GTA 6 Release Date: The Confirmed November 19, 2026 Date and Full Delay Timeline

The GTA 6 release date is confirmed for November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar announced the date on its Newswire in early November 2025, and it is the third date the game has carried. If you have lost track of how we got here, here is the full timeline and what reporters are saying about whether that date holds. The confirmed GTA 6 release date GTA 6 will launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A PC version is confirmed but only dated "later," after the console launch, with no specific date attached. Pre-orders opened June 25, 2026. The Standard Edition costs $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition costs $99.99. Every pre-order includes the free Vintage Vice City Pack, which bundles a '55 Vapid Stanier and a garage, outfits and hairstyles for Jason and Lucia, and an iconic weapon pattern. The Ultimate Edition adds premium content plus a month of GTA+ on digital, and physical copies ship with a download code in the box. The GTA 6 delay timeline Original window: Rockstar first targeted a 2025 release. First firm date: In May 2025, Rockstar announced May 26, 2026. Current date: In November 2025, the game slipped again to November 19, 2026. When it pushed the date back, Rockstar apologized and said it wanted to deliver the "level of polish you expect and deserve." That reasoning is public and consistent with how the studio has handled past launches. Will GTA 6 actually ship in November 2026? Here is where confirmed facts end and reporting begins. In January 2026, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who has a strong track record on Rockstar, said the game was "still not content complete" and that no one could say with 100% certainty it would ship in November. At the same time he added that he "wouldn't be shocked if GTA 6 does come out this fall." In other words, a further slip cannot be ruled out, but the fall 2026 window is still plausible. This is a reporter's assessment, not a Rockstar statement, so treat it accordingly. How we got so hyped: the trailers Two trailers built the anticipation. Trailer 1 arrived on December 4 to 5, 2023 (it leaked the night before its scheduled December 5 premiere) and confirmed the return of Vice City. It holds the Guinness record for a video-game trailer with 90.4 million YouTube views in 24 hours. Trailer 2 followed on May 6, 2025 and centered on Jason and Lucia reuniting after Lucia's release from prison. Outlets tracked more than 475 million views across platforms in its first 24 hours, though that figure is outlet-tracked rather than an official Rockstar stat. Platforms and what comes next To recap the hardware picture: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S at launch on November 19, 2026, with PC confirmed for a later, undated release. There is no last-gen version. We will update this page the moment Rockstar changes anything, and you can follow every confirmed development in our GTA 6 news section. While you wait, 6Charts is getting ready for launch day. You can already explore the kinds of community servers players are planning and read early reviews from the community. Bookmark this article for the latest on the GTA 6 release date.