GTA 6 Release Date: Nov. 19, Pre-Load Nov. 10, $79.99 Price

The Grand Theft Auto (GTA) VI release date is Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox Series X|S, per Rockstar’s official game page (checked Nov. 6, 2026). Pre-loading opens Tuesday, Nov. 10, for those who pre-ordered, and the standard edition costs $79.99. The newest official news came on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when Rockstar announced the pre-load; its second soundtrack album, the game’s original score by Justice, is due Dec. 11. Rockstar has not said when the game unlocks on Nov. 19. No PC date either. Below is everything official, with every date until launch. For the hour the game unlocks where you live, see our GTA 6 countdown and release time by time zone.

What Rockstar and Take-Two have confirmed

These come from Take-Two Interactive’s pre-order announcement of June 24, 2026, and from Rockstar’s official game page and the PlayStation Store as of Nov. 6.

Item	Confirmed detail
Launch	Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026
Platforms	PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Price	$79.99; Ultimate Edition $99.99
Pre-load	From Tue., Nov. 10 for pre-orders; at least 212GB free on PS5 (PlayStation Store)
Boxed edition	On sale Thu., Nov. 12; a download code in the box, no disc
Pre-order bonus	Vintage Vice City Pack with any purchase before Nov. 20; a free month of GTA+ with digital pre-orders
Stores	PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Store and retailers
Rating	M for Mature 17+ (Entertainment Software Rating Board)

The Ultimate Edition adds premium vehicles, weapons, apparel and other items, Take-Two said. GTA+ is Rockstar’s paid membership for GTA Online, and its games library includes Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar’s page lists the game as playing best on PlayStation 5.

The Thursday pattern so far

Rockstar’s late-summer and fall announcements have mostly landed on Thursdays, though not every Thursday. The dated ones we could confirm on Rockstar’s Newswire and the PlayStation Blog:

Date	What came out
Thu., Aug. 27	“An Extended Look” premiered on Netflix at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), then on YouTube and the game’s site at 9 p.m. ET
Thu., Sept. 3	Two Limited Edition DualSense controllers for PlayStation 5, $84.99 each, on sale Nov. 19
Thu., Sept. 10	Controller pre-orders opened at 10 a.m. local time
Thu., Sept. 17	“Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album,” 34 original tracks with Atlantic Records, out Nov. 19
Thu., Oct. 8	The in-game radio stations, and a GTA 6 apparel collection at the Rockstar Store
Thu., Oct. 15	The Launch Trailer
Thu., Oct. 22	No GTA VI post on the Rockstar Newswire
Thu., Oct. 29	“Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score” by Justice, out Dec. 11, and its single “Pusher” featuring Gesaffelstein

Rockstar also sells a collector’s box called The Goodtime State, Vice City Collection. The Thursdays left before launch are Nov. 12, when the boxed edition goes on sale, and Nov. 19, launch day.

The GTA 6 score album by Justice

Rockstar’s Oct. 29 post names Justice, the Grammy-winning French duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, as composers of the game’s adaptive score, which shifts with how players move through Vice City and Leonida. The 30-track album comes out Friday, Dec. 11, three weeks after the game, on streaming services, CD and vinyl. It includes “Flower in a Hurricane,” the song from the Launch Trailer, with guest artists including Tame Impala and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

Album	Tracks	Release	Made with
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album	34 original songs	Thu., Nov. 19, with the game	Atlantic Records
Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score	30 tracks plus digital bonus tracks	Fri., Dec. 11	Justice

The September album announcement opened with six singles, from artists including Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen and Rauw Alejandro.

What a Thursday reveal could and could not mean

Nobody outside Rockstar knows what, if anything, lands on a given Thursday. The company has not teased the next reveal, and reports rest on the pattern, not on any announcement. Past Thursdays brought trailers, music and merchandise rather than changes to the date or price, and Take-Two’s Aug. 7 earnings release repeated the Nov. 19 launch.

If something does arrive, it will be on the Rockstar Newswire and the game’s official site first. Unofficial “release time” claims circulate online; Rockstar’s game page gives Nov. 10 for pre-loading but no hour. The pre-load hours come from two newsrooms, Game Informer and Final Weapon, citing Rockstar’s support page; treat any exact launch time that is not on a Rockstar or console-store page as unconfirmed.

Every date until launch

Date	What happens
Sun., Nov. 1	Clocks fall back one hour in the U.S.
Mon., Nov. 9	Take-Two reports quarterly results after the market close; call at 4:30 p.m. ET
Tue., Nov. 10	Pre-loading opens for pre-orders (PS5 at midnight local time; Xbox Series X|S at 12 a.m. GMT, 7 p.m. ET Mon., Nov. 9, per Game Informer and Final Weapon)
Thu., Nov. 12	Boxed edition (a download code, no disc) on sale
Thu., Nov. 19	Launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S; the album and the DualSense controllers also arrive
Fri., Nov. 20	Purchases from this day on no longer include the Vintage Vice City Pack
Fri., Dec. 11	“Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score” by Justice on streaming, CD and vinyl

The Nov. 9 report covers the quarter that ended Sept. 30 and is Take-Two’s last before launch. Thanksgiving falls a week after release, on Nov. 26; our Thanksgiving 2026 guide has what is closed that day.

What is not confirmed

• A PC version. Rockstar has not announced one, and Take-Two’s August lineup lists only PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Some outlets have reported a later PC release based on unnamed sources; Rockstar has not commented on them.
• A start time for launch. Rockstar’s pages give the Nov. 19 date only. The pre-load hours above come from two newsrooms, not from Rockstar’s pages.
• Download size on Xbox. The PlayStation Store asks for a minimum of 212GB of free space on a PS5. Check the Microsoft Store listing for Xbox Series X|S, since the boxed edition also downloads the game.

Plan the countdown

Our free countdown calendar runs from Oct. 18 to Nov. 21 with the days left in every box and the confirmed dates marked. Pin it next to an October or November 2026 printable calendar, or plan the launch week on a weekly planner. For everything else on the calendar this month, see our November 2026 important dates, and if you are shipping a controller or a copy as a gift, check the USPS holiday shipping deadlines. Our November 2026 video game releases guide lists every confirmed launch this month.