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GTA 6 launches 19 November: price, platforms, preload and file size, and what is confirmed
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Thursday, 19 November, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, at $80 standard and $100 for the Ultimate Edition. Preloading is under way, the game needs at least 210 GB, and no PC version is announced. Reports differ on preload dates and some figures.
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Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Thursday, 19 November 2026, on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. The standard edition costs $80, the Ultimate Edition $100, and Rockstar has not announced a PC version. Pre-orders can be preloaded, so that the game is ready to play when it unlocks at midnight local time on 19 November, and the game needs at least 210 GB of free storage on the console. Sony and Microsoft have each said it is the most pre-ordered game in the history of their digital stores. This guide separates what the company has confirmed from the figures on which reports disagree, and it is for information only.
What is confirmed
According to Rockstar's pre-order press release and the platform companies' statements, the release date is 19 November and the platforms are the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. The standard price is $80, and the Ultimate Edition at $100 adds premium in-game vehicles, weapons, apparel and actions. There is no disc: physical versions come with a code in the box, and those codes have been available since 12 November so that buyers can preload. A 30-track score album by the group Justice is due on 11 December.
Pre-sales have been put at about one billion dollars before launch, though the accounts available do not give a primary statement from Rockstar or its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, for that figure.
| Item | Confirmed or reported |
|---|---|
| Release date | Thursday, 19 November 2026 |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S |
| Standard price | $80 |
| Ultimate Edition | $100, with premium in-game items |
| Format | Digital, or a boxed code; no disc |
| Storage | At least 210 GB |
| PC | Not announced |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Not announced |
Preloading is the main area of conflict. Digital pre-orders can be preloaded from Tuesday 10 November in some listings, while Rockstar's pre-order press release gives 12 November for codes and preloads. Rockstar's page and your console's store are the best check of your own status, since the date has already passed on either account.
File size is the second. Many outlets report 212 GB, while Rockstar's pre-load notice, as relayed in press coverage, says at least 210 GB, and some outlets say the company has not published an official figure. The safest advice is to free more than 210 GB, and to look at the figure on the console's store page.
Release time is the third. The game unlocks at midnight local time on 19 November, which would mean each region starts at its own midnight, while a launch-time guide says players on the US West Coast may be able to start at 9 pm on Wednesday. For players in India, the store pages show the unlock time for their region, and readers should rely on them.
The leaks and the wait
The game's long run-up included a leak in August, when a group calling itself CyberLeek released gameplay footage and an alleged map, and Rockstar and Take-Two sent takedown notices. The companies called the leaks heartbreaking and did not change the schedule. Rockstar has not announced when an online mode will arrive, and this article does not rely on reports of a late 2027 date.
What to do before launch
Players should check the storage on their console, confirm that the preload has finished, and make sure the console has the latest system update. Parents should note that the game carries a mature rating in markets that rate games, and should check the rating in their country.
The next piece of news will be the launch itself. Rockstar's website and the console stores carry the final details, and any patch notes on the first day will be posted there.
Grand Theft Auto VI is the first main entry in the series since Grand Theft Auto V, which was released in 2013. It is set in Leonida, Rockstar's fictional state modelled on Florida, and it returns to Vice City. The publisher had first announced a launch in 2025, then moved it to 26 May 2026 and then to 19 November 2026, a delay that kept the game out of the market for a further six months. Sony and Microsoft said that pre-orders made it the most pre-ordered title in the history of their digital stores, a claim made by the platform companies and not independently audited.
For players, the practical questions are storage, the preload and the unlock time. A game that needs more than 200 GB will take a long time to download on a slow connection, and the preload exists so that the download can be done in advance. Rockstar's support pages carry the instructions for each console, and players who have not preloaded should check that they have enough space before the unlock.
Rockstar's own site and the console stores are the places to confirm anything on which the reports above disagree, and any changes to the unlock time or the size of the download would be posted there first.
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Prateek Rawat
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