Grand Theft Auto 6 finally launches this year (on consoles, anyway) after being delayed twice. Initially set to release in the fall of 2025, it was moved to May 2026, and then moved again to November 2026, which now puts it in the busy holiday release season. No PC release date has been announced yet, because Rockstar claims that console players are GTA's core audience. Despite that being demonstrably untrue, it is standard Rockstar practice to hold its PC versions for about a year after console release.
With preorders now open, the second half of 2026 is likely going to be jam packed with routine Vice City marketing in the leadup to what will likely be one of the biggest game launches of the decade.
- Release window: November 19, 2026 on consoles with an unknown PC release date.
- Setting: Vice City, Leonida, a modern day parody of Miami, Florida.
- Characters: Bonnie and Clyde-style duo Lucia and Jason lead the GTA 6 cast.
- Price: $80 standard edition and $100 Ultimate Edition
Latest about Grand Theft Auto 6
Relax, PC Gamers: We're not getting GTA 6 on November 19, but we've got, um... 'Phantom Vice Auto' launching the same day on Steam
News That's probably just as good, right?
Rockstar UK employees say the GTA 6 developer's still plagued by gender pay gaps, crunch, and vague bonuses which make them 'as pliable as possible to their boss's whims'
News "A fifth of your salary could be withheld without any justification."
Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems
Future Proof Next up: Palworld 1.0 and Halo: Campaign Evolved
Russian politician says GTA 6 carries 'the stench of Americanism,' but it's not so bad because the games are all about Americans killing each other
News "Any violence in GTA is violence against a potential enemy."
Despite having no clue when GTA 6 is coming to PC, 39% of you are more than happy to wait for it
Poll Patience is a virtue.
Eager players are pre-ordering GTA 6 for free using 98,000 Microsoft points and one super fan says it was all only possible thanks to Rockstar's delays
News "Thank you Rockstar for all the delays."
Here's what you want to see from Grand Theft Auto 6's radio stations: Phil Collins, conspiracy theory parodies, and… Gregorian chanting?
VCFM Vice City's about to get real weird.
Rockstar's decision to make GTA 6 fully digital is a terrible, anti-consumer move that makes me worry about the future of videogames
Diskheads An increasing digital landscape shouldn't erase physical media entirely.
