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GTA VI locks November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

Rockstar and Take-Two list Grand Theft Auto VI for November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Nearby Nintendo store windows noted for context only.

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Official Rockstar Games promotional screenshot of Vice City / Leonida: Hotel Valetta waterfront, palm-lined street, basketball courts, and skyline under clear sky.
Official screenshot · Rockstar Games · rockstargames.com/VI/media · accessed 2026-09-27 — Vice City / Leonida environment still (not Official Cover Art).

Key points

  • Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, per Rockstar Games.
  • Rockstar’s VI page and Newswire list the November 19, 2026 window; Take-Two’s IR materials cover pre-orders.
  • Nintendo’s US store lists Switch Sports Resort for October 22, 2026, and Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 for November 5, 2026.
  • Rockstar has not listed a PC version on the GTA VI materials reviewed for this brief.

Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games lists that window on the official VI site and in a Newswire post confirming the move to November 19. Take-Two Interactive’s investor materials cover the same console launch and pre-order framing.

That is the news: a publisher-confirmed date and two confirmed platforms. Rockstar has not listed a PC version on the VI materials reviewed for this brief — we leave PC as unannounced rather than guess.

Same-season store windows (context only)

Two Nintendo US store listings sit earlier on the autumn calendar. They are separate confirmations, not an adjacency essay:

  • October 22, 2026 — Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (Nintendo US store).
  • November 5, 2026 — The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo US store).

Pre-order note (GTA VI)

Take-Two’s IR pre-order release states that pre-orders began June 25, 2026, with digital pre-load / physical download-code availability from November 12, 2026, at $79.99. Those details sit beside the launch date; they do not change the platforms Rockstar has named.

How we got here (historical only)

Earlier official windows — including a Fall 2025 framing and a superseded May 26, 2026 target — are part of the public delay trail on Take-Two and Rockstar materials. They are historical. The current lock is November 19, 2026.

If a date moves, the publisher moves it first. Until then, November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S is the wire.

Questions and answers

When does GTA VI come out?
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to Rockstar Games.
Is GTA VI coming to PC?
Rockstar has not announced a PC version on the VI materials reviewed for this brief. Confirmed platforms are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Sources

  1. Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI
  2. Rockstar Newswire — GTA VI set to launch November 19, 2026
  3. Take-Two IR — Rockstar Games announces pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI
  4. Nintendo US store — Switch Sports Resort
  5. Nintendo US store — Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)

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