If you are refreshing Rockstar's channels for the first real Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay drop, separate the calendar you can trust from the rumor clock. Rockstar's own site still locks launch to November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. An August gameplay trailer is circulating as unverified chatter this week. It is not a Rockstar announcement.
What Rockstar has actually confirmed
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Launch date | November 19, 2026 |
| Day-one platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X |
| Pre-orders | Open (digital and physical paths live on storefronts) |
| Digital pre-load | November 12, 2026 (per Rockstar/Take-Two pre-order materials) |
| MSRP (standard) | $79.99 |
| Official story trailers | Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 on Rockstar's YouTube |
| First official gameplay trailer | **Not announced** |
| PC day-one | **Not announced** (console launch first is the published plan) |
| Switch 2 version | **Not confirmed** |
Rockstar's public framing for the game has not changed: Leonida, Vice City neon, co-leads Jason and Lucia, single-player first.
The biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet.
That line sits on Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI page next to Trailer 2. It is marketing language, not a systems deep dive. The studio still has not published a controlled gameplay presentation that shows mission flow, gunfeel, map traversal, or how dual protagonists play in practice.
