Question 2 of 20 · Unlock time
What time does GTA 6 come out?
The short answer first, then the detail and where it comes from.
Last updated · Unofficial · Sources at the end
Short answer
Partly confirmedRockstar says GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, 2026, in all regions, on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. New Zealand goes first at 12:00 AM NZDT. Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming starts separately at 1:00 AM ET. Check your console store’s countdown for your exact moment.
The detail
PlayStation.Blog describes a rolling midnight launch by country, beginning at 12:00 AM NZDT in New Zealand. That moment is 11:00 UTC on November 18.
For the United States, the U.S. PlayStation Store listing we read on November 15 carries a release timestamp of 12:00 AM Eastern on November 19, which is 9:00 PM Pacific on November 18. Rockstar’s wording does not name U.S. time zones, so treat the Pacific figure as store-listing data, not a Rockstar statement, and check the countdown on your own console.
Xbox Cloud Gaming is a fixed time: 1:00 AM ET on November 19 (06:00 UTC), per Xbox Wire.
Sources
Checked November 15, 2026 (Pacific time). Official means Rockstar, Take-Two, PlayStation, or Xbox. Press means a named outlet’s reporting. When a later official page disagrees with an earlier one, we follow the later page.
- Official Grand Theft Auto VI regional pre-load and release times on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — Rockstar Games Customer Support, Updated 2026-11-03
- Official Pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI on PS5 starting today — PlayStation.Blog, 2026-11-10
- Official Grand Theft Auto VI — PlayStation game page and store listing — PlayStation
- Official Grand Theft Auto VI Comes to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Through Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 19 — Xbox Wire, 2026-11-10