Rockstar sets Grand Theft Auto VI preorders for June 25
Preorders for GTA VI open June 25, but Rockstar still hasn’t said what the standard edition costs or whether there’s a deluxe path.
Rockstar has finally put a date on the first real money moment for Grand Theft Auto VI: preorders open June 25. That matters because the game is still almost five months from its November 19, 2026 release, and Rockstar is already shifting from tease mode into the phase where players start deciding whether to lock in day one or wait for the smoke to clear around editions and pricing.
Rockstar said preorders will go live on digital storefronts and at other select retailers, and it is already pushing wishlists on the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store so players can get alerts when sales open. That part is straightforward. The bigger omission is the one everybody is looking for: Rockstar still has not said what any edition will cost, or whether it will offer the kind of premium or collector’s tier that usually turns a blockbuster launch into a shopping headache. For now, the preorder date is a signal, not a purchase decision.
The cover art reveal does some of the other heavy lifting. Rockstar also made the official cover art downloadable from the GTA VI site, and it fits the game’s tone exactly: sun-soaked, glossy, and built around Vice City, USA, with the state of Leonida stretching out behind it. The official page and trailer copy keep the focus on Jason and Lucia, who are pulled into a criminal conspiracy after an easy score goes wrong, which is the kind of setup Rockstar has always used to sell a world before it sells a mission list.
The market clearly understands what is happening here. Take-Two already told investors on May 21 that its fiscal 2027 outlook sits at net bookings of $8.0 billion to $8.2 billion, driven by the November 19 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, after fiscal 2026 net bookings came in at $6.72 billion. Management has also called GTA VI “arguably, the most anticipated entertainment property of all time,” and that is not just corporate throat-clearing. It is the reason every preorder move, every artwork drop, and every hint about platform rollout gets treated like a major event.
Rockstar first aimed GTA VI at May 26, 2026, before moving it to November 19, 2026, and this preorder date is the clearest sign yet that the delay period is ending and the real launch run is here. The cover art says Rockstar knows exactly how it wants GTA VI to look. The preorder schedule says it is ready to start asking players to commit.
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