Latest verified update17 Sept 2026
Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19
Rockstar announced a companion album released on the same day as the game. Our summary; read Rockstar's own wording at the source.
Grand Theft Auto VI
The countdown to Leonida.
Out
PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
Everything Rockstar has actually confirmed about GTA VI — the date, the editions, the footage and the cast — each with the source it came from.
Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack.
Confirmed
Everything confirmed about GTA VI.
Read from Rockstar's own pages and its retailers' own listings. Open “Source” under any line to see where it came from and when we last checked.
Release date
Moved from the previously announced 26 May 2026.
Rockstar has announced a date and has never announced an hour. The page therefore counts whole days and says so. It does not count hours, minutes and seconds towards a moment nobody has published, and it does not assume a worldwide midnight unlock.
Source
Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI (opens on the source's own site) · checked 18 Sept 2026
Pre-orders
Open since June 25, 2026
Open at PlayStation, Xbox and Rockstar's own store. Order before 20 November for the Vintage Vice City Pack; digital stores add a free month of GTA+.
Source
Rockstar Newswire — Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25 (opens on the source's own site) · checked 18 Sept 2026
Launch time
Pre-load from 12 Nov
Rockstar's own store states pre-load begins 12 November 2026. Rockstar has still not announced an unlock hour, so nothing here counts down to one.
Source
Rockstar Store (opens on the source's own site) · checked 18 Sept 2026
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
No PC release has been announced. We will not list one until Rockstar does.
Source
Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI (opens on the source's own site) · checked 18 Sept 2026
Editions
Standard Edition
$79.99
The game. Digital, with a physical code-in-box version sold separately.
Ultimate Edition
$99.99
The game plus a named list of in-world vehicles, weapons, businesses and clothing that Rockstar states are exclusive to this edition.
Ultimate Edition Upgrade $20.00 if you start with Standard. Both editions are digital; a physical version exists, but the box holds a download code rather than a disc. US prices. Rockstar and its retailers set prices per region, so what you see on the retailer's page in your country is the one that counts.
Price source
PlayStation Store, Xbox and the Rockstar Store · checked 18 Sept 2026
Editions source
Rockstar Store (opens on the source's own site) · checked 18 Sept 2026
Compare & preorder Last verified 18 September 2026 · manual check against rockstargames.com/VI and rockstargames.com/newswire
Trailers
Watch. Then look closer.
Cinematic. Cryptic. Full of clues. Rewatch the official trailers here, then dig into the details with the community.
Thumbnails are the ones YouTube publishes for each video, served from YouTube's own host. Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack. The image behind this section is a press image of the game, not a frame from either trailer.
Watch
Someone has already watched it frame by frame
Creator analysis of the official footage. Their reading, not Rockstar’s — the label on each card says which.
Features
Go deeper into Leonida.
More than a map. Explore the people, places and details that make GTA VI different — and where the confirmed record stops and our reading begins.
The world
Leonida, end to end
Sun-bleached coast, wetland, a national park and the neon spine of Vice City. Every place Rockstar has actually named.
The people
Jason, Lucia and the cast
Two leads Rockstar has named, and the eight other characters it has put a name and a face to.
Analysis
The details you missed
What the official images actually show, what Rockstar has said about them, and where our reading starts.
Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack.
The difference
Shown in footage, or announced as playable.
Not the same claim, and most coverage runs them together. Rockstar saying a video was captured in-game is not Rockstar saying you will control it.
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Our analysisShown in footage
In-game footage; player control unconfirmed
Rockstar says the Extended Look is captured in-game on a PlayStation 5. It does not say any of it is under player control.
Why we say that
The Extended Look is captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5.
Rockstar's wording is “captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5”. In-game footage is not the same statement as player-controlled gameplay, and Rockstar does not make the second claim about this video.
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ObservationShown in footage
Equal parts gameplay and cutscenes
Rockstar's own words for Trailer 2. It never says which shots are which, so no individual moment in it is confirmed as gameplay.
Why we say that
Trailer 2 is part gameplay and part cutscene, and Rockstar does not say which shots are which.
Rockstar's wording is “captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5, comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes”. So roughly half of what you see in that trailer is not gameplay, and no official breakdown says where the line falls.
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ConfirmedShown in footage
Two leads: Jason and Lucia
Rockstar builds its own story summary around both and gives each their own official material. Whether you control both is a separate question.
Why we say that
Two leads, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, at the centre of Rockstar's own story summary.
Rockstar's wording is “Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them… forced to rely on each other”, and its product page sells an “exclusive collection of items threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia's story”. That establishes two leads. None of the official pages we have read says you play as both, so we do not say it either — the Ultimate Edition's per-character salon services point that way, but pointing that way is not the same as being announced.
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ConfirmedAnnounced as playable
Vehicles, weapons and apparel
An exclusive collection running across the story, sold as the Ultimate Edition.
Why we say that
Premium vehicles, weapons and apparel threaded through the story.
Described by Rockstar as an exclusive collection running across Jason and Lucia's story, sold as the Ultimate Edition.
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ConfirmedAnnounced as playable
Electric Fang Tattoo Parlor
Designed by the artist collective FAILE, and open for business only with the Ultimate Edition.
Why we say that
The Electric Fang Tattoo Parlor, designed by the artist collective FAILE.
Rockstar's page states it is “only open for business with the Ultimate Edition” — an announced, enterable business rather than something only glimpsed in a trailer.
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ConfirmedAnnounced as playable
Sara’s Unisex Salon
Hair for Jason, makeup and nails for Lucia — official confirmation that per-character grooming exists.
