Updates + roadmap

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1. 2023-12-04OFFICIAL

   Trailer 1

   Rockstar Games released the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, introducing Lucia and Jason and a modern Vice City inside the state of Leonida. Record-setting YouTube premiere.

2. 2025-05-06OFFICIAL

   Trailer 2

   Second official trailer. Further Leonida footage, dual-protagonist framing, and a then-stated 2025 window that was later moved.

3. 2025-05OFFICIAL

   Window moves out of 2025

   Rockstar and Take-Two shifted the launch out of calendar 2025, later pointing at a May 2026 window, citing the time needed to finish the game to their standard.

4. 2026-05OFFICIAL

   May 2026 window vacated

   The May 2026 target was moved. Rockstar subsequently locked Thursday, November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

5. 2026-06-25OFFICIAL

   Pre-orders open

   Pre-orders opened at midnight local time. Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99. Vintage Vice City Pack attached to purchases before November 20, 2026. Digital pre-orders include one month of GTA+.

6. 2026-08-27OFFICIAL

   Extended Look (Netflix, then YouTube)

   26-minute in-game presentation. Netflix exclusive from 3:00 p.m. ET for six hours; YouTube at 9:00 p.m. ET. Captured on PlayStation 5.

7. 2026-08-31OFFICIAL

   Official screenshot gallery expanded

   Rockstar added a large batch of 4K stills covering Jason, Lucia, Vice City, Ambrosia, Grassrivers, the Leonida Keys and Port Gellhorn.

8. 2026-11-12OFFICIAL

   Physical street & digital preload

   Digital pre-orders can begin pre-loading. Physical edition (download code in the box, no disc) is available to support pre-load.

9. 2026-11-19OFFICIAL

   Console launch

   Grand Theft Auto VI unlocks on PlayStation 5 (including PS5 Pro) and Xbox Series X|S. Single-player experience at launch. No last-gen. No confirmed PC date.

10. 2027EXPECTED

    PC version — expected, not announced

    Rockstar has not announced a PC date. Historical pattern (GTA V, RDR2) is a later PC port, often on the order of a year. This site labels every PC date EXPECTED until an official listing exists.

11. 2026-10EXPECTED

    Broadcast / streaming TV spots

    Rockstar historically floods the last 4–6 weeks. Not confirmed for VI. We will recategorize the moment a buy airs.

12. 2026-10EXPECTED

    Magazine / long-form preview wave

    Expected marketing beat, not a scheduled Rockstar event. Do not treat preview embargo dates as launch facts.

13. 2026-11-19EXPECTED

    Day-one patch tracker (template ready)

    Placeholder. When Rockstar publishes patch notes we log version, size, and platform notes here. Nothing is invented in advance.