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GTA VI — The Intel
Live info hub · last verified June 25, 2026
Everything you actually need to know, cross-checked against official sources. Confirmed = Rockstar / Take-Two · Rumored = estimates & leaks. Tap a source to verify it yourself.
Confirmed
Launches Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PS5, PS5 Pro & Xbox Series X|S. Not out yet — that's what the countdown is ticking to. [Rockstar]
Timeline
Dec 2023Reveal trailer drops — targeting 2025
May 20251st delay → May 26, 2026
Nov 20252nd delay → Nov 19, 2026 (current)
Jun 18, 2026Cover art revealed
Jun 25, 2026Pre-orders open
Nov 19, 2026Launch day
Rumored
Take-Two's CEO says it won't slip again — but a third delay can't be 100% ruled out.
Standard$79.99
The full game — GTA VI story + open world (Leonida / Vice City)
Vintage Vice City Pack (pre-order bonus, every copy)
Pre-orders are LIVE — opened June 25, 2026 at midnight local time.
Confirmed
Where: PlayStation Store, Xbox / Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Store, and retailers (Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy…).
Confirmed
Digital pre-order on PS/Xbox stores also gets you 1 free month of GTA+.
Confirmed
Pre-load opens Nov 12, 2026 — download a week early, but it still unlocks Nov 19.
Confirmed
NOT on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus at launch — Take-Two doesn't put new AAA games on subscriptions day one.
Confirmed
Physical = "code-in-box." Disc cases contain a download code, no actual disc — so physical buyers can pre-load too.
Myth
Pre-ordering does NOT give early access to play. No "play early" perk exists — the only "early" thing is the Nov 12 pre-load (download, not play).
Cheapest legit route — step by step
Don't VPN-hop. Sony/Microsoft re-priced cheap regions to USD and ban accounts caught region-switching.
Buy a discounted PS / Xbox gift card from a reputable seller (Costco, CDKeys…) — often 10–15% off face value.
Redeem it to your console wallet.
Pre-order GTA VI digitally on your local store — effective cost ≈ $68–72 instead of $79.99, zero risk.
Sticker prices by region (estimates, June 2026) — the old Argentina/Turkey "trick" is dead (now billed in USD):
Region
Local price
≈ USD
Brazil
R$399.90
~$73 · cheapest
Ukraine
2,999 UAH
~$74
Kazakhstan
35,999 KZT
~$76
USA
$79.99
$79.99
India
₹6,999
~$83.50
Mexico
Mex$1,599
~$88
UK
£69.99
~$88.50
EU
€89.99
~$96
Argentina / Turkey
$79.99
$79.99 · trick dead
Estimate
GTA 6 reportedly cost ~$1–1.5 billion+ to make & market so far — likely the most expensive game ever. Take-Two's CEO called it "expensive" but gave no official number. [source]
Game
Est. budget
Lifetime sales
GTA III (2001)
~$5M
14.5M copies
Vice City (2002)
~$5M
17.5M copies
San Andreas (2004)
~$10M
27.5M copies
GTA IV (2008)
~$100M
28M copies
GTA V (2013)
$265M
200M+ copies · $8.5B+
GTA 6 (2026)
~$1–1.5B+ (est.)
— · most expensive ever
Confirmed
Take-Two projects ~$8B+ net bookings for its launch fiscal year (FY2027) — almost entirely GTA VI.
Estimate
Analysts expect GTA 6 to smash first-day & first-week sales records for any entertainment product.
Confirmed
Setting: the state of Leonida (Florida) & Vice City (Miami) — neon, swamps, beaches, dense crowds.
Confirmed
Two protagonists:Lucia & Jason — Lucia is the first female lead in the HD era; a modern Bonnie-&-Clyde story.
Rumored
Map ~2–2.5× the size of GTA V (Los Santos + Blaine County combined), per community mapping. Not official.
Confirmed
The 2022 hack: a teenager breached Rockstar's Slack and leaked ~90 early dev videos — one of the biggest leaks in gaming history.
Confirmed
Reveal trailer (Dec 2023) set the record for the most-viewed video-game trailer in 24 hours.
Rumored
GTA Online for 6: official materials describe a "single-player experience" for now — online typically follows weeks/months after launch.
Myth
"600+ GB install" is FAKE. The viral screenshot was doctored by a parody account and even said "Xbox One" (not a launch platform). Realistically expect under ~200GB.