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Grand Theft Auto VI is the next mainline entry in Rockstar Games' open-world crime series, published by Take-Two Interactive. It is set in Leonida, a fictional US state inspired by Florida, and returns to Vice City, a neon-lit take on Miami. Players follow Lucia and Jason, a criminal pair in a Bonnie and Clyde style story, and Lucia is widely described as the first female lead in a mainline GTA game.
Rockstar has set 19 November 2026 as the release date, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. That followed two postponements in 2025, when Rockstar said it needed extra time to meet its quality standards. No PC version has been announced, so fans keep asking whether and when one will follow. Take-Two earnings calls often carry the first word on schedule changes, which is why investors and players watch them closely.
Pre-orders opened on 25 June 2026, with a standard edition at $79.99 and an Ultimate Edition at $99.99 in the US. The Ultimate Edition adds extra vehicles, weapons, businesses and cosmetics, while pre-orders on either edition include a Vintage Vice City Pack of retro looks for Lucia and Jason. Take-Two's chief executive has described pre-order demand as unprecedented, and the price of a major game remains a talking point.
The game has also drawn controversy. An early build leaked in 2022, and the hacker responsible was later sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. The dismissal of dozens of Rockstar staff in the UK and Canada, which the IWGB union links to union activity and the company attributes to breaches of confidentiality, has been heard by an employment tribunal in Glasgow. Some also debate how much one blockbuster can shape the wider games industry.
Few releases generate as much community energy. The first trailer, published in December 2023, set a YouTube record for views in its first 24 hours, and a second followed in May 2025. Fans dissect every frame for map clues, Easter eggs and real-world parallels, while the series' satire of American life and its 1980s Miami style keep it central to pop culture. GTA Online has sustained a large player community for years, and many wonder what the sequel's online multiplayer will offer.
The series began in 1997 as a top-down game set across three cities, then reinvented open-world gaming with Grand Theft Auto III in 2001 and Vice City in 2002. Grand Theft Auto V, launched in 2013, has since sold over 220 million copies, which explains the expectations around its successor. Our NewsNow feed on GTA 6 is updated constantly with the latest headlines on release date, trailers, delays, leaks, pricing, platforms and Rockstar news, giving you comprehensive, up-to-date coverage from reliable sources.
