November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Preloading opens a week earlier, on November 12.
GTA 6 releases in
June 25, 2026
Pre-orders open
November 12, 2026
Preload and boxes in stores
November 19, 2026
Release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
The Standard box lands on November 12 and holds a download code, not a disc.
All the deals →Rockstar opens preloading on November 12, 2026, at midnight local time, for digital pre-orders.
Disc copies hit shelves the same day, November 12, precisely so the code can be redeemed a week before launch.
Rockstar has not published an install size.
It is the most asked question, and three models are in the running: local midnight, a single 5am UTC moment, or a country-by-country grid.
As of August 28, 2026, Rockstar has published no unlock time. The Newswire gives the date, never the hour. The studio has used both models before: midnight local time on console, a single global moment for the PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2.
Three versions circulate, and none of them rests on an official source.
Midnight local time
Every timezone unlocks at its own midnight, New Zealand first. The most common console model.
A single 5:00 UTC moment
Midnight in New York, 6am in Paris. PlayStation Store listings are cited, though Sony states this nowhere.
A regional grid
A country-by-country schedule. No trace of that grid on any official Rockstar channel.
All three are level 4: rumour, no official source. We will update this page the day Rockstar publishes a time, and not before.
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Grand Theft Auto VI launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, 83 days out from August 28, 2026. Each of these 43 answers carries its source level, from an official document to an unverified rumour.