Launch platforms
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Grand Theft Auto VIPS5 · Xbox Series X|S
Thursday, November 19, 2026Midnight your time
Final stretch. Fill the tank.
A live readout of the longest wait in the series.
Days since GTA V
4794 days since GTA V launchedOn the clock since Sep 17, 2013
Trip 1,732 days since the reveal
Of the wait complete
Measured from Rockstar's Feb 2022 confirmation
Hype level
Very high
Thirteen years, two trailers, two delays. Every mile marker so far.
Grand Theft Auto V arrives on PS3 and Xbox 360 and goes on to become one of the best-selling games ever made.
Rockstar confirms that development on the next Grand Theft Auto is underway.
The first trailer introduces Lucia and the state of Leonida, racks up record-breaking views within a day, and promises a 2025 release.
Rockstar moves the launch out of 2025 to May 26, 2026.
A second trailer puts Jason and Lucia side by side.
A new date is set: Thursday, November 19, 2026.
GTA 6 launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Points of interest before you set off.
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Leonida, Rockstar's take on Florida, home to Vice City
Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, a criminal duo
Rockstar Games, a Take-Two Interactive label
Unlock time. This countdown runs to midnight on November 19 in your own time zone. Digital unlock times can vary by platform and region, so check your console store for the exact time where you live.
There are 17 days until GTA 6. Grand Theft Auto VI comes out on Thursday, November 19, 2026, and the live countdown on this page shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds left in your time zone.
GTA 6 is set to release on Thursday, November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
This countdown runs to midnight on November 19 in your own time zone. Digital unlock times can differ by platform and region, so check the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store listing for the exact time where you live.
Yes, twice. It was first planned for 2025. In May 2025 Rockstar moved it to May 26, 2026, and in November 2025 it moved again to November 19, 2026.
Rockstar has only announced PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S for the November 19 launch. Earlier Rockstar games reached PC later: GTA V came to PC in 2015, about a year and a half after it launched on consoles.
In Leonida, Rockstar's fictional take on Florida, which includes a modern-day Vice City.
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