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GTA 6 Countdown
Counting down to Thursday 19 November 2026. Every other date that matters between now and then is below it.
Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026
Counting to 00:00 UTC on November 19. Rockstar has confirmed the date but has not announced an unlock time, so treat the clock as the day, not the hour.
Why this counts to the day and not to the hour. Rockstar has confirmed the date but has never announced an unlock time. Countdown sites that show you a precise second have picked a timezone and a midnight themselves. We would rather show you what is actually known and say so.
The dates between now and launch
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 12 November 2026 | Digital pre-loading opens, per Take-Two's pre-order announcement. |
| 19 November 2026 | Release. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. |
| 20 November 2026 | Last day the Vintage Vice City Pack is included with a digital purchase. |
That is the complete list. There is no announced trailer date, no announced review embargo, and no announced time for anything.
What is still missing this close to launch
- No word
Unlock time — midnight local, a global moment, or something else.
No Rockstar announcement - No word
Install size, which is what would make the pre-load date useful.
No Rockstar announcement - No word
A launch trailer. Rockstar has released one for every recent major title.
No Rockstar announcement - No word
Review embargo timing, or whether review copies go out at all.
No Rockstar announcement
Ten weeks out, that is an unusually short list of known things. More on what launch day is likely to look like.
Has it been delayed before?
Twice. Announced for 2025, narrowed to Fall 2025, delayed to 26 May 2026, then delayed again to 19 November 2026. Both delay announcements came roughly six months ahead of the date they were moving.
The current date has held since November 2025 and was reaffirmed by Take-Two in August 2026. Current status, kept up to date · The full delay history.
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Sources
- Launch date announcement — Rockstar Newswire, November 2025.
Every factual claim above is labelled as confirmed or unconfirmed and traced to the source listed here. Where Rockstar has said nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.