GTA 6 release date: the full history
From “2025” to 19 November 2026 — every official date, when it changed and what Rockstar said.
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Stated by Rockstar Games or Take-Two in an official channel.
Source trail (6)
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 1 NowRockstar Games
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026Rockstar Games
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026Rockstar Games
- ConfirmedPre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25Rockstar Games
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now PlayingRockstar Games
- ConfirmedAnnouncing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19Rockstar Games
- Status todayConfirmed
Where things stand
GTA 6 releases on 19 November 2026. Confirmed
How we got here
| Date announced | Promised launch | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2023 | 2025 | Announced at the end of Trailer 1 |
| 2 May 2025 | 26 May 2026 | First delay |
| 6 November 2025 | 19 November 2026 | Second delay |
Each superseded date lives on as its own claim, marked debunked, with the announcement that replaced it in the source trail:
Signals that the date is holding
Since June 2026 the date has been attached to things that are expensive to move: pre-orders (Pre-orders for GTA 6 opened on 25 June 2026. Confirmed), a pre-load date (Digital pre-orders of GTA 6 can pre-load from 12 November 2026. Confirmed) and a soundtrack album shipping the same day (GTA 6 gets an official soundtrack album with 34 original tracks, out on 19 November 2026. Confirmed).
None of that makes another delay impossible. If it happens, this page changes the same day — and the changelog will show it.
Claims referenced on this page
GTA 6 releases on 19 November 2026.
ConfirmedSource trail (4)
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026Rockstar Games
- ConfirmedPre-Order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25Rockstar Games
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — Now PlayingRockstar Games
- ConfirmedAnnouncing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, Coming November 19Rockstar Games
- Status todayConfirmed
GTA 6 releases on 26 May 2026.
DebunkedSource trail (2)
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026Rockstar Games
- DebunkedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026Rockstar Games
- Status todayDebunked
Source trail (2)
- ConfirmedGrand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 1 NowRockstar Games
- DebunkedGrand Theft Auto VI is Now Coming May 26, 2026Rockstar Games
- Status todayDebunked