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When is GTA 6 coming out? Release date and live countdown to Grand Theft Auto VI
Leonida is still locked. The clock below is the only thing standing between you and the darkest side of the sunniest place in America.
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Your unlock time
When GTA 6 unlocks for you
Grand Theft Auto VI unlocks at midnight in your own time zone — not at a single global moment. Here is the exact date and time on your device.
After the clock
You get one first run through Leonida
Checkpoint Six is a spoiler-safe map and completion tracker for GTA 6. Every location sourced and dated — and hidden until you reach it yourself. No leaks, no spoilers ahead of your own progress.
Spoiler-safe by default — nothing unlocks until you find it
Timeline
Every official GTA 6 announcement
Only confirmed announcements from Rockstar Games and Take-Two, each with its date and source. No rumours, no leaks.
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Aug 27, 2026
An Extended Look is outOut
Out now and free on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel, captured entirely in-engine on PlayStation 5. The upload is age-restricted, so you need to be signed in.
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Nov 12, 2026
Preloading opens
Expected one week before launch, so the game is ready the moment the clock hits zero.
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Jun 25, 2026
Pre-orders open
Pre-orders went live on digital storefronts and at select retailers, alongside Ultimate Edition details.
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May 21, 2026
Take-Two reaffirms November 19
Take-Two confirmed the game remains on schedule and that marketing would ramp up over the summer.
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Nov 6, 2025
Release moved to November 2026
Rockstar pushed the launch from its earlier 2025 window to November 19, 2026.
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May 6, 2025
Trailer 2 released
The second trailer introduced Jason and Lucia and showed Vice City and the wider state of Leonida.
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Dec 4, 2023
Trailer 1 — the first official look
The reveal trailer confirmed the return to Vice City and became the most-watched game trailer ever in its first day.
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Answers
GTA 6 release — common questions
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Grand Theft Auto VI releases on November 19, 2026. Rockstar Games confirmed the date, and Take-Two reaffirmed it in May 2026. The game unlocks at midnight in your own time zone.
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The live counter at the top of this page shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining until Grand Theft Auto VI unlocks on November 19, 2026.
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At launch Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only. There is no release on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.
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Rockstar has not announced a PC version. Previous Grand Theft Auto titles arrived on PC one to two years after the console release, so a later PC port is likely but unconfirmed.
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An Extended Look is the third Grand Theft Auto VI video, released on August 27, 2026. It runs 26 minutes 49 seconds and was captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5. It is free on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel, but the upload is age-restricted, so you have to be signed in to watch it.
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Grand Theft Auto VI is set in the state of Leonida, a fictional version of Florida centred on Vice City. The story follows Jason and Lucia.
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Preloading is expected to open on November 12, 2026, one week ahead of launch, so the game is ready to play the moment it unlocks.
Beyond the date
Everything else, answered
Four questions people ask most about GTA 6 — each answer tagged confirmed, estimate or rumour, with the source it came from.