Grand Theft Auto VI releases on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games has confirmed two playable protagonists (Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos), a Vice City setting within the state of Leonida, and US pricing of $79.99 and $99.99. PC timing, file size, crossplay, and online details are not officially confirmed and should be treated as rumor until Rockstar or Take-Two says otherwise.
| Topic | Confirmed | Not Confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Release date | November 19, 2026 | — |
| Platforms | PS5, Xbox Series X|S | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch 2 |
| PC release date | — | Not announced |
| Protagonists | Jason Duval, Lucia Caminos | Additional playable characters |
| Setting | Leonida (Vice City + regions) | Full map size, fast travel |
| Price (US) | $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate | Post-launch or regional pricing changes |
| Preorder availability | Open since June 25, 2026 | — |
| File size / install size | — | Not announced |
| Crossplay / cross-platform | — | Not announced |
| DualSense haptic / adaptive triggers | Supported on PS5 | — |
| Named gameplay systems | Criminal Profile (described by Rockstar's Rob Nelson) | An official feature list |
| GTA Online standalone / integration | — | Not announced |
| Official videos | Trailer 1, Trailer 2, An Extended Look (26:48, in-game PS5 capture) | A launch trailer; any video Rockstar calls “Trailer 3” |
Release date
Rockstar Games confirmed on their official Newswire that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on November 19, 2026. The date has moved twice: the game was first slated for 2025, then dated May 26, 2026, and finally set for November 19. Take-Two Interactive restated the date in its most recent quarterly results, released August 7, 2026. Full release date coverage.
Platforms
GTA VI is confirmed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar has not confirmed a PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, or Xbox One version. The game is designed for current-generation hardware. Full platform coverage.
PlayStation’s US product page lists support for the DualSense controller’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers on PS5. That continues the feature rather than debuting it: Grand Theft Auto V has used both on PS5 since March 2022.
PC
Rockstar has not announced a PC version of GTA VI. This is consistent with Rockstar's historical release pattern: GTA V launched on PC 18 months after console, Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC 13 months after console. A PC version is widely expected but entirely unconfirmed. Full PC coverage.
PS4 and previous generation
Rockstar has not announced a PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch version of GTA VI. Given the game's scope and the technical limitations of last-generation hardware, a PS4 or Xbox One version is unlikely. GTA Online will remain playable on PS4 and Xbox One separately.
Crossplay
Rockstar has not announced any crossplay or cross-platform features for GTA VI. Crossplay between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is technically feasible and common in modern AAA releases, but Rockstar has made no statement.
Characters
Rockstar has confirmed two playable protagonists: Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. Lucia is the first female lead of a 3D-era Grand Theft Auto game. Both characters are confirmed through official artwork and trailers.
Supporting characters confirmed or strongly indicated by official materials include Cal Hampton, Boobie Ike, Drequan Priest, Real Dimez, Raul Bautista, and Brian Heder. Full characters page.
Setting and locations
GTA VI is set in the state of Leonida, a fictionalized version of Florida. The primary city is Vice City (Miami). Confirmed regions include the Leonida Keys (Florida Keys), Grassrivers (Everglades), Port Gellhorn (Tampa/St. Petersburg area), Ambrosia, and Mount Kalaga. Full locations page.
Rockstar has not published official map dimensions or fast-travel details, so any claim about how GTA VI’s map compares in size with earlier games is an estimate.
Story
The official videos center on Jason and Lucia as partners in crime, a pairing coverage has widely compared to Bonnie and Clyde. The trailers depict a crime story spanning Vice City and the broader Leonida region, involving heists, car chases, and encounters with law enforcement and rival gangs. Rockstar has not released specific story details beyond its official videos. Full story page.
Official videos
Rockstar has published three official GTA VI videos, and has numbered only two of them. Dates and runtimes below are Rockstar’s own, as listed on rockstargames.com/VI.
- Trailer 1 (December 4, 2023, 1:31) — The reveal: Vice City, Lucia, and the visual target. Analysis.
- Trailer 2 (May 6, 2025, 2:47) — A wider look at Leonida and the supporting cast. Analysis.
- An Extended Look(August 27, 2026, 26:48) — Rockstar’s longest GTA VI video by a wide margin, and the first it describes as “captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5.” Rockstar did not number it. Breakdown.
There is no video called Trailer 3. That name is shorthand the internet applied to the Extended Look, and this site keeps it only as a signpost for people searching with it. Rockstar has not announced a launch trailer, though one before November would follow its usual pattern. See the premiere coverage for what the Extended Look did and did not confirm.
What Rockstar has explained about gameplay
Rockstar has published no official feature list. The closest thing so far came from press previews around the August 27 Extended Look premiere, where journalists watched Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson play and then interviewed him. They watched rather than played.
The one system Nelson named and explained is the Criminal Profile. He told Famitsu it is the first system in the series to track part of the player’s behavior: it judges whether you act like a professional criminal or a violent, dangerous one, and that judgment shapes whether people and the world around you react aggressively. He told IGN there is no right or wrong way to play, but that repeated behavior can affect how the world responds and how the story unfolds.
Preorder and pricing
Preorders opened June 25, 2026. In the US the Standard Edition is $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition is $99.99, digital only. PlayStation’s store page also bundles one month of GTA+ with a digital preorder. Full details on the preorder page, the pricing page, and the editions comparison.
DualSense support
GTA VI supports the PS5 DualSense controller’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, per PlayStation’s US product page and a September 3, 2026 PlayStation Blog post co-written with Rockstar. Rockstar has not published a list of specific effects. The features work with Sony’s DualSense and DualSense Edge; third-party PS5 controllers cannot replicate them. Sony is also releasing two GTA VI Limited Edition DualSense controllers on November 19 for $84.99 each.
PlayStation’s US product page lists the game as PS5 Pro Enhanced and adds Tempest 3D Audio, fast loading from the PS5 SSD, and DualSense integrated-speaker effects. The same page states that GTA VI is not playable on PlayStation 4. Xbox Series X|S has no equivalent first-party feature page, and Rockstar has not published a comparable list for it.
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