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Changelog

Every beat of the GTA VI story, newest first. Official entries come straight from Rockstar, Take-Two or a platform holder; Reported entries are press-sourced and labelled as such; On this site entries track what changed on Leonida Lab. Also available as an RSS feed.

Oct 2026

  1. Official

    Rockstar details six in-game radio stations and podcasts

    Rockstar named six stations: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics. It also says GTA VI adds on-demand podcasts, and radio plays through in-game headphones and earbuds. More details, including the dynamic score, are still to come.

    Source: Rockstar Newswire - The Music of Grand Theft Auto VI: In-Game Radio Stations ()

  2. On this site

    Rockstar's official images across the site, plus the full Ultimate Edition list

    Character, region and vehicle pages now carry Rockstar's own screenshots and artwork, each credited and linked to its source. The editions page lists all 16 Ultimate Edition bonuses as Rockstar describes them, and the vehicles database adds three officially named vehicles: the Vapid Ganado, Dinka Enduro and Crest kayak. Leonida Lab also installs to your phone's home screen now, and the checklist works offline.

  3. Official

    The ESRB now lists GTA VI as Mature 17+ in its own database

    The rating board's own database now carries GTA VI as M for Mature 17+, matching the PlayStation Store label from October 1. PEGI's database still does not list the game; the PEGI 18 rating so far appears on the PlayStation Store's UK listing.

    Source: ESRB - Grand Theft Auto VI rating ()

  4. Reported

    Miami Heat to play as Vice City the night before launch

    VGC reports the Miami Heat will take the court as "Vice City" when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center on November 18, 2026, as part of a promotion for GTA VI. The event is called A Night In Vice City.

    Source: VGC ()

  5. Official

    GTA VI rated Mature 17+ by the ESRB and 18 by PEGI

    The PlayStation Store listings dropped their pending labels: GTA VI now shows ESRB Mature 17+ in the US, PEGI 18 in the UK and R18 in New Zealand, with descriptors including nudity and strong sexual content. Neither rating board lists it in its own database yet.

    Source: PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (US listing) ()

Sep 2026

  1. On this site

    News refresh: Game Informer details, the Collector's Box, PlayStation's GTA+ month and new price data

    The gameplay page gains the Game Informer cover story, tagged reported and attributed. Editions now covers the Collector's Box (merchandise, no game) and the month of GTA+ that comes with PlayStation digital purchases before November 20. The map FAQ moves from not announced to reported. The price index has a new data version (September 30): only Mexico's PlayStation price changed; every dollar figure uses September 30 exchange rates.

  2. Reported

    Game Informer cover story: a map about twice GTA V's, 170+ animal species, hurricanes

    Game Informer's 14-page cover story, promoted by Rockstar, quotes Rockstar's Aaron Garbut saying Leonida is about twice the size of GTA V's map. Game Informer also reports over 170 animal species, localized weather, and tropical storms and hurricanes; how often they happen and whether they affect play is not known.

    Source: Game Informer ()

  3. Official

    Rockstar's Collector's Box: The Goodtime State - Vice City Collection

    A limited box of GTA VI merchandise themed on Macca the Gator (a figure, Oakley sunglasses, a New Era cap and more), shipping from November 19, one per person. €399.99 on the Rockstar Store; reported at $399.99 and £349.99. The game is sold separately.

    Source: Rockstar Newswire ()

  4. Official

    PlayStation Store Mexico lowers GTA VI to MXN 1,499

    Standard now costs MXN 1,499 with IVA (was 1,599) and Ultimate MXN 1,879 (was 1,999), the same as the Xbox Store. The listing shows no sale or end date. Spotted by our price watcher on September 24.

    Source: PlayStation Store Mexico ()

  5. Reported

    Xbox: its share of GTA VI pre-orders matches its console share

    Answering a report that pre-orders are heavily skewed toward PS5, Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball said Xbox's internal analysis shows its share of pre-orders matching its share of the console market. No figures were given.

    Source: Matthew Ball on X ()

  6. On this site

    New: the GTA VI Global Price Index

    Official PlayStation Store and Xbox Store prices in 63 markets, converted to US dollars at official reference rates and compared with average local pay (ILO data), with every listing marked for whether tax is included. Free to download and reuse under CC BY 4.0.

  7. Reported

    Miami's Kaseya Center gets a "Welcome to Vice City" sign

    Pink rooftop lettering went up on the county-owned arena under a deal the county says brings close to $1 million from Rockstar ($975,000, per the Miami Herald). Rockstar has not commented.

