GTA 6 Release Date: November 19, 2026 - and How We Got Here
The short answer: GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders opened June 25, 2026, with the standard edition at $80. No PC version is announced. That date has survived every earnings call since it was set, and Take-Two’s CEO has publicly treated it as final.
The road to November 19
| Date announced | Release window | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| December 2023 (Trailer 1) | Fall 2025 | The record-breaking reveal set the original window |
| May 2025 | May 26, 2026 | First delay - Rockstar asked for time to finish “with the level of polish players expect” |
| Early May 2026 | November 19, 2026 | Second and final move - the date Take-Two now calls locked |
Two delays sounds alarming until you look at the pattern: Rockstar has slipped nearly every major release of the last fifteen years - Red Dead Redemption 2 moved twice as well - and none of those games shipped broken. The second delay also repositioned GTA 6 into the holiday quarter, which is where Take-Two has always made its biggest launches count.
Why “locked” actually means something this time
Dates get called final all the time; here there are concrete commitments behind the word. Pre-orders are live and taking money against November 19. Physical production and retail allocations are in motion - the point in a console launch where moving the date stops being a scheduling decision and becomes a logistics problem. And the rest of the industry has already voted with its feet: publishers have visibly cleared their own releases out of the November window rather than compete with it.
None of that makes a delay impossible - but it makes one expensive in a way the first two weren’t, which is why the date has held steady through every investor call since.
What’s still unannounced
- PC: nothing announced. Every mainline GTA since GTA 3 arrived on PC one to two years after consoles, so the community expectation of a 2027-2028 PC release is reasonable - but it remains an expectation. We track it on the Everything We Know page and will move it to Confirmed the moment that changes.
- Switch 2: a single insider claims a Rockstar-built port lands in 2027. It’s widely doubted on hardware grounds, and the insider’s own track record is mixed. Rumor until proven otherwise.
- Exact launch times per region: Rockstar traditionally confirms unlock times close to release; we’ll add them to the hub when they’re official.
This article is updated whenever the facts change - the dates above reflect the state of play as of the last update shown at the top.
Frequently asked questions
When does GTA 6 come out?
GTA 6 releases on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Take-Two leadership has repeatedly affirmed the date is locked.
Was GTA 6 delayed?
Twice. The original window was fall 2025; the game moved first to May 26, 2026, and then to its final date of November 19, 2026.
Is GTA 6 coming out on PC or Switch 2?
Neither version is announced. A PC release one to two years after console launch matches every mainline GTA since GTA 3, but it is an expectation, not a confirmation. A rumored 2027 Switch 2 port comes from a single insider and is widely doubted.