GTA 6 reports and rumours
GTA 6 pre-load promo opens Rockstar’s new Douyin account (report)
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
Rockstar Games has opened a verified account on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, and its first post is a Chinese-language GTA 6 pre-load promo, TechNode and IT Home reported on 12 November 2026.
This is a report, not an announcement from Rockstar. We track whether it turns out true in the claims register; when Rockstar confirms or denies it, this page gets an update and the label above changes.
A week before launch, Rockstar is taking GTA 6 to China’s biggest short-video app. The studio has opened a verified account on Douyin, ByteDance’s Chinese version of TikTok, and its first post is a Chinese-language promo telling players to pre-load the game ahead of its 19 November release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. TechNode reported it on 12 November 2026, citing GamerSky.
IT Home adds the details: the account is verified as ROCKSTAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED with Shanghai as its IP location, and the clip is the pre-load promo, re-cut for vertical viewing. TechNode says Rockstar posted the same clip on its Bilibili account, which IT Home says Rockstar has run since 2023 and where it already shares GTA 6 trailers.
Rockstar has not announced the Douyin account on its Newswire or on X, and we have not opened the account ourselves, so the claim sits in our claims register as a report. The promo itself carries nothing new: Rockstar’s own Pre-Load Now post of 10 November says pre-loading is open for everyone who pre-ordered digitally, and code-in-box buyers can start as soon as they enter their code.
Not pre-loaded yet? Check how much space GTA 6 needs on your console, then look up when it unlocks where you live. Every official video so far is on our trailers page.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- TechNode: Rockstar Games joins Douyin ahead of GTA 6 launch
- IT之家 (IT Home): R 星入驻抖音，首条视频喊玩家马上预载《GTA6》
- Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto VI: Pre-Load Now (video page)
- Rockstar Newswire — Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now
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