Rockstar Games has officially confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI for Thursday, November 19, 2026 — a worldwide simultaneous launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with PC to follow at a later date.
- Date
- Thu, Nov 19, 2026
- Platforms (launch)
- PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
- PC release
- Confirmed, date TBA
- Source
- Rockstar Games Newswire
The November 19, 2026 date was confirmed in early May 2026, after a second delay from the original "Fall 2025" launch window. Take-Two Interactive framed the additional months as the time required "to finish the game with the level of polish that fans rightly expect."
A Thursday launch is unusual for the franchise — GTA V shipped on a Tuesday in September 2013, GTA IV on a Tuesday in April 2008. The Thursday-night release window is designed to maximize launch-weekend coverage with a midnight street-date pickup before Friday's news cycle reshuffles.
Missing article reference: gta-6-release-date-confirmed-november-19-2026For the full pre-launch picture — confirmed platforms, returning characters, the Leonida map and more — see our GTA 6 Launch Desk.