Grand Theft Auto VI Is 10 Days Away: Dates, Price, Story and File Size
More than a decade of waiting ends on Thursday, November 19, 2026. That is when Grand Theft Auto VI launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The date has moved twice, from a 2025 window to May 26, 2026, and then to November. Rockstar restated the date with its launch trailer on October 15.
The download opens first
Digital preloading starts Tuesday, November 10, two days earlier than Rockstar first said. PS5 owners get access at midnight local time. Xbox Series X|S owners get it worldwide at 12 a.m. GMT. The file needs up to 212 GB.
Boxed copies reach retailers from November 12. They hold a download code with no disc. No edition has early access.
For scale, the 2002 Vice City fit on a single DVD. This one needs up to 212 GB free, so check your storage before Tuesday.
Leonida is Rockstar’s Florida
The game returns to Vice City, Rockstar’s version of Miami. This time the city sits inside the state of Leonida, a reimagined Florida. Rockstar has named six regions: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Mount Kalaga, Port Gellhorn and Ambrosia.
Footage shows wetlands, coastline, mountain terrain and open countryside. Rockstar calls the world massive but has never given a size. Any number you see online is a community estimate.
Jason and Lucia carry the story together
Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos are the two playable protagonists. They are a couple, and their story draws on the Bonnie and Clyde legend. Lucia is the first woman Rockstar has written as a fully voiced lead in a mainline GTA. An easy score goes wrong, and both land inside a criminal conspiracy that runs across Leonida.
The extended look released in late August shows the pair working together. The footage has the player switching between them in the open world and in the middle of a mission. One mission splits them up across a 26-floor high-rise. The six-level wanted system returns. A hands-on report adds that the romance is optional and carries no gameplay advantage.
The music has its own release plan
The second trailer, released in May 2025, drew more than 475 million views across platforms in its first 24 hours. Rockstar called it the biggest video launch of all time.
The launch trailer runs 1 minute 29 seconds and was captured entirely in-game on PS5. Its song, “Flower in a Hurricane,” is a new single by Justice with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Justice also composed the score.
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album has 34 original tracks and arrives November 19. Rockstar has previewed six radio stations so far, with hosts voiced by Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey among others. Rockstar says Jason and Lucia also get on-demand podcasts for the first time, playable in vehicles or through earbuds on their phones.
What it costs
The Standard Edition is $79.99. The Ultimate Edition is $99.99 and digital only. Preorders opened June 25. Anyone who buys before November 20 gets the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital preorders add one month of GTA+. Boxed copies are Standard Edition only.
What is still unconfirmed
No PC version has been announced. Rockstar calls Grand Theft Auto VI a single-player experience and has not confirmed an online mode. GTA Online keeps running. Reports say reviews will go live on November 18, but Rockstar has not announced an embargo date.
