Every answer is tagged: Official means Rockstar, Take-Two or a platform holder said it on the record, Reported means credible press did, TBA means nobody knows yet, whatever a YouTube thumbnail told you. Updated whenever facts change.
20 questions
Official
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI releases on Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar confirmed the date on the Rockstar Newswire after moving it from the earlier May 2026 window, and Take-Two reaffirmed it on the August 7, 2026 earnings call.
Reported
Midnight your time
At midnight local time in your own region, as Kotaku reports it - a rolling launch rather than one global moment, with New Zealand first. One catch for the US: the PlayStation and Xbox listings carry a single time for the whole country, midnight Eastern, which is 9 PM Pacific on November 18; Kotaku's reading has the West Coast last, about 21 hours after New Zealand. Rockstar hasn't published unlock hours, so treat them as reported. Our countdown page carries the full region-by-region table.
Reported
Probably not at launch (30 FPS)
Probably not at launch. Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told creators at a hands-off preview that current console builds run at 30 FPS, and he would not commit to a 60 FPS performance mode either at launch or in a later patch without checking with the technical team. Rockstar has published nothing official on frame rate, resolution or ray tracing - the PlayStation Store lists the game as PS5 Pro Enhanced, but without saying what that improves - so every '30 FPS confirmed' headline is a developer comment relayed by press, not a spec sheet. Full detail on our performance page.
Official
Yes: 26 minutes, shown August 27
Yes. On August 27, 2026 Rockstar premiered 'Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look' on Netflix, followed by YouTube about six hours later - roughly 26 minutes of gameplay captured in-engine on PlayStation 5. It showed combat, car theft, police chases, character switching and side activities including basketball, SCUBA diving and boats. See our gameplay page for the full list of what was officially shown.
TBA
Not announced
A PC version has not been announced. At the September 17, 2026 stockholder meeting Take-Two again described the launch as two platforms - PS5 and Xbox Series X|S - while calling PC more and more important in general. Rockstar historically ships PC later - GTA V came to PC about 19 months after console, Red Dead Redemption 2 about 12 months after - so the 2027 and 2028 windows you see quoted are estimates built on that pattern, not confirmations. Full detail on our PC page.
Source: PC Gamer - Take-Two on the PC platform ()
Official
$79.99, or $99.99 for Ultimate
The Standard Edition is $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition is $99.99 in the US. That's a $10 step above the previous $69.99 AAA standard.
Official
Two: Standard and Ultimate
Two: Standard ($79.99) and Ultimate ($99.99). The Ultimate Edition adds exclusive single-player businesses, missions and cosmetics, and all pre-orders get the Vintage Vice City Pack; digital PlayStation Store purchases before November 20 also get a month of GTA+. There is no collector's edition of the game: Rockstar's Collector's Box (€399.99, reported at $399.99 in the US) is merchandise, and the game is sold separately. See our full editions comparison for the line-by-line breakdown.
Reported
About twice GTA V's
About twice the size of GTA V's map, according to Rockstar's Aaron Garbut in Game Informer's September 29 cover story - and denser, with a lot more interiors. Rockstar hasn't published measured dimensions. What's official: the game spans the state of Leonida, including Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. We'll publish measured comparisons once the game is out - not before.
Sources: Game Informer - Grand Theft Auto VI: Welcome to Leonida () · NME - GTA 6 map is twice the size of GTA 5 ()
Official
Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos
Two protagonists: Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, a couple caught up in a conspiracy across Leonida. Lucia is the series' first playable female lead since the 2D era.
Official
Not at launch
No. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told the September 17, 2026 stockholder meeting that GTA 6 launches as a single-player experience on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar has not named or dated a GTA VI online mode; the only timing in circulation is Twitch CEO Dan Clancy telling Bloomberg multiplayer comes 'next year', which Rockstar has not confirmed. GTA Online on GTA V keeps running. Full detail on our online page.
