GTA 6 unlocks 19 NovPreload is open nowUp to 212 GB$79.99, or $99.99 for the Ultimate EditionPS5 and Xbox Series X|SNo PC version announced yetGTA 6 unlocks 19 NovPreload is open nowUp to 212 GB$79.99, or $99.99 for the Ultimate EditionPS5 and Xbox Series X|SNo PC version announced yet
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Rockstar has confirmed that pre-loading is now open for everyone who pre-ordered GTA 6 digitally, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
If you bought the boxed version, which contains a download code rather than a disc, you can redeem the code and start pre-loading as soon as you have it. Boxed copies are in shops from 12 November.
The download is up to 212 GB. The game itself unlocks at midnight local time on 19 November.
Rockstar also released a new single from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album: "Blood In Your Eyes" by Tove Lo.
Rockstar and PlayStation are holding Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival on Saturday 21 November at Mana Wynwood in Miami. Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and a Justice DJ set headline, with Don Toliver, Kodak Black and others.
Tickets are free but lottery-only, through DICE. Entries close at 4pm ET on Tuesday 10 November. You must be 17 or over (21 or over to drink). No livestream has been announced.
Rockstar Support says GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on 19 November in every region, on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Boxed copies go on sale on 12 November, but they contain a download code, not a disc, and only for the Standard Edition. PS5 codes only work on a PlayStation account from the same region as the box. Xbox codes work anywhere.
Rockstar says the PS5 preload for digital copies opens on Tuesday 10 November at midnight in your local time zone, so New Zealand gets it first. On Xbox Series X|S it opens at the same moment worldwide: midnight GMT, which is 4pm PT / 7pm ET on Monday 9 November in the US.
The download is up to 212 GB depending on your console. Players in New Zealand, where it opened first, are seeing about 210 GB on PS5. Keep around 250 GB free so a day-one patch doesn't leave you short.
Physical copies are due in shops from 12 November. The game itself unlocks on 19 November.
Police only come if someone sees the crime, a victim reports it, or an alarm or camera catches you. There are six wanted stars, and police keep clues about your face, clothes, gun and car that you can get rid of.
You carry two hidden handguns and two long guns instead of a full arsenal. Auto-aim is off by default, and a slow-motion Focus mode works a bit like Dead Eye in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Cash on you can be lost, stolen goods go to fences, and almost any shop can be robbed. Cars need fuel, and stolen cars have to be registered or they vanish.
All of this comes from outlets that played Rockstar's previews in July, so small details could still change at launch.
On 19 November Rockstar will put a map of Leonida and the cover art poster on its site as free files you can download and print. You don't need to have pre-ordered.
A printed, double-sided version (map on one side, cover on the other) follows on the Rockstar Store shortly after launch for $0.99, or free with any store order.
Separately, MediaMarkt and Saturn in Germany are giving a double-sided poster with boxed pre-orders. It isn't clear yet whether other shops include it.
Rockstar and Atlantic Records are releasing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album on 19 November. It has 34 tracks written for the game rather than songs licensed from elsewhere.
Singles out so far: Travis Scott "RHYNO", Yung Lean "That's It" (with Future and Metro Boomin), Morgan Wallen "Last Thing You Need", Keith Richards "Bright Lights, Big City", Cardi B "Don't Chart", Fuerza Regida "Suzuki", Tove Lo "Blood In Your Eyes", Rauw Alejandro "Macacoa 2000", "Sexy Magic" (CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again..) and the launch trailer song "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
It can be pre-saved on the major streaming services, and pre-ordered on the Rockstar Store as a CD ($19.98), vinyl ($49.98) or limited vinyl ($124.98). Justice also wrote the game's score.
The Standard Edition is $79.99 in the US and £69.99 in the UK. The Ultimate Edition is $99.99 and £89.99.
The Ultimate Edition adds extra vehicles, including the '95 Grotti Cheetah, a '67 Vapid Dominator buggy and the Shitzu Squalo speedboat. Buying before launch also gets you the Vintage Vice City Pack with the '55 Vapid Stanier.
Rockstar has only announced GTA 6 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Take-Two's boss said in May that the game has been announced for console only so far.
One report in October claimed a PC release in early 2027, based on anonymous sources. Rockstar hasn't confirmed it, so treat it as a rumour. GTA 5 reached PC about 18 months after it first came out on consoles.
Online: Rockstar hasn't announced it. Court filings say Rockstar tested a 32-player online mode in October 2025, PS5 files mention multiplayer, and Twitch's boss expects it next year. Likely, but not confirmed.
PC: one report says early 2027, from anonymous sources. Nothing official. Any 'GTA 6 PC download' or key you see is a scam. One fake 113 GB file was found to contain malware.
Trophies: dataminers count 55 on PS5 and Xbox. No names have leaked, so every trophy list going round now is fake.
Proven fakes: the '58 trophies' beta screenshot, the Vice City bridge video, the June PC date and a $399 Collector's Edition that includes the game. The real $399.99 collector's box has no game in it.
Rockstar added a Launch Gallery of 39 in-game screenshots to its GTA VI site on 5 November. Most show Vice City, Jason and Lucia, with a few from Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn and the Leonida Keys.
There are no captions, so nothing in them gives away the story. Some of them are now in our home page banner.