GTA 6 timeline

Dates announced or shown by Rockstar, Take-Two or the platform holders, each linked to our write-up and its source.

1. 4 December 2023Confirmed

   GTA 6 revealed with a return to Vice City

   Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

2. 2 May 2025Confirmed

   GTA 6 delayed from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026

   Source: Video Games Chronicle

3. 6 May 2025Confirmed

   Rockstar releases GTA 6 Trailer 2

   Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

4. 6 November 2025Confirmed

   GTA 6 delayed to November 19, 2026

   Source: Video Games Chronicle

5. 18 June 2026Confirmed

   Rockstar reveals the GTA 6 cover art and a pre-order date

   Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

6. 24 June 2026Confirmed

   GTA 6 pre-orders open: $79.99, Ultimate Edition $99.99, and no disc in the box

   Source: PlayStation Store

7. 6 August 2026Confirmed

   Rockstar announces An Extended Look, premiering on Netflix

   Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

8. 7 August 2026Confirmed

   Take-Two’s Zelnick won’t rule out a future GTA 6 disc

   Source: IGN

9. 7 August 2026Confirmed

   Take-Two reaffirms November 19 and reports a strong start to pre-orders

   Source: Take-Two Interactive

10. 27 August 2026Confirmed

    GTA 6: An Extended Look shows 26 minutes of in-game footage

    Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

11. 3 September 2026Confirmed

    Sony reveals GTA 6 DualSense controllers, restates haptics support

    Source: PlayStation Blog

12. 17 September 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar announces GTA 6 soundtrack album with 34 original songs

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

13. 24 September 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar’s $399.99 GTA 6 collector’s box does not include the game

    Source: Rockstar Games (Newswire)

14. 1 October 2026Confirmed

    GTA 6 is rated M by the ESRB and 18 by PEGI

    Source: ESRB

15. 5 October 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar says GTA 6 satire won’t get too specific about real people

    Source: LOVE Magazine

16. 8 October 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar reveals six GTA 6 radio stations and on-demand podcasts

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

17. 15 October 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar releases the GTA 6 Launch Trailer

    Source: Rockstar Games (YouTube)

18. 28 October 2026Confirmed

    Miami-Dade announces a $3.9 million GTA 6 ad package: airport and port lighting, park funding, and the other Miami deals

    Source: Miami-Dade County

19. 29 October 2026Confirmed

    Justice’s GTA 6 score arrives December 11 with 30 tracks, and a new single, "Pusher"

    Source: Rockstar Games

20. 3 November 2026Confirmed

    GTA 6 pre-load opens November 10, two days earlier than planned: PS5 and Xbox times, and the 212GB catch

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

21. 3 November 2026Confirmed

    Rockstar to offer a free printable Leonida map and poster on November 19; a physical copy follows for $0.99

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

22. 9 November 2026Confirmed

    Take-Two says GTA 6 pre-orders are "far in excess" of expectations, but gives no number

    Source: Take-Two Interactive

23. 9 November 2026Confirmed

    GTA VI: The Festival, Rockstar’s Miami concert on November 21: the lineup, and a ticket lottery that closes November 10 at 4 p.m. ET

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

24. 10 November 2026ConfirmedUpcoming

    Digital pre-orders can start pre-loading GTA 6

25. 19 November 2026ConfirmedUpcoming

    GTA 6 comes out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

News that outlets reported but Rockstar has not confirmed, labelled the same way as on the article.

1. 18 March 2026Speculation

   Where the GTA VI map-size estimates come from

   Source: Video Games Chronicle

2. 4 May 2026Reported

   Take-Two’s Zelnick explains why GTA 6 skips PC at launch

   Source: Bloomberg

3. 13 August 2026Reported

   Sensor Tower estimates 89% of GTA 6 pre-orders are Ultimate Edition

   Source: PlayStation Store

4. 17 August 2026Reported

   Army battalion offers a GTA 6 four-day pass to soldiers who reenlist

   Source: Kotaku

5. 10 September 2026Reported

   Miami Beach votes 4-3 to pursue a GTA 6 marketing deal

   Source: City of Miami Beach (official meeting video and index)

6. 14 September 2026Reported

   Stephen Root says he is in GTA 6, reportedly as Brian Heder

   Source: Associated Press

7. 16 September 2026Reported

   South Park’s Season 29 premiere jokes about GTA 6’s November launch

   Source: TheWrap

8. 17 September 2026Reported

   Twitch CEO expects GTA 6 multiplayer in 2027

   Source: Bloomberg

9. 29 September 2026Reported

   Rockstar: Leonida is its biggest map yet, about twice GTA 5’s

   Source: Video Games Chronicle

10. 2 October 2026Reported

    Miami Heat will play as Vice City the night before GTA 6 launches

    Source: Miami HEAT (X)

11. 7 October 2026Reported

    Xbox says GTA 6 will not stream exclusively or to PC

    Source: X

12. 13 October 2026Reported

    GTA 5 leaves PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on November 17, two days before GTA 6

    Source: KeenGamer

13. 13 October 2026Reported

    Report: GTA 6 PC version planned for early 2027

    Source: Video Games Chronicle

14. 14 October 2026Reported

    Rockstar denies GTA 6 cost over $1.5 billion, gives no figure

    Source: Bloomberg

15. 15 October 2026Reported

    Giant GTA 6 banner near Paris leaves two guns out of the cover art

    Source: Kotaku

16. 24 October 2026Reported

    Miami is being dressed as Vice City ahead of GTA 6, VGC reports

    Source: Video Games Chronicle

17. 27 October 2026Reported

    Rockstar’s UK staff will vote on union recognition from November 12 to 26, across GTA 6’s launch

    Source: Kotaku

18. 28 October 2026Reported

    Circana: 29% of US console and PC gamers plan to buy GTA 6; Sensor Tower estimates pre-orders 148% ahead of Modern Warfare 2

    Source: Circana

19. 29 October 2026Reported

    South Park shows about 17 seconds of GTA 6 footage, and the credits thank Rockstar

    Source: Video Games Chronicle

20. 29 October 2026Reported

    Edge’s GTA 6 cover story: what Rockstar showed in a 90-minute live demo

    Source: GamesRadar+ (Edge)