Why we say that
Sara's Unisex Salon, with hair for Jason and makeup and nails for Lucia.
Also stated to be open only with the Ultimate Edition. It is the clearest official confirmation that per-character appearance services exist in the world.
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ConfirmedAnnounced as playable
Vehicle customisation
Interiors, rims and donk stylings, named on Rockstar's page as Ultimate Edition content.
Why we say that
Vehicle customisation covering interiors, rims and donk stylings.
Named on Rockstar's page as Ultimate Edition content. We have not published the business's name because our capture of the page did not include it in full.
Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack. Images illustrate our coverage; they are not screenshots of the specific item each card names.
Latest
Straight from Rockstar.
Checked by hand on 18 September 2026. Automatic updates are not running — every story here was verified by a person opening the source.
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Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now Playing
A 26-minute look at the game, which Rockstar describes as captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5. It is the longest official footage released so far.
Rockstar Newswire
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Pre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25
Rockstar opened pre-orders for the Standard and Ultimate editions, with the Vintage Vice City Pack as the stated bonus.
Rockstar Newswire
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Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to launch November 19, 2026
Rockstar moved the release date from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026. The announcement does not include a launch time or timezone.
Rockstar Newswire
Grand Theft Auto VI images © Rockstar Games, from the official media pack. Images illustrate our coverage and are not tied to the announcement they sit beside.
Gear
Playing it on what?
Two consoles, one decision. Prices move, so each links to the maker.
- PlayStation 5 Pro Players who want the largest built-in drive in the PlayStation 5 range and do not want to manage installs. Check current price at playstation.com (opens on playstation.com)
- Xbox Series X — 2TB, Disc Drive, Galaxy Black The Xbox to buy if you want both a disc drive and the most built-in space. Check current price at xbox.com (opens on xbox.com)
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What that means
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The record
Announcements, corrections and open questions.
Announcement history
- 17 Sept 2026Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album announced for November 19.Source for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album announced for November 19.
- 27 Aug 2026An Extended Look released — 26 minutes, the longest official footage so far.Source for An Extended Look released — 26 minutes, the longest official footage so far.
- 25 Jun 2026Pre-orders open for the Standard and Ultimate editions.Source for Pre-orders open for the Standard and Ultimate editions.
- 6 Nov 2025Release date moved to November 19, 2026.Source for Release date moved to November 19, 2026.
- 6 May 2025Trailer 2 released — 2 minutes 47 seconds.Source for Trailer 2 released — 2 minutes 47 seconds.
- 2 May 2025Release date set to May 26, 2026 — later superseded.Source for Release date set to May 26, 2026 — later superseded.
- 4 Dec 2023Trailer 1 released — 1 minute 30 seconds. The first official footage.Source for Trailer 1 released — 1 minute 30 seconds. The first official footage.
Corrections we have made
- 18 Sept 2026
Published a price. An earlier version of this page said the price was unverified because Rockstar's support pages would not load. We have since read $79.99 and $99.99 from the PlayStation, Xbox and Rockstar storefronts themselves, with the edition each price belongs to captured alongside it.
- 18 Sept 2026
Answered three of our own open questions from the retailers' listings: pre-load begins 12 November, a physical code-in-box version exists, and digital pre-orders include a free month of GTA+. Rockstar still has not announced an unlock hour.
- 18 Sept 2026
Removed the Rockstar press screenshots that this page previously displayed. They are authentic files from Rockstar's official media pack, but we have not established permission to reproduce them on a site that also sells gear, so they are no longer published here. The links to Rockstar's own pages remain.
- 18 Sept 2026
Stopped stating a price. An earlier draft of this hub carried no price at all, and we are keeping it that way until we have read one from a primary source rather than from coverage.
- 6 Nov 2025
The release date on this hub changed from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026 when Rockstar announced the move. The superseded date is kept in the history below rather than deleted.
Questions we get asked
Is there a PC version?
Not announced. Rockstar lists PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only. Coverage speculating about a later PC release is speculation, and it is not on this page.
What time does it unlock on November 19?
Rockstar has not said. Its own store does say pre-load begins 12 November 2026, so the download can be ready in advance — but there is no announced unlock hour, which is why this page counts days and not hours.
What do I get for pre-ordering?
The Vintage Vice City Pack, if you order before 20 November. Digital storefronts add a free month of GTA+, and pre-load opens on 12 November. All three are stated on Rockstar's own store page.
Is there a disc version?
There is a physical version, but Rockstar states the box contains a download code rather than the game on disc. If you were buying physical to avoid a large download, it will not help.
Why are there no screenshots on this page?
Rockstar's media pack is freely downloadable, but availability is not permission. Rockstar's fan policy covers non-commercial use, and this site runs a gear catalogue. Until Take-Two answers our specific questions, we link to Rockstar's own pages and embed its own videos rather than reproducing its files.
Is Wanted Wire connected to Rockstar?
No. Wanted Wire is an independent fan publication with no affiliation with, endorsement from, or connection to Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.
Major unanswered questions
What hour does it unlock on 19 November?
Pre-load starts on the 12th, but no storefront or announcement names the unlock time, so no launch-night guide can be written yet.
Is a PC version planned at all?
Silence is not a denial, but it is also not an announcement, so we record it as unknown.
How large is the install?
Pre-load opens on 12 November and nobody has published a download size to clear space for.
What happens to GTA Online?
Nothing official connects the existing online game to this release.
Community
Find your crew before launch.
Same game. More perspectives. A bigger story together.
- Launch & pre-orders (opens on Reddit)
- The Extended Look (opens on Reddit)
- Across the series (opens on Reddit)
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