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GTA 6 News

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Pre-orders open worldwide

June 25, 2026 · Rockstar Newswire

GTA 6 pre-orders are live: $79.99 Standard Edition and $99.99 Ultimate Edition. Every pre-order placed before launch includes the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital pre-orders add one month of GTA+. A major retailer reported six times Call of Duty's entire pre-order period within 24 hours. Source ↗

Official cover art revealed

June 18, 2026 · Rockstar Games

Rockstar unveiled the official Grand Theft Auto VI cover art featuring Jason and Lucia, one week ahead of pre-orders opening. Source ↗

Take-Two reaffirms the November 19 release date

May 14, 2026 · Take-Two Interactive

At its May 2026 earnings call, Take-Two reaffirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Source ↗

Trailer 2 becomes the biggest video launch of all time

May 6, 2025 · Rockstar Games

Trailer 2 released alongside a full rockstargames.com/VI site update revealing the cast and the state of Leonida. It reached 475 million views across platforms in 24 hours, the biggest video launch of all time. Source ↗

Trailer 1 breaks YouTube records

December 4, 2023 · Rockstar Games

The reveal trailer hit 93 million views in 24 hours, a Guinness World Record for a game reveal, and confirmed the return to Vice City. Source ↗

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Preload opens

November 12, 2026 · upcoming

Download GTA 6 a full week early and play the second it unlocks.

GTA 6 launches

November 19, 2026 · upcoming

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The ProgressBar tracker goes live the same week.

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