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Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 163 days away
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Grand Theft Auto VI
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Event overview
Long-awaited sixth mainline Grand Theft Auto title from Rockstar Games, set in fictional Vice City and Leonida. Twice delayed from May 2026, now firmly dated for November 19, 2026 on consoles; PC date TBD.
Editorial context
Grand Theft Auto VI is the seventh mainline entry in Rockstar Games's open-world crime franchise, succeeding Grand Theft Auto V (released September 2013), which has shipped over 215 million units and remains one of the best-selling video games of all time. The game returns to a fictional Vice City inside the state of Leonida (a Florida analogue) and stars dual protagonists Lucia and Jason. After Trailer 1 broke YouTube's 24-hour view record in December 2023 and Trailer 2 reached roughly 475 million views in 24 hours in May 2025, parent Take-Two Interactive twice rescheduled the launch — from a Fall 2025 window to May 26, 2026, then to a firm console release date of November 19, 2026. Industry analysts expect GTA VI to be the most expensive entertainment product ever made, with development and marketing costs reportedly approaching $2 billion.
Manually verified sources
Last manual verification: 2026-05-04. This note adds context only; the source trail below still controls date confidence.
Confirmation checklist
Source trail
Primary source
rockstargames.com
Last reviewed
2026-04-30
Tracker status
confirmed
Date precision
Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only.
Schema posture
Event structured data is emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled or confirmed.
Primary citation
Freshness and review
Operational detail
Weak-date handling
Days remaining until Rockstar Games ships Grand Theft Auto VI to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles on November 19, 2026. After two delays from a planned May 2026 window, this is the firmly anchored release date for the most-watched video-game launch of the decade.
Grand Theft Auto VI follows a predecessor that has sold more than 200 million copies across three console generations and continues to generate live-service revenue more than 12 years after its 2013 debut. Rockstar's parent Take-Two Interactive has structured fiscal-year guidance around the game for several quarters running, and analysts widely expect first-week sell-through to challenge any prior entertainment opening on record. The marketing footprint backs that up: the first GTA VI trailer broke YouTube's 24-hour view record in December 2023, and the second trailer, dropped in May 2025, drew approximately 475 million views in 24 hours – a margin large enough that no other gaming property has come close. The game's setting in fictional Vice City and the broader state of Leonida revives a fan-favourite location not seen as a primary GTA backdrop since 2002, which has driven enormous enthusiast and creator interest. For Rockstar – a studio that releases mainline GTA games roughly once a console generation – this title is a once-a-decade event with cultural reach far beyond the gaming industry.
Rockstar has confirmed November 19, 2026 as the worldwide console release across PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a PC version not yet dated. Two trailers have been released: the December 2023 reveal and the May 2025 follow-up, both confirming protagonists Lucia and Jason and a contemporary Vice City setting. Rockstar has shared a small batch of screenshots and brief character bios on its Newswire blog. Pricing, edition tiers, and preorder open-dates have not been formally announced as of mid-2026, though industry reporting suggests a premium pricing experiment in the $80–$100 range is under consideration. Online multiplayer plans, mod-tool support, and PC-launch timing all remain unconfirmed. Anything beyond the official Rockstar reveals – including specific mission details, map size, and feature lists – should be treated as rumour until Rockstar publishes additional material.
The November 2026 calendar is unusually crowded: Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three both open on December 18, 2026, and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives the day after GTA VI on November 20. On the gaming side, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 lands roughly five weeks earlier, making the late-2026 entertainment window one of the densest in recent memory. Other late-2026 gaming peers worth tracking include the Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred countdown and the WWE 2K27 countdown.
When does GTA 6 release? November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S – confirmed by Rockstar Games. What platforms is it on? PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S at launch; PC version planned for a later date. How much will GTA 6 cost? Pricing not yet announced; reporting suggests a premium tier above standard $70 pricing is under consideration. Can I preorder GTA 6? Preorders have not opened as of mid-2026; expected to begin in the months ahead of launch. Who makes GTA 6? Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive.
Date confidence
Grand Theft Auto VI is marked confirmed in the tracker because the date is backed by the linked source. Times, venues, and operational details can still change, so the source remains the final planning reference.
Source
https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026Structured data posture
This page emits Event structured data because the tracked record has a single scheduled or confirmed date. The linked source remains the final reference for time, venue, and operational changes.
Countdown evidence
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Date-first scheduled countdown
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Held to date-first
Planning notes
Source reviewed Apr 30, 2026. The countdown record is marked confirmed, but source pages can still change time, venue, access, or operational details.
Live values rendered at Jun 6, 5:46 AM UTC.
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