GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and every delay before it

The date

Rockstar Support, the PlayStation and Xbox store pages, and Take-Two’s investor releases all give November 19, 2026. Rockstar says the game unlocks at midnight local time in all regions on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Our unlock-time converter shows what that means for you.

How we got here

1. December 4, 2023Trailer 1 arrivesRockstar’s official site dates the first trailer to this day. GamesBeat notes that Rockstar first announced a 2025 window around then.
2. May 2025First delay: to May 26, 2026Rockstar’s Newswire post moved the game to May 26, 2026, and apologized that it was later than expected. The BBC later recapped that the original target had been autumn 2025.
3. May 6, 2025Trailer 2Rockstar’s second trailer, focused on Jason and Lucia.
4. November 6, 2025Second delay: to November 19, 2026Rockstar’s Newswire post moved the date to Thursday, November 19, 2026, apologized for the extra wait, and said the months would go into polish. The BBC reported it the same day.
5. June 24, 2026Prices and pre-orders announcedTake-Two set $79.99 and $99.99 and opened pre-orders at midnight local time on June 25.
6. August 27, 2026An Extended LookA longer official video, dated on Rockstar’s site.
7. October 15, 2026Launch TrailerThe final pre-release trailer on Rockstar’s site.
8. November 9, 2026Take-Two: “ten days away”Take-Two’s quarterly results called the launch ten days away. The Verge reported CEO Strauss Zelnick saying Rockstar had completed development.
9. November 10, 2026Pre-load opensMidnight local on PS5, 12:00 AM GMT on Xbox Series X|S.
10. November 19, 2026LaunchMidnight local time, starting in New Zealand.