Overview
- Multiple outlets reported early Thursday that Best Buy told affiliates a GTA 6 pre-order campaign for physical copies would run May 18–21.
- Best Buy and Rockstar have not confirmed the email, and Forbes notes pre-orders are not live as of mid-May.
- The rumored window falls just before Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call, which many in the industry view as the next likely moment for official preorder or trailer news.
- Rockstar’s confirmed details remain unchanged: a November 19, 2026 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, dual protagonists Lucia and Jason, and a Leonida setting centered on Vice City.
- Fan expectations for Trailer 3 have surged into what some outlets call mass hysteria, raising the risk of misinformation and scams as retailers and platform holders prepare their holiday plans.