Grand Theft Auto VI now set for November 19, 2026 launch

Grand Theft Auto VI finally has a date fans can pin to the wall, and it is still far enough out to shape plans. Rockstar now says the game will arrive on Thursday, November 19, 2026, which puts the wait at about five months and 11 days from today for anyone eyeing PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S. PC players still do not have a date, and Rockstar has not added a PC version to the announced launch lineup.

That matters because this is not the first time the clock has moved. Rockstar first framed GTA VI around a 2025 window in December 2023, then pushed it to May 26, 2026, before settling on the new November target. Each shift narrowed the window, but it also showed the same pattern fans have seen from Rockstar before: the company is willing to move a huge release rather than force it out before it is ready. The current date looks firmer than a vague launch window, yet it is still a target that has already changed twice.

The game itself still points to the kind of sprawling Vice City return players expected. Rockstar’s official GTA VI page centers the story on Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, a failed score, and a criminal conspiracy that spreads across Leonida, Rockstar’s fictional version of Florida. Jason’s backstory includes Army service and time working for drug runners in the Keys, while Lucia has recently gotten out of Leonida Penitentiary. Rockstar has also introduced Cal Hampton, Boobie Ike, and Dre’Quan Priest, which suggests a cast built around the kind of modern hustle, money, and media culture the trailers have been teasing.

Take-Two has already started treating that November date like a fiscal anchor. In its May 21 update, the company said fiscal 2027 would be driven by the November 19 launch and projected net bookings of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion for the year. The market noticed the delay too, with CNBC reporting that Take-Two shares fell about 7% in after-hours trading after Rockstar moved the game again.

For GTA fans, the new date does one thing immediately: it ends the guesswork for console players while keeping PC players in limbo. Until Rockstar changes that platform list, November 19 is real, but it is only real for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.