Launch checklist
GTA 6 launch checklist
What to have ready before Grand Theft Auto VI unlocks at midnight local time on , each item with its official source.
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The Standard Edition comes as a digital copy or as a code in a box; the Ultimate Edition is digital only. Start with the Standard Edition and you can still buy the Ultimate Edition Upgrade later, from PlayStation Store or the Microsoft Store, once your copy is redeemed.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions (Rockstar Support, updated November 4, 2026) · Last checked
Prices by region →Digital pre-orders and digital purchases of either edition made before November 20, 2026 come with the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+. A boxed pre-order carries the Vintage Vice City Pack with its code.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions (Rockstar Support, updated November 4, 2026) · Last checked
Editions and bonuses →A PlayStation code works only on an account registered in the region it was sold for, so buy a boxed copy from a shop in your account's country. Xbox codes are not region-locked.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions (Rockstar Support, updated November 4, 2026) · Last checked
The box holds a download code, not a disc, and is in shops from November 12, 2026. Redeem the code on your console as soon as you have it: the pre-load can then begin, as it does for a digital pre-order.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions (Rockstar Support, updated November 4, 2026); Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now (Rockstar Newswire, November 10, 2026) · Last checked
The game needs up to 212 GB of free space, depending on your console. Make the room before the download begins.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI installation requirements (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026) · Last checked
The pre-load opened on November 10, 2026, and it runs on its own only when the console is set for it. On PS5: automatic downloads on, and the console on or in Rest Mode. On Xbox Series X|S: automatic updates on, and the console on or in Sleep mode.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load FAQ (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026) · Last checked
Pre-load guide →At up to 212 GB, the download can take hours. Put your connection speed into the calculator for the time it takes and the latest moment to start it.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI installation requirements (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026) · Last checked
Download-time calculator →Xbox One does not install the game: it plays it through Xbox Cloud Gaming, from 1:00 AM ET on November 19, 2026, with the Xbox Series S graphics settings. Xbox Series X|S consoles install it and play it themselves.
Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI Comes to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Through Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 19 (Xbox Wire, November 10, 2026) · Last checked
Where GTA 6 runs →The game unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, 2026, in every region, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S alike.
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Official source: Grand Theft Auto VI regional pre-load and release times (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026) · Last checked
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After November 19
Setting up later
The list holds after launch day too. Once the game has unlocked there is no pre-load left to wait for, but the game needs the same space, up to 212 GB[3], and the download-time calculator still gives the time it takes on your connection.
Launch day
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Release time by region
When GTA 6 unlocks in your time zone, city by city, with the same moment in UTC.
Pre-load and file size
When pre-load opened on PS5 and Xbox, the download of up to 212 GB, how long it takes, and boxed codes.
Release date and editions
The release date, the editions, pre-order bonuses and the FAQ.
Sources
The facts on this page come from Rockstar Games and Xbox, retold in our words. Last checked .
- Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions (Rockstar Support, updated November 4, 2026)
- Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now (Rockstar Newswire, November 10, 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto VI installation requirements (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load FAQ (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto VI Comes to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Through Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 19 (Xbox Wire, November 10, 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto VI regional pre-load and release times (Rockstar Support, updated November 3, 2026)