GTA 6 in South Africa

Each row is one of the country's clocks: the local time is Rockstar's rule, and the UTC time and the gap to New Zealand, where the rolling launch starts,^⁠[2] are worked out from it and that clock in November.

Pre-load opened on November 10, 2026: on PlayStation 5 at midnight local time, on Xbox Series X|S at 12:00 a.m. GMT, at the same moment worldwide.^⁠[1] On the clock in South Africa, that was:

The download, how long it takes on your connection and how a boxed code works are in the pre-load guide.

As of November 11, 2026, the PlayStation Store in South Africa lists the Standard Edition at R 1,499.00 and the Ultimate Edition at R 1,899.00. The Xbox Store in South Africa lists the Standard Edition at R1 499,00 and the Ultimate Edition at R1 899,00.^⁠[3]⁠[4] Prices are copied as each store writes them, in its own currency, and converted into nothing.

PlayStation Store

StandardR 1,499.00UltimateR 1,899.00

Read on November 11, 2026 at www.playstation.com/en-za/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/

Xbox Store

StandardR1 499,00UltimateR1 899,00UpgradeR400,00

Read on November 11, 2026 at www.xbox.com/en-za/games/store/grand-theft-auto-vi/9nl3wwnzlzzn

Stores can change their prices, so follow the links for the current one. The editions, the pre-order bonus and which countries a PlayStation code works in are on GTA 6 price.

Xbox Wire gives one start for streaming the game everywhere: 1 a.m. ET on November 19, 2026, which is 06:00 UTC.^⁠[5] In South Africa that is 8:00 AM, Thursday, November 19, 2026.

South Africa is not on Xbox's own list of countries and regions where Xbox Cloud Gaming is supported, as of November 11, 2026. ^⁠[6]

The PlayStation Store page for South Africa shows the age rating IARC 18+.^⁠[3]

• Release time by region

  Every region on one table, in UTC and on your own clock.

• Price by country

  Every country we read, side by side, with the upgrade and the code rules.

• Pre-load and file size

  The download of up to 212 GB, how long it takes, and boxed codes.

• Play early?

  Whether a change of region gets you the New Zealand unlock.

• Platforms

  PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Every country, with its unlock moment and Standard Edition price.