[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":84},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fnews\u002Frelease-times-by-region":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":63,"description":64,"extension":65,"meta":66,"navigation":67,"path":68,"seo":69,"sources":70,"stem":80,"summary":81,"updated":82,"__hash__":83},"news\u002Fnews\u002Frelease-times-by-region.md","GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time in every region",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":57},"minimark",[9,18,23,26,29,38,42,49],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"There is no single worldwide launch moment for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar's support site gives one rule for every region: the game unlocks at ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"midnight local time on November 19, 2026",", on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S alike.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"a-launch-that-rolls-around-the-world","A launch that rolls around the world",[10,24,25],{},"The PlayStation Blog calls it a rolling midnight launch, country by country. It starts at 12:00 AM NZDT in New Zealand, which is 11:00 UTC on November 18, and follows midnight west. London gets there at 00:00 UTC on November 19 and New York at 05:00 UTC. Hawaii is among the last places, at 10:00 UTC.",[10,27,28],{},"In the United States, each time zone unlocks at its own midnight. Rockstar names no single moment for the whole country.",[10,30,31,32,37],{},"Our ",[33,34,36],"a",{"href":35},"\u002Frelease-time","GTA 6 release time page"," has the moment for major cities, in local time, in UTC and on your own clock, with a countdown to yours.",[19,39,41],{"id":40},"pre-load-first","Pre-load first",[10,43,44,45,48],{},"Pre-load opened on November 10: at midnight local time on PS5 and at midnight GMT, at the same moment worldwide, on Xbox. The download is up to ",[14,46,47],{},"212 GB",", depending on the console. Pre-loading does not unlock the game early; it only means it is ready when your clock reaches midnight.",[10,50,51,52,56],{},"The ",[33,53,55],{"href":54},"\u002Fpre-load","pre-load guide"," shows how to start it, how to check it finished and how the code in a boxed copy works.",{"title":58,"searchDepth":59,"depth":59,"links":60},"",2,[61,62],{"id":21,"depth":59,"text":22},{"id":40,"depth":59,"text":41},"2026-11-11","There is no single worldwide launch moment for Grand Theft Auto VI. Rockstar's support site gives one rule for every region: the game unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S alike.","md",{},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Frelease-times-by-region",{"title":5,"description":64},[71,74,77],{"title":72,"url":73},"Grand Theft Auto VI regional pre-load and release times (Rockstar Support)","https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.rockstargames.com\u002Farticles\u002F29jV3Cv2cCgvwM1XgtMO5o\u002Fgrand-theft-auto-vi-regional-pre-load-and-release-times-on-playstation-5-and-xbox-series-x-or-s",{"title":75,"url":76},"Pre-load Grand Theft Auto VI on PS5 starting today (PlayStation Blog)","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.playstation.com\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F10\u002Fpre-load-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-ps5-starting-today\u002F",{"title":78,"url":79},"Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load FAQ (Rockstar Support)","https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.rockstargames.com\u002Farticles\u002F7nPqOA2uCbpEQHXx7KVrYd\u002Fgrand-theft-auto-vi-pre-load-faq","news\u002Frelease-times-by-region","Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, with a rolling launch that starts in New Zealand.",null,"Pajgpw3f6tCQPfChV6KMup6or2ZfufHhNjOgftTiBLk",1794562997851]