GTA 6 release times by country
Rockstar says GTA 6 goes live at midnight local time on 19 November 2026, in every region. New Zealand reaches midnight first, at 11:00 UTC on 18 November.
Release time table
One row for each time zone where midnight on 19 November happens, from Kiritimati at UTC+14 to Pago Pago at UTC−11. Each row gives the city, the moment in UTC and the same moment in your own time zone.
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| City | UTC | Your time | Store region, reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| KiritimatiKiribati | 18 Nov, 10:00 | ||
| Chatham IslandsNew Zealand | 18 Nov, 10:15 | ||
| AucklandNew Zealand | 18 Nov, 11:00 | ||
| Nuku'alofaTonga | 18 Nov, 11:00 | ||
| SuvaFiji | 18 Nov, 12:00 | ||
| SydneyAustralia | 18 Nov, 13:00 | ||
| AdelaideAustralia | 18 Nov, 13:30 | ||
| BrisbaneAustralia | 18 Nov, 14:00 | ||
| DarwinAustralia | 18 Nov, 14:30 | ||
| SeoulSouth Korea | 18 Nov, 15:00 | ||
| TokyoJapan | 18 Nov, 15:00 | ||
| Hong KongHong Kong SAR China | 18 Nov, 16:00 | ||
| ManilaPhilippines | 18 Nov, 16:00 | ||
| PerthAustralia | 18 Nov, 16:00 | ||
| SingaporeSingapore | 18 Nov, 16:00 | ||
| BangkokThailand | 18 Nov, 17:00 | ||
| JakartaIndonesia | 18 Nov, 17:00 | ||
| YangonMyanmar (Burma) | 18 Nov, 17:30 | ||
| DhakaBangladesh | 18 Nov, 18:00 | ||
| KathmanduNepal | 18 Nov, 18:15 | ||
| MumbaiIndia | 18 Nov, 18:30 | ||
| KarachiPakistan | 18 Nov, 19:00 | ||
| KabulAfghanistan | 18 Nov, 19:30 | ||
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 18 Nov, 20:00 | ||
| TehranIran | 18 Nov, 20:30 | ||
| IstanbulTürkiye | 18 Nov, 21:00 | ||
| MoscowRussia | 18 Nov, 21:00 | ||
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | 18 Nov, 21:00 | ||
| AthensGreece | 18 Nov, 22:00 | ||
| CairoEgypt | 18 Nov, 22:00 | ||
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 18 Nov, 22:00 | ||
| BerlinGermany | 18 Nov, 23:00 | ||
| LagosNigeria | 18 Nov, 23:00 | ||
| MadridSpain | 18 Nov, 23:00 | ||
| ParisFrance | 18 Nov, 23:00 | ||
| LisbonPortugal | 19 Nov, 00:00 | ||
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 19 Nov, 00:00 | ||
| Ponta DelgadaPortugal | 19 Nov, 01:00 | ||
| PraiaCape Verde | 19 Nov, 01:00 | ||
| Fernando de NoronhaBrazil | 19 Nov, 02:00 | ||
| NuukGreenland | 19 Nov, 02:00 | ||
| Buenos AiresArgentina | 19 Nov, 03:00 | ||
| Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 19 Nov, 03:00 | ||
| SantiagoChile | 19 Nov, 03:00 | ||
| São PauloBrazil | 19 Nov, 03:00 | ||
| St. John'sCanada | 19 Nov, 03:30 | ||
| CaracasVenezuela | 19 Nov, 04:00 | ||
| HalifaxCanada | 19 Nov, 04:00 | ||
| ManausBrazil | 19 Nov, 04:00 | ||
| San JuanPuerto Rico | 19 Nov, 04:00 | ||
| BogotáColombia | 19 Nov, 05:00 | ||
| LimaPeru | 19 Nov, 05:00 | ||
| New YorkUnited States | 19 Nov, 05:00 | ||
| Rio BrancoBrazil | 19 Nov, 05:00 | ||
| TorontoCanada | 19 Nov, 05:00 | ||
| ChicagoUnited States | 19 Nov, 06:00 | ||
| Guatemala CityGuatemala | 19 Nov, 06:00 | ||
| Mexico CityMexico | 19 Nov, 06:00 | ||
| DenverUnited States | 19 Nov, 07:00 | ||
| PhoenixUnited States | 19 Nov, 07:00 | ||
| VancouverCanada | 19 Nov, 07:00 | ||
| Los AngelesUnited States | 19 Nov, 08:00 | ||
| AnchorageUnited States | 19 Nov, 09:00 | ||
| TaiohaeFrench Polynesia | 19 Nov, 09:30 | ||
| HonoluluUnited States | 19 Nov, 10:00 | ||
| Pago PagoAmerican Samoa | 19 Nov, 11:00 |
Store regions
Store listings point to one release time per store region. As reported: Brazil, Argentina and Chile at 03:00 UTC; the US and Canada at 05:00 UTC, which is midnight in New York and 21:00 on 18 November in Los Angeles; Mexico and Central America at 06:00 UTC. Rockstar has not confirmed these times.
Pre-load
Pre-load opened on 10 November 2026 for digital copies: on PS5 at midnight local time, on Xbox at 00:00 GMT everywhere at once. Boxed copies hold a download code that works from 12 November, so they need the same download.
Checklist for the night before
Ticks stay saved on this device.
Community tip, not confirmed
Community tip on the Xbox region
Some Xbox players plan to set the console region to New Zealand to play from 11:00 UTC on 18 November. Rockstar and Microsoft have not confirmed that it works, and a new region also changes your store and its prices.
How the region change works
- Let the pre-load finish with your own region set.
- From , your time (11:00 UTC on 18 November), press the Xbox button and open Profile & system, Settings, System, Language & location.
- Set Location to New Zealand and pick Restart now.
- Start the game. If it stays locked, the tip did not work for GTA 6: set your real location again and wait for your own midnight.
- Once the game is out where you live, go back to Language & location, set your real location and restart.
From Microsoft: the menu path and the restart. Not confirmed by Rockstar or Microsoft: that GTA 6 opens early this way.
What else changes
- The store switches to New Zealand, with prices in New Zealand dollars.
- Money in your Microsoft account stays in the region where you added it.
- Microsoft can refuse a new change if you changed country or region in the last three months.
This is an Xbox tip. On PS5 the region belongs to the PSN account and cannot be switched for one night.
Sources
Questions and answers
Does the US get GTA 6 at the same moment everywhere?
Store listings suggest yes: one release at 05:00 UTC for the US and Canada. That is midnight in New York and 21:00 on 18 November in Los Angeles. This is reported, and Rockstar has not confirmed it.
Who gets GTA 6 first?
New Zealand, at 11:00 UTC on 18 November, which is midnight on 19 November in Auckland.