When does GTA 6 come out?

November 19, 2026. Rockstar and Take-Two confirmed the date, and the PlayStation Store lists an unlock time of 05:00 UTC on that day.

What platforms is GTA 6 on?

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only. There is no PC version at launch, and Rockstar has confirmed PC as a future platform without a date or price.

How big is the GTA 6 download?

Up to 212GB of available space is required to pre-load, according to Rockstar's official pre-load FAQ. The exact size varies slightly by console.

How much does GTA 6 cost?

$79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition in the United States. Both are single-player only at launch, with no GTA Online.

GTA 6: everything Rockstar has actually confirmed

Last updated: 2026-11-12

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Unlock time is 05:00 UTC, which is midnight on the US East Coast but 9pm the previous evening in Los Angeles. Pre-loading has been live since November 10, and the install needs up to 212GB of free space.

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The five facts that matter right now

Question	Confirmed answer
Release date	November 19, 2026
Unlock time	05:00 UTC (midnight US Eastern / 9pm US Pacific on Nov 18)
Platforms	PS5, Xbox Series X\|S. PS5 Pro Enhanced. No PC at launch.
Pre-load	Opened November 10 (local midnight on PS5, 00:00 GMT on Xbox)
Install size	Up to 212GB of available space
Price (US)	Standard $79.99 / Ultimate $99.99
Online mode	None at launch. Single-player only.

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Release date & unlock timeExact local time for 8 regions, and why your store page may show a different date. Download size: 212GBCheck whether your console actually has room, before you waste an evening. Standard vs UltimateEvery item in the Ultimate Edition, and whether the extra $20 is worth it. Preload guideHow to start it, how to enable auto-download, and how to fix a stuck preload.

What GTA 6 actually is

Grand Theft Auto VI is Rockstar Games' next main-series entry, and the first new GTA since 2013. It is a single-player story set in Vice City, within the fictional state of Leonida — a thinly veiled Florida. You play two protagonists, Jason and Lucia, whose partnership drives the story after an easy score goes wrong and pulls them into a criminal conspiracy that spans the state.

Rockstar has been unusually clear about one thing: there is no GTA Online at launch. Grand Theft Auto VI ships as a single-player experience. If online arrives later, it will arrive separately — the same pattern GTA 5 followed in 2013.

Careful with "leaks". This page only lists items Rockstar or the platform stores have confirmed. Anything sourced from Reddit threads, datamined files or YouTube "insider" videos is treated as speculation and is not stated here as fact. If a number is not on this page, it has not been confirmed.

The 212GB problem

Rockstar's own pre-load FAQ puts the requirement at "up to 212GB of available space depending on your device." That is not a small number. A base PS5 ships with 825GB of nominal storage but only about 667GB usable after the system reserves its share. An Xbox Series S is worse — 512GB nominal, roughly 364GB usable. On a Series S, GTA 6 alone would eat more than half the drive.

The practical move is to clear space before launch night, not during it. A typical modern AAA game is 60–110GB. Removing two large titles you have already finished usually solves the problem outright. Our download size page has a calculator that tells you, in one line, whether you are fine or short.

Why this site exists

Most GTA 6 coverage is either news (which moves hourly) or opinion (which is everywhere). This site does something narrower: it answers the specific, checkable questions players actually type into a search box — what time does it unlock where I live, does 212GB fit on my console, what exactly is in the Ultimate Edition, is there a PC version yet.

Every figure here traces back to a primary source: Rockstar's support articles, Rockstar Newswire, the PlayStation and Microsoft store listings, or Take-Two's investor disclosures. Where something is unconfirmed, we say so instead of guessing. That is the whole editorial policy, and it is why the pages get updated rather than rewritten.