Grand Theft Auto VI releases November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games published that calendar date. A PC release has not been announced, and Rockstar has not posted a complete worldwide unlock-hour table.
This is a news record of the date, not the standing explainer. If you need the page WhenGTA6 keeps updated as the default answer, use the GTA VI release date guide. The countdown is the ticking version of the same day.
What Rockstar actually confirmed
The confirmed piece is the day, not a store-by-store clock. WhenGTA6 treats November 19, 2026 as the official launch date for the two announced consoles. Anything beyond that — PC, 60 FPS, file size, GTA Online for VI at launch — stays in a different column until Rockstar or Take-Two says it.
The official destination for first-party copy is still rockstargames.com/VI.
Official timeline around this news item
| Date | What became official | Relation to this item |
|---|---|---|
| This date announcement | November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S | The fact this page records |
| June 25, 2026 | Pre-orders; $79.99 USD base; preload day | Later commercial news — did not move November 19 |
| November 12, 2026 | Digital preload; physical download-code edition | Companion week, not playable launch |
| November 19, 2026 | Playable launch | The day this article is about |
Pre-orders, preload, and the $79.99 USD base price were not part of this date announcement. Those arrived later and are covered in GTA VI pre-orders at $79.99 and preload starts November 12.
Confirmed vs unconfirmed
| Topic | Status | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| Launch date | Confirmed | November 19, 2026 |
| Launch platforms | Confirmed | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S |
| PC | Unknown | Not announced |
| Unlock hour | Unconfirmed | Rockstar has not published a full table. WhenGTA6 documents midnight Eastern Time as an assumption. |
| Digital preload | Confirmed (later) | November 12, 2026 |
| Price | Confirmed (later) | $79.99 USD base (Take-Two) |
| 60 FPS | Unconfirmed | Not part of the date announcement |
| File size | Unknown | Not announced |
What this date is not
It is not a PC window. It is not a promise of 60 FPS. It is not a file-size figure. It is not confirmation that GTA Online for VI or crossplay will exist on day one. Those items remain unannounced or unconfirmed as of the last verification on this page.
It is also not an unlock-hour table. WhenGTA6’s countdown still needs a timestamp, so the site documents midnight Eastern Time and labels it an assumption. That convention is explained on release time. It is not a substitute for this news item’s only hard fact: the calendar day.
What WhenGTA6 will not claim from this announcement
- A PC date hidden inside the console sentence
- An official worldwide unlock hour
- That later price and preload news rewrote November 19
- Character ages, leak plot, or invented quotes
- That Leonida or Vice City artwork is a ship-date change
The setting — Leonida, Vice City, Jason and Lucia — is official world information and does not change the ship date. Cal Hampton is a screenshot name, not a calendar fact.
Related WhenGTA6 pages
- Release date guide — standing reference
- Release time — labeled midnight Eastern assumption
- Platforms — PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Countdown — how the homepage uses this day
- How rumors are rated — unofficial “delayed again” posts
If the date ever moves, WhenGTA6 will file a new news note and update the standing guide together. Until then, the answer this item records stays November 19, 2026, consoles only.
Last verified: 2026-08-31.
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FAQ
When does GTA VI release?
November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Did Rockstar announce a PC date at the same time?
No. A PC version has not been announced.
Is the exact worldwide unlock hour official?
No. Rockstar has not published a full unlock-hour table. WhenGTA6 uses midnight Eastern Time as a documented assumption.
Did this announcement include the $79.99 price?
No. The $79.99 USD base and June 25, 2026 pre-orders were published later.
When is preload?
Digital preload begins November 12, 2026. That fact arrived later with the pre-order window.
Where is the standing date page?
The standing reference is the GTA VI release date guide. This page is the dated news record.
Does the setting change the ship date?
No. Leonida, Vice City, Jason Duval, and Lucia Caminos are official world facts. They do not move November 19, 2026.
What platforms did this date apply to?
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
