When does GTA VI release?

November 19, 2026. That is the official Grand Theft Auto VI launch date on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games published the calendar day. A PC date has not been announced. Rockstar has also not published a full worldwide unlock-hour table; WhenGTA6 documents midnight Eastern Time as its launch assumption, not as an official store clock.

This is the standing date page. The dated news record of the same fact lives at GTA VI has a calendar date. The homepage countdown is the ticking version. If those three ever disagree, the official day is still November 19, 2026 — and the hour remains a labeled assumption until a first-party table exists.

What is confirmed about the date?

The confirmed object is a day on two consoles. Everything WhenGTA6 builds — the countdown, the platforms guide, the preload week — hangs off that sentence.

Official timeline

Those later commercial figures did not rewrite the launch day. They sit beside it. The pre-order news and preload news are the dated companions.

Confirmed vs unconfirmed

If a screenshot, “insider,” or store rumor disagrees with the table, the table wins until Rockstar or Take-Two updates it. That is the whole rumor rating rule.

When is the release time?

The date is official. The hour is not, in the sense that Rockstar has not posted a region-by-region unlock chart. WhenGTA6 still has to run a countdown, so it uses midnight Eastern Time on November 19, 2026 and says so on the release time page.

That assumption is useful for converting time zones. It is not a substitute for a PlayStation or Xbox store countdown on launch week. If a platform later posts a different hour, WhenGTA6 will update the assumption and the countdown. Pacific clocks can show November 18 in the evening if midnight Eastern is correct. That is a time-zone conversion, not a second official date.

Is there a PC release date?

No. Rockstar has confirmed PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. PC is a blank row. Past Rockstar PC ports arriving after a console launch is pattern, not a date. WhenGTA6 will not invent a month. See GTA VI on PC.

How long has it been since GTA V?

GTA V released September 17, 2013. GTA VI’s confirmed day is November 19, 2026. That gap is a little more than 13 years — specifically 13 years and about two months. The countdown guide is the page that does the live remaining-time math. This page only needs the two official endpoints.

What WhenGTA6 will not claim

• An official worldwide unlock-hour table
• A PC window, Steam SKU, or PC price
• A file-size number
• A 60 FPS mode or a PS5 Pro enhancement pack
• GTA Online for VI at launch, or crossplay
• Character ages, invented quotes, or leak plot
• That November 12 is a playable day

The setting — Vice City and the state of Leonida, with dual protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos — is official world information. It does not change the launch day. Official regions shown beside the city are Leonida Keys, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, Grassrivers, and Mount Kalaga National Park. Those names belong on the map. They are not extra launch dates.

Related WhenGTA6 pages

• What time does GTA VI unlock? — midnight Eastern as a labeled assumption
• How the countdown works — the same instant, explained as a clock
• Platforms — PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only
• Preload — November 12, 2026
• Price — $79.99 USD base
• Confirmed features — the short official list
• How WhenGTA6 rates rumors — why leak calendars do not move this page

Ignore invented file sizes, invented FPS modes, invented PC windows, and invented midnight charts attributed to “leaks.” Trailers are not spec sheets. Store placeholders are not Rockstar copy unless they match rockstargames.com/VI.

The homepage countdown is the ticking version of this article. If the date ever moves again, that counter and this guide update together. Until then, the answer stays short: November 19, 2026, consoles only, PC unannounced.

Last verified: 2026-08-31.