GTA 6 timeline from 2013 to release day
GTA V came out on 17 September 2013. GTA 6 comes out on 19 November 2026, 4,811 days later. The line is drawn to scale, every year the same width.
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Two delays
Trailer 1 showed a 2025 window. On 2 May 2025 Rockstar moved the game to 26 May 2026, its first exact date, and on 6 November 2025 to Thursday 19 November 2026.
From Trailer 1 to release
Trailer 1 went up on 4 December 2023, 1,081 days before release, after a low-quality copy leaked a day early. Trailer 2 followed on 6 May 2025, the cover art and editions on 18 June 2026, and the Launch Trailer on 15 October 2026.
New entries
When Rockstar or a named outlet reports a new milestone, the news check adds it here with its source. On 28 October 2026 an episode of South Park ended with about 25 seconds of new gameplay credited to Rockstar Games.
Every entry, with sources
GTA V comes out
Grand Theft Auto V launches on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The count to the next one starts here.
GTA Online opens
Two weeks after GTA V, the online mode goes live. It keeps getting updates for the next 13 years.
GTA V on PS4 and Xbox One
The first re-release of GTA V, for the new console generation, a year after the original.
GTA V on PC
The PC version arrives about a year and a half after the console launch, after its own delay.
Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out
Rockstar's next big game after GTA V launches on PS4 and Xbox One. Still no word on GTA 6.
The Trilogy Definitive Edition
Remasters of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas launch, and critics fault their technical problems.
Rockstar confirms the next GTA
In a Newswire post, Rockstar says active development of the next Grand Theft Auto is well underway.
GTA V on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
GTA V reaches a third console generation, with technical upgrades.
Development footage leaks
90 videos of unfinished footage, about 50 minutes, are posted to a fan forum. Press calls it one of the biggest leaks in games.
Trailer 1
A low-quality copy leaks a day early, so Rockstar posts it that night. It shows Vice City, Jason and Lucia, and a 2025 window.
First delay: 26 May 2026
Rockstar moves GTA 6 out of 2025 and sets its first exact date, 26 May 2026.
Trailer 2
Four days after the delay, the second trailer puts Jason and Lucia side by side across Leonida.
Second delay: 19 November 2026
Rockstar moves the game six months, to Thursday 19 November 2026, to finish it with more polish.
Cover art and editions
Rockstar shows the cover art, the Standard and Ultimate Editions, and the pre-order date.
Pre-orders open
Pre-orders go live at midnight local time on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate.
An Extended Look on Netflix
A 26-minute look at the game premieres on Netflix, then on Rockstar's YouTube channel the same night.
Launch Trailer
The last trailer before release, about 90 seconds, captured on PS5 and set to an original song from the game's score.
GTA 6 footage on South Park
An episode of South Park ends with about 25 seconds of new gameplay, credited to Rockstar Games.
Pre-load on PS5
Digital pre-load opens at midnight local time on 10 November. Up to 212 GB.
Pre-load on Xbox
Digital pre-load opens worldwide at 00:00 GMT on 10 November. Up to 212 GB.
Boxed copies in shops
The boxed Standard Edition holds a download code, not a disc. Codes can be redeemed from 12 November.
Grand Theft Auto VI comes out
Release at midnight local time on 19 November 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. New Zealand goes first.