released so far.
Rockstar Newswire
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing
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Rockstar opened pre-orders for the Standard and Ultimate editions, with the Vintage Vice City Pack as the stated bonus.
Rockstar Newswire
Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25
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Rockstar moved the release date from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026. The announcement does not include a launch time or timezone.
Rockstar Newswire
Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to launch November 19, 2026
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Gear
Playing it on what?
Two consoles, one decision. Prices move, so each links to the maker.
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Sony
PlayStation 5 Pro
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Players who want the largest built-in drive in the PlayStation 5 range and do not want to manage installs. Storage2TB SSDDisc driveNot built in — sold separately -
Microsoft
Xbox Series X — 2TB, Disc Drive, Galaxy Black
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The Xbox to buy if you want both a disc drive and the most built-in space. Storage2TB SSDDisc driveYes
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