Rockstar releases GTA VI launch trailer, confirms Nov. 19 release
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The gist
Rockstar Games released a roughly 90-second GTA VI launch trailer confirming a Nov. 19 release.
The game arrives 13 years after GTA V, the bestselling nonmobile game ever.
Background
Rockstar Games is the developer and publisher behind Grand Theft Auto VI, with its main studio Rockstar North based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The game stars Jason and Lucia, a modern-day Bonnie-and-Clyde couple in Vice City, with Lucia described as the franchise's first playable female protagonist of the modern era. It is Rockstar's first major release since Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018 and follows GTA V, which has sold 230 million copies.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026GamesBeat reports, citing four anonymous industry sources, that GTA 6 is planned for PC in the first quarter of 2027.
- Oct 14, 2026Bloomberg Businessweek publishes a making-of feature on GTA VI, describing Rockstar's research trips to Miami and its Edinburgh office.
- Oct 15, 2026Rockstar releases a roughly 90-second GTA VI trailer showing Vice City, a bank robbery, police encounters and moments between Jason and Lucia, saying it was captured entirely in-game on a PlayStation 5.
- Oct 15, 2026Rockstar releases the official launch trailer, confirming the Nov. 19 release date; preorders are live across major retailers.
- Nov 12, 2026Digital preloads for GTA VI begin a week before launch.
- Nov 19, 2026GTA VI is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Rockstar says the trailer was captured entirely in-game on a PlayStation 5 and describes GTA VI as a foundation for future projects that may take less time to complete.
- Analysts
- Wall Street analysts estimate the game cost more than $1 billion to make, which would make it the most expensive video game ever created.
Still unverified
GamesBeat, citing four anonymous industry sources, reported a PC release window in the first quarter of 2027; Rockstar has not confirmed it and did not comment. The more than $1 billion development cost is an analyst estimate, not a confirmed figure.