Sources: Inven Global - Take-Two shareholder meeting (Sep 17) () · Consequence - Twitch CEO via Bloomberg ()
Official
No recurring spending at launch
Not in the recurring, GTA Online sense - at least at launch. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that because GTA 6 launches single-player, the company anticipates no recurrent consumer spending from the launch. The PlayStation Store listing does still say "in-game purchases optional" - most likely covering things like the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, though Rockstar has not said what can be bought in game. None of this covers a future online mode, which is where GTA V's Shark Cards lived.
Sources: Inven Global - Take-Two shareholder meeting (Sep 17) () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (US listing) ()
Reported
About 80 hours
The only figure on record is about 80 hours - Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told The New York Times that was the length of his own playthrough, covering the whole campaign plus some optional content. It is not a main-story-only number, and Rockstar has not published an official length. For scale, GTA V's main story averages about 32 hours and RDR2's about 50.
Official
Yes: 34 tracks, out November 19
Yes. Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, made with Atlantic Records, has 34 original tracks and releases November 19 alongside the game. Six singles are already streaming - from Yung Lean, Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, Keith Richards and a PinkPantheress / Fred again.. collaboration. Rockstar has detailed six in-game radio stations: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM and Dirty South Classics.
Sources: Rockstar Newswire - Announcing Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album () · Rockstar Newswire - The Music of Grand Theft Auto VI: In-Game Radio Stations ()
Official
Two DualSense controllers, no bundle
There are two limited-edition GTA VI DualSense controllers, black and white, at $84.99 each, with pre-orders from September 10 and release on November 19. The black one is exclusive to PlayStation Direct where it operates, and sold through select retailers elsewhere. No GTA VI PS5 or PS5 Pro console bundle has been announced.
Source: PlayStation Blog - GTA VI limited-edition DualSense controllers ()
Official
ESRB Mature 17+, PEGI 18
Rated Mature 17+ by the ESRB and 18 by PEGI. The ESRB now lists GTA VI in its own database as M for Mature 17+, for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Use of Drugs and Alcohol, with in-game purchases. The PlayStation Store has shown the same ESRB rating since October 1, 2026, and PEGI 18 in the UK, replacing the earlier "Rating Pending" and "Provisional" labels; New Zealand's listing shows R18, citing sex scenes among other content. PEGI's own database does not list the game yet (checked October 5, 2026). In Japan, the PlayStation Store lists the CERO rating as under review, and in South Korea it shows GRAC 19+ (both checked October 6, 2026). For reference, GTA V was rated M by the ESRB and 18 by PEGI.
Sources: ESRB - Grand Theft Auto VI rating () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (US listing) () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (UK listing) () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (New Zealand listing) () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (Japan listing) () · PlayStation Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (South Korea listing) ()
Official
13 languages, voices in English only
GTA 6 comes in 13 languages, as listed on Rockstar's own store: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain) and Portuguese (Brazil). The Xbox Store listing shows how: menus and subtitles in all 13, voices in English only. The PlayStation Store has not published its language list yet (checked October 6, 2026).
Sources: Rockstar Store - Grand Theft Auto VI () · Xbox Store - Grand Theft Auto VI (UK listing) ()
Official
No disc: boxed copies hold a code
There is no disc. Rockstar confirmed on June 24, 2026 that the launch version ships without physical discs - boxed retail copies contain a download code ("code-in-a-box"), and every player downloads the full game. Boxed copies are available from November 12, a week early, so you can redeem the code and preload. The Ultimate Edition is digital-only with no boxed version at all.
Official
From about November 12
The preload window opens around November 12, 2026 - one week before launch - which is also when boxed code-in-a-box copies become available to redeem. The PlayStation Store lists a 7-day pre-load. Exact per-store preload hours and the install size aren't published yet; this page updates the moment they are. Clear SSD space early either way.
TBA
Not announced
Nothing official exists on crossplay between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S yet.
TBA
None announced
No early-access period has been announced for any edition. Notably, the Ultimate Edition's listed benefits are content, not early play time.