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GTA 6 release date: facts and rumors

The GTA 6 release date and unlock times, age ratings, the review embargo and Take-Two’s plans: what is confirmed and which release rumors are outdated.

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At launch, GTA 6 is localized into 13 languages

Strauss Zelnick said so at Take-Two’s annual meeting on September 17, 2026, naming Spanish, Portuguese and the major European languages among them. He didn’t list all 13.

In articles: Take-Two: GTA 6 launches as a single-player game in 13 languages

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  1. September 17, 2026OfficialStrauss Zelnick named the number of languages

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Germany’s USK rated GTA 6 18, with no youth rating

The USK database lists both versions as “keine Jugendfreigabe gemäß § 14 JuSchG”: Xbox Series checked on September 13, PS5 on October 13. Reasons given: drastic violence, drugs and criminal role models; In-Game Purchases are noted.

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  1. October 13, 2026OfficialThe USK published its rating

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GTA 6 can compete at The Game Awards 2026: the cutoff is November 20

Games must be on sale by Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9 p.m. Pacific; GTA 6 comes out on November 19. The show is on December 10 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and fan voting closes on December 9.

In articles: GTA 6 launch calendar: every date from now to November 19

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  1. October 15, 2026OfficialThe Game Awards published its 2026 cutoff

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GTA 6 has been in development since 2015

Rob Nelson, co-studio head of Rockstar North, told TroisCouleurs that the idea has been taking shape since 2015 and that most of the team moved onto the game after Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018.

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  1. August 27, 2026OfficialRob Nelson’s interview with TroisCouleurs

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GTA 6 isn’t eligible for the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards

The 2026 ceremony is on November 11, eight days before launch, and voting closes before the game is out. GamesRadar+, which runs the awards, says GTA 6 can compete in the 2027 Golden Joysticks.

In articles: GTA 6 and Game of the Year 2026: out of the Golden Joysticks, The Game Awards still open

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  1. September 22, 2026OfficialThe 2026 awards dates were announced

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Outdated

GTA 6 launches in 2025

Rockstar named this window in the first trailer, and in May 2024 Take-Two narrowed it to fall. On May 2, 2025, the release moved to May 26, 2026.

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In articles: GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and the history of delays

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  1. May 2, 2025OutdatedThe release moved to May 26, 2026
  2. December 5, 2023OfficialThe first trailer named 2025

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Outdated

GTA 6 launches on May 26, 2026

Rockstar announced this date on May 2, 2025, and on November 6 moved the release to November 19, 2026.

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In articles: GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and the history of delays

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  1. November 6, 2025OutdatedThe release moved to November 19, 2026
  2. May 2, 2025OfficialRockstar named the date with the first delay

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GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026

Rockstar announced the date on November 6, 2025, when it moved the release from May 26, 2026.

Source

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  1. November 6, 2025OfficialRockstar announced the new release date

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Rumor

GTA 6 reviews will go live on November 18, the day before launch

On October 23 ResetEra poster BlackBate wrote that the review embargo lifts on November 18 between 12:01 and 1:01 p.m. CET (6 to 7 a.m. Eastern), with some sites and YouTube channels held until 12:01 a.m. Eastern on November 19. On October 26 insider NateTheHate also gave November 18, without a time, and wrote that Rockstar has begun sending review code to media. Rockstar and Take-Two haven’t announced a date. Reviews of GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 also came out the day before launch.

In articles: When do GTA 6 reviews come out? The November 18 embargo rumor

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  1. October 23, 2026RumorA ResetEra poster with a track record named the date

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GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19 in all regions, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

Rockstar’s support page on regional times, updated November 3, 2026, gives the same rule for both consoles. Pre-loading opens earlier, on November 10. Rockstar hasn’t published a table by country; the PS5 windows from PlayStation Store listings are a separate fact.

