The latest official update is Rockstar Support’s Platforms, Editions, and Versions page (read 7 November 2026): Standard and Ultimate editions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the Ultimate Edition Upgrade sold separately, physical Standard as code-in-box with no disc from 12 November, digital pre-load on 10 November, digital purchases before 20 November 2026 carrying the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+, and, in Support’s words, no physical Ultimate Edition. The launch timetable is unchanged: digital pre-loading from 10 November, Standard code-in-box from 12 November, release on 19 November.
Sources last checked 5 November 2026
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Timeline (newest first)
- 7 November 2026 — Rockstar Support page on Platforms, Editions, and Versions confirms Standard and Ultimate editions; Ultimate Edition Upgrade sold separately; physical Standard is code-in-box with no disc, shipping and pickup from 12 November, codes usable when received to support pre-load on 10 November; digital purchases of either edition before 20 November 2026 include the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+; a physical Ultimate Edition is not available. Source: Rockstar Support — Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions. Current answers: editions, physical copy, pre-order, platforms.
- 19 November 2026 (scheduled) — Launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar adds an official printable cover-art poster and a map of Leonida to its website as a free download; a double-sided printed version follows in the Rockstar Store shortly after launch. Announced 3 November 2026. Current answers: release date, unlock time, countdown, map.
- 5 November 2026 — Rockstar publishes The Launch Gallery, a collection of new screenshots of Vice City and beyond. Sources: Rockstar Newswire — Explore the Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Gallery; the official Launch Gallery. Current coverage: official videos and the new gallery; reviewed frames and corpus status. The new screenshots have not yet been incorporated into this site’s sighting totals.
- 3 November 2026 — Pre-loading opens Tuesday 10 November: midnight local time on PS5, 00:00 GMT worldwide on Xbox Series X|S. The pre-load file needs up to 212 GB depending on the console. Code-in-box versions should reach shops from 12 November. Sources: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10; PlayStation.Blog — Grand Theft Auto VI pre-download begins November 10. Changed: file size, unlock time, countdown, release date, pre-order, physical copy. Supersedes the 12 November pre-load date of 24 June 2026.
- 29 October 2026 — Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice. Justice named as composers; album due 11 December. Source: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice. Current answer: soundtrack.
- 15 October 2026 — Rockstar releases the Launch Trailer, with Justice’s single “Flower in a Hurricane”. It carries no number. Source: Rockstar Newswire — Watch the Grand Theft Auto VI Launch Trailer. Current answers: trailers, is there a Trailer 3.
- 8 October 2026 — Rockstar details the first in-game radio stations. Six stations described; on-demand podcasts. Source: Rockstar Newswire — The Music of Grand Theft Auto VI: In-Game Radio Stations. Current answer: soundtrack.
- 17 September 2026 — Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, out 19 November. Source: Rockstar Newswire — Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19. Current answer: soundtrack.
- 27 August 2026 — Rockstar releases An Extended Look. Source: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing. Current answer: trailers.
- 24 June 2026 — Pre-orders open 25 June at midnight local time: $79.99 standard, $99.99 Ultimate Edition. The physical version is a download code in a box, available from 12 November.
Digital pre-loading from 12 November.(Superseded on 3 November 2026: pre-load now 10 November.) Sources: Take-Two — Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI; Rockstar Newswire — Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25. Current answers: price, editions, pre-order, physical copy. - 6 November 2025 — Release moves to Thursday 19 November 2026. (Supersedes 26 May 2026.) Source: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026. Current answers: release date, delays.
- 6 May 2025 — Trailer 2. Source: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 2 Now. Current answer: trailers.
- 2 May 2025 — Release moves from 2025 to 26 May 2026. (Superseded on 6 November 2025.) Source: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026. Current answer: delays.
- 4 December 2023 — Trailer 1, ending on “Coming 2025”. The video went up on Rockstar’s YouTube channel at 23:07 UTC; the Newswire post is dated 5 December. (Window superseded on 2 May 2025.) Sources: Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI – Watch Trailer 1 Now; YouTube — Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (Rockstar Games). Current answer: trailers.
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