GTA 6 FAQ

GTA 6 launches on Thursday, November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S following two earlier delays from 2025 and May 26, 2026. Digital pre-loading opens on November 10 at midnight local time on PS5 and at 00:00 GMT on Xbox (which falls on the evening of November 9 in the Americas), requiring up to 212 GB of storage. Rockstar has not announced a specific launch-day unlock hour yet. Read our release date guide for full launch week details, or check the news timeline to see how the schedule evolved.

GTA 6 is releasing on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it will not be playable on PS4 or Xbox One. Although the PlayStation Store carries a PS5 Pro Enhanced label, neither Sony nor Rockstar has shared target frame rates or resolutions. A PC version has not been announced by Rockstar or Take-Two. On October 13, 2026, GamesBeat reported via four unnamed industry sources that Rockstar is planning a PC launch for the first quarter of 2027 (January to March), but that window remains unconfirmed.

Rockstar offers two editions of the game. The Standard Edition costs $79.99 in the US and is sold both digitally and as a retail Code in Box (which contains a download code rather than a disc, arriving in stores starting November 12). The digital-only Ultimate Edition costs $99.99 and adds bonus vehicles, custom weapons, outfits, a Watson Bay garage, and five exclusive shops across the story. Standard owners can also buy the digital Ultimate Edition Upgrade later, which is listed at $20.00 on the US Xbox Store.

Every pre-order or purchase made before November 20, 2026 includes the Vintage Vice City Pack. It unlocks a two-tone ’55 Vapid Stanier sedan, the Shore Court garage near Ocean Beach, throwback outfits for Jason and Lucia, and a tropical gun finish inspired by Tommy Vercetti’s palm-tree shirt. Digital orders placed on the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store before November 20 also include one month of GTA+ for GTA V’s existing GTA Online mode, along with early pre-loading starting November 10.

GTA 6 takes place in Leonida, a fictional U.S. state anchored by Vice City. Rockstar’s official site profiles six regions across the state: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, and Mount Kalaga National Park. Together they span neon-lit beaches, a tropical island chain, alligator-filled wetlands, a faded resort coast, an inland sugar-refinery town, and forested northern hills. Browse our regions guide for a full tour, or explore our GTA 6 interactive map to see how the areas connect.

Rockstar has not published an official square-mileage figure, though it plans to share a free printable map of Leonida on its site on November 19. In an August 27, 2026 New York Times feature, Rockstar stated that Vice City alone is roughly twice the size of GTA V’s Los Santos and that the overall map is about three times the playable area of Red Dead Redemption 2. Until we can verify exact coordinates in the game at launch, every pin on our GTA 6 interactive map is an approximate estimate drawn on our own schematic. If you want to compare it with Southern San Andreas, you can also check our GTA 5 interactive map.

The two playable protagonists are Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, a couple drawn into a statewide criminal conspiracy after a seemingly simple robbery goes sideways. Rockstar’s Extended Look gameplay showcase demonstrates seamless switching between the two, both in free roam and mid-mission. Supporting characters profiled by Rockstar include Cal Hampton, Boobie Ike, Dre’Quan Priest, the rap duo Real Dimez, bank robber Raul Bautista, and Keys smuggler Brian Heder. Our gameplay guide covers how character switching and missions work.

Rockstar has not announced an online multiplayer mode for GTA 6. Official listings from Rockstar, Sony, and Microsoft describe Grand Theft Auto VI strictly as a single-player experience. Meanwhile, GTA V’s existing GTA Online continues to operate, and the bonus month of GTA+ included with digital pre-orders applies to that game.