Confirmed announcements and official updates for Grand Theft Auto VI. All items sourced from Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, or official trailers.
GTA VI releases November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — delayed from the original May 26, 2026 window. Trailer 2, released May 6, 2025, set the all-time YouTube record with 475 million views in 24 hours. All news items below are sourced directly from Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.
Rockstar Games officially confirmed a new release date of November 19, 2026 for Grand Theft Auto VI. The game had previously been targeting a May 26, 2026 launch. The delay was announced without a specific reason, consistent with Rockstar's historical approach of prioritizing polish over schedule. GTA VI will release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The second official trailer for GTA VI shattered YouTube records with 475 million views within its first 24 hours of release — the most-viewed video in a single day in the platform's history. The trailer showcased extended gameplay footage of Vice City, both protagonists Lucia and Jason, and the wider State of Leonida open world. The previous record was held by the first GTA VI trailer released in December 2023.
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed that GTA VI will continue the series tradition of featuring only fictional in-game brands — no real-world advertisements or paid product placements. This maintains the satirical integrity of the GTA universe, where parody brands like eCola, Burgershot, and Ammu-Nation have long replaced their real-world counterparts.
The first GTA VI trailer confirmed that the game is set in the fictional US state of Leonida — a Florida analogue covering Vice City and its surrounding regions. Five named counties were identified: Vice-Dale County (home to Vice City, the Miami-inspired metropolis), Kelly County (central Leonida), Leonard County (western gulf coast region), Mariana County (southwest), and Ambrosia County (the southernmost keys island chain). The map is expected to be the largest in GTA history.
The debut trailer introduced Lucia Caminos — the first playable, voiced female protagonist in the mainline Grand Theft Auto series. Lucia is partnered with Jason Duval, the second protagonist, continuing the dual-character system introduced in GTA V. Both characters are playable throughout the story. The reveal was accompanied by the release of the first GTA VI trailer, which gained over 93 million views in 24 hours.
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