    Source: CBS Miami ()

  8. On this site

    News refresh: online, soundtrack, PC, story length, and a confirmed-vs-reported tracker

    New pages for the online question, the soundtrack album, PC and how long GTA VI is, plus a one-page tracker that splits every major claim into official, reported and not announced. Corrections from the live PlayStation Store listing: it carries the PS5 Pro Enhanced label, the ESRB rating is still pending (likely Mature 17+), and in-game purchases are listed as optional.

  9. Official

    GTA VI: The Album announced - 34 original tracks, out November 19

    Rockstar and Atlantic Records announced the official soundtrack album, releasing alongside the game. Six singles went live the same day, including Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro and Keith Richards. Vinyl and CD pre-orders are open; the in-game radio stations are still unannounced.

    Source: Rockstar Newswire

  10. Official

    Take-Two: GTA VI launches as a single-player game

    At the annual stockholder meeting, CEO Strauss Zelnick said GTA 6 launches as a single-player experience on two platforms, with no recurrent consumer spending expected from the launch. GTA Online on GTA V continues. No PC version announced.

    Source: Inven Global

  11. Reported

    GTA VI multiplayer comes in 2027

    Twitch CEO Dan Clancy told Bloomberg that a bigger viewing bump comes "next year when they launch multiplayer". Clancy is not with Rockstar or Take-Two, and Rockstar has not confirmed any online timing.

    Source: Consequence (via Bloomberg)

  12. Reported

    Miami approves GTA VI downtown banners

    Miami commissioners approved temporary GTA VI banners downtown from October 15 to December 31, and Miami Beach authorised negotiations for a beach campaign. Expect the marketing push to get very visible from mid-October.

    Source: NBC 6 Miami

  13. On this site

    September refresh: unlock times, performance and gameplay

    Region-by-region unlock times added to the countdown (reported: midnight local, everywhere), the countdown now targets midnight in your own time zone, plus new pages for frame rate and for everything the Extended Look officially showed.

  14. Official

    Limited-edition GTA VI DualSense controllers

    Sony revealed black and white GTA VI DualSense controllers at $84.99, with pre-orders from September 10 and release on November 19. No GTA VI console bundle has been announced.

    Source: PlayStation Blog

Aug 2026

  1. On this site

    Leonida Lab goes live

    Initial database: release info, both editions compared line-by-line, all 8 officially revealed characters, all 6 official regions, countdown and launch checklist.

  2. Official

    An Extended Look - 26 minutes of official gameplay

    Rockstar premiered 'Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look' on Netflix, then YouTube six hours later. Around 26 minutes of gameplay captured in-engine on PS5: combat, car theft, police chases, character switching and side activities.

  3. Reported

    Console builds running at 30 FPS

    Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told creators at a hands-off preview that current console builds run at 30 FPS and would not commit to a 60 FPS mode at launch or later. Nothing official from Rockstar on frame rate.

  4. Reported

    An 80-hour playthrough

    Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told The New York Times his own playthrough ran about 80 hours, covering the full campaign plus some optional content. Not an official main-story length.

    Source: VICE

  5. Official

    Rockstar addresses the leaked footage

    After weeks of unauthorised clips circulating, Rockstar posted a statement the day before An Extended Look premiered, calling the leaks heartbreaking for the team, apologising for how long official information took, and asking players to wait and experience the game on November 19.

    Source: Kotaku - Rockstar releases a statement on the GTA 6 leaks ()

  6. Official

    Take-Two reaffirms November 19

    On the Q1 FY2027 earnings call, CEO Strauss Zelnick reaffirmed the November 19 launch and called pre-orders unprecedented, without disclosing numbers.

Jun 2026

  1. Official

    Pre-orders open - editions & pricing official

    Standard $79.99 / Ultimate $99.99, Vintage Vice City Pack pre-order bonus, Ultimate Edition Upgrade purchasable later.

  2. Official

    No disc: boxed copies are code-in-a-box

    Rockstar confirms the launch version ships without a physical disc - boxed retail copies contain a download code, available from November 12 to support preloading. The Ultimate Edition is digital-only.

Nov 2025

  1. Official

    Release date confirmed: November 19, 2026

    Rockstar confirmed the final date on the Newswire, moving from the May 2026 window.

May 2025

  1. Official

    Trailer 2 + official site update

    Rockstar revealed the full character roster (Jason, Lucia, Cal, Boobie, Dre'Quan, Real Dimez, Raul, Brian) and six named regions of Leonida.

Dec 2023

  1. Official

    Trailer 1

    First official reveal, released a day early after a leak: Vice City, state of Leonida, Lucia introduced. Most-viewed game reveal ever in its first 24 hours.