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
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.
I've hunted down every confirmed GTA 6 gun in its trailers and screenshots so far
Armed and Dangerous There are tons of pistols, an obligatory rocket launcher, and a couple of Red Dead Redemption 2 references.
It's wild of Rockstar to ask us for $80, minimum, without showing a GTA 6 gameplay trailer
Self-Parody I really didn't think they'd open pre-orders without a new trailer, but here we are.
We should all be happy that GTA 6 isn't launching with multiplayer
Take it easy A GTAO sequel is almost certainly coming, but the singleplayer campaign should be the priority.
GTA 6 pre-order editions explained: What do you get with each version?
$$$ Decide whether to opt for standard, ultimate, or wait a while.
When the heck is GTA 6 going to release on PC?
Remote Start We're expecting to wait about a year, and for Rockstar to keep playing coy about the PC version.
GTA 6 pre-orders are now live, but will you buy on console or hold out for the (obviously superior) PC version?
GTA 6 Or will you double dip... as Rockstar wants?