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  1. November 3, 2026OfficialRockstar Support published regional times

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In 2015 GTA 6 was code-named Project Americas and planned with parts of North and South America

Rob Nelson confirmed to Bloomberg that staff made the first research trip to Miami in 2015, when the project was called Project Americas. Work was pushed back for years while Red Dead Redemption 2 needed the whole company, and the map was later scaled down to Vice City and Leonida.

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  1. October 14, 2026Reliable sourceBloomberg Businessweek feature on the making of GTA 6

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In Australia GTA 6 is rated R18+, with sex scenes among the reasons

The Australian PlayStation Store shows the classification: R18+ for drug use, high impact violence and sex scenes. Vice notes that GTA 5’s listing said “sex” where GTA 6 says “sex scenes”, and that the change may come from newer classification wording rather than more explicit content.

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  1. October 1, 2026OfficialThe rating appeared in the Australian store

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In Europe GTA 6 is rated PEGI 18

The UK PlayStation Store lists PEGI 18 for drugs, sexual content, extreme violence and nudity, with in-game purchases. PEGI posted a page with a longer description on October 2 and took it down the same day; as of October 5 the game isn’t in PEGI’s database.

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  1. October 2, 2026OfficialThe rating appeared in European stores

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Japan’s CERO rated GTA 6 Z, for ages 18 and up

We saw CERO Z in the Japanese PlayStation Store on October 20; on October 8 it still said the rating was pending. The store doesn’t sell Z games to under-18s and takes payment for them by credit card only.

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  1. October 20, 2026OfficialThe rating appeared in the Japanese PlayStation Store

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On November 9, 2026, Take-Two reported its July to September quarter and kept its outlook of $8.0 to $8.2 billion for the year GTA 6 launches

Net bookings for the quarter were $1.60 billion, 18% less than a year earlier. For October to December, the quarter with the launch, the company expects $3.35 to $3.5 billion. It gave no pre-order count: Strauss Zelnick said pre-orders are tracking far above the company’s initial expectations.

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  1. November 10, 2026OfficialAdded to the fact registry

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On PS5, GTA 6 unlocks region by region, starting at 11:00 UTC on November 18

Rockstar says GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19 in all regions. PlayStation Store listings show 15 release windows: from New Zealand at 11:00 UTC on November 18 to Mexico and Central America at 06:00 UTC on November 19.

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  1. November 6, 2026OfficialRockstar confirmed midnight local time in all regions
  2. September 7, 2026Reliable sourceUnlock times collected from PlayStation Store listings

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Rockstar builds GTA 6 in eight-week milestones, pulling agreed parts of the game together and reviewing them

Rob Nelson told LOVE that the team builds the game through a series of eight-week milestones. Each time agreed sections are pulled together, evaluated and turned into notes that set the focus of the next milestone, year after year.

In articles: Rockstar’s full LOVE interview: research trips, satire, Raul and the writers behind Leonida’s chatter

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  1. October 5, 2026OfficialRockstar’s interview with LOVE magazine

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Rockstar has finished developing GTA 6, Take-Two said on November 9, 2026

Strauss Zelnick said it on the call with investors, ten days before launch: “Right now, Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI.” He didn’t say whether a day-one patch is planned.

In articles: Take-Two’s last report before GTA 6: development is done, no pre-order number

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  1. November 9, 2026OfficialTake-Two’s chief executive said so on the earnings call

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Take-Two expects 8.0 to 8.2 billion dollars in net bookings in the fiscal year GTA 6 launches

The fiscal year runs from April 2026 to March 2027. Take-Two gave the outlook on May 21, 2026, saying the year would set record levels of operating performance driven by the November 19 launch of GTA 6, and reiterated it on August 7. The year before brought 6.72 billion dollars.

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  1. May 21, 2026OfficialTake-Two published its fiscal 2027 outlook

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The ESRB rated GTA 6 M for Mature 17+

The rating went up on October 1, 2026, with seven content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol. GTA 5 got the same seven in 2013. The only interactive element listed is In-Game Purchases.

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  1. October 1, 2026OfficialThe ESRB published its rating

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