Overview
- Rockstar confirmed on Wednesday that Grand Theft Auto VI will ship on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Preorders open Thursday, June 25 with reported prices of $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate edition and a Vintage Vice City Pack offered to early buyers.
- Players who buy digitally can begin preloading the game on November 12 and physical copies will contain download codes rather than Blu‑ray discs.
- Industry analysts and reports estimate GTA VI’s development cost at $1 billion to $2 billion and project tens of millions of sales, which could lift console demand and make this a record-scale entertainment launch.
- Rockstar plans a major marketing campaign in July, publishers say that a Nintendo Switch 2 version was not developed and is unlikely given the game’s current graphical and hardware requirements.