YouTube will run a 24-hour GTA 6 launch livestream from 12 AM ET on November 19, with a pre-show the night before

YouTube has announced a 24-hour Grand Theft Auto VI livestream, starting at 12 AM ET on November 19, the day the game launches. In a post on its official blog dated November 12, 2026, YouTube said the two companies are “partnering to bring the community together”. The post we read is YouTube’s; we did not find a matching Rockstar announcement.

There are two start times. According to YouTube, the main broadcast begins at 12 AM ET on November 19 at youtube.com/youtube. A pre-show hosted by RDCWorld starts earlier, at 11 PM ET on November 18. YouTube says the stream will include live gameplay, creator podcasts and original content, and will end with live coverage from Miami. It is produced with Entropico. YouTube named creators including Caylus, Zhong, Kat, Jelly, Rivers, Jake Baldino and Cinna.

YouTube also listed several smaller features around the launch. There is a GTAVI-themed YouTube logo on the homepage, a “GTAVI: Visit Vice City” Shorts effect, and five limited-edition, game-themed Live gifts, one of them a “Wanted Stars” animation. The official soundtrack and a playlist of the series’ music will sit on the YouTube Music homepage during launch week.

YouTube gave two figures, and both are its own: it said the Grand Theft Auto series has “over 900 billion views” on YouTube, and that videos tied to GTAVI before launch have passed 40 billion. We have no way to check either, and we found no Rockstar comment on them.

What this does not tell you is when the game itself unlocks. The stream time is YouTube’s schedule for its broadcast. Rockstar Support says the game releases at midnight local time on November 19 in all regions. The US PlayStation Store lists 12 AM Eastern, the same hour the stream starts, but times differ by country, and we cover them on our unlock-time page.