Overview
- Sony has begun emailing and messaging PS4 users who wishlisted Grand Theft Auto 6, urging them to buy a PS5 to be ready for release.
- The messages highlight Rockstar’s confirmed November 19, 2026 date and include console notifications with a QR code that links to PS5 purchase pages.
- Rockstar has said GTA 6 will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no PS4 version, making hardware upgrades necessary for last‑gen players.
- Coverage notes an existing PlayStation marketing deal for GTA 6, with Sony recently featuring the title in investor materials despite it being a third‑party game.
- Fans and outlets are speculating about a new trailer or pre-orders in the days leading into Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call, but Rockstar has not announced pricing, editions, or any preorder plans and outlets warn that fake listings are circulating.