Grand Theft Auto VI · Global unlock · 19 November 2026
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Source: publisher announcement of 6 November 2025. Verified on 30 August 2026.
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- Will I be ready on 19 November?Eight things to sort out before launch night, ticked off as you go.
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- Vice City7 of 11one door
- Capri3 of 3
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Unlock times by region
- New ZealandNov 1900:0011:00 UTC
- AustraliaNov 1900:0013:00 UTC
- JapanNov 1900:0015:00 UTC
- South KoreaNov 1900:0015:00 UTC
- IndiaNov 1900:0018:30 UTC
- United Arab EmiratesNov 1900:0020:00 UTC
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
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India
United Arab Emirates✓ VERIFIED · Xbox Store ·
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On the PlayStation Store, the game unlocks at local midnight: checked on 30 national storefronts, each publishing its own time. Three countries (Hungary, Israel, Romania) have no separate storefront and redirect to the United States one.
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Grand Theft Auto VI launches Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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Two editions are available to pre-order, Standard and Ultimate; every pre-order includes the Vintage Vice City Pack.
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GTA 6 guides published
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- Fishing and hunting in GTA 6Two sentences settle this subject, and neither comes from a press release. The head of development answered questions: fishing is as detailed as Red Dead Redemption 2's, but the fish does not come with you; hunting is what earns money.
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