What Time Does GTA 6 Come Out?

Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) comes out on November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. Rockstar has not announced what time it unlocks. The countdown above runs to midnight at the start of launch day in your own time zone, and this page gets launch hours by region the moment Rockstar confirms them.

Last updated: September 14, 2026.

What Rockstar has confirmed CONFIRMED

The launch date is November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. No unlock time has been announced yet. Preload opens a week earlier, on November 12: here is how preloading works. Before then, make sure the install fits, with our guide to how much storage GTA 6 needs.

What to expect INFERRED

Rockstar has not said how the unlock will work. Previous Rockstar launches and recent big AAA releases have used one of two models. In the first, the game unlocks at local midnight, so each time zone gets it at 00:00 on November 19: that is what the countdown above targets. In the second, it unlocks everywhere at the same moment, which means a different local time in each region. Both are hypotheses, not announcements. The moment Rockstar confirms an unlock hour, this page and the countdown are updated.

FAQ

Once it unlocks, how long GTA 6 takes to finish is the next question, and anything still unsettled before then is in the rest of launch prep.

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