Timing

What time does GTA 6 come out?

Date confirmed GTA 6 releases on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. Rockstar has not announced the unlock hour, a global rollout, a regional rollout or a country order. The tool below converts the start of the release date into a planning marker. It is not an official unlock schedule.

The calendar date is Rockstar confirmed. The time values below are a local-midnight scenario used only for calendar planning. They do not predict when GTA 6 becomes playable. We will replace them when Rockstar or the console stores publish an official schedule. The official Rockstar GTA VI page currently lists the date and platforms, but no hour.

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Release date in your regionRockstar confirmed

November 19, 2026

The calendar release date is locked by Rockstar. GTA 6 launches on this day on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.

Local calendar markerPlanning only

12:00 am on November 19, 2026

This is when the selected time zone first reaches the confirmed release date. It is not a prediction of when GTA 6 becomes playable. Rockstar has not announced whether stores will use regional timing or one simultaneous moment.

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This counter runs to the start of the release date in the selected time zone. It is a planning aid, not an unlock countdown. The exact go-live hour is unannounced.

Local midnight occurs in different countries at different real-world moments, but that does not establish a GTA 6 access order. A regional rollout and a simultaneous rollout would behave differently, and Rockstar has announced neither.

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What Rockstar has and has not announced

Rockstar’s official GTA 6 page names November 19, 2026, PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. It does not publish a clock time or time-zone policy. The PlayStation and Xbox listings could later use regional access or a single simultaneous moment, and either model would produce different local times. Earlier game launches and pre-order openings do not settle this one.

Use the date for leave, delivery and download planning, but wait for an official store countdown before planning the exact hour. Pre-loading can avoid a launch-day download, but it does not reveal when the game will become playable.

Local-midnight planning markers by country

Each row shows when the calendar first reaches November 19, 2026 in one representative time zone for that market. The order reflects geography only. It is not a GTA 6 launch order, and the values are not predictions of when stores will grant access.

Country	Calendar-date marker, not unlock time
New Zealand	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+13
Australia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+11
New Caledonia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+11
Guam	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+10
Japan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+9
South Korea	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+9
North Korea	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+9
Singapore	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Philippines	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Malaysia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Taiwan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Hong Kong	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
China	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Mongolia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+8
Indonesia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+7
Thailand	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+7
Vietnam	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+7
Bangladesh	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+6
India	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+5:30
Sri Lanka	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+5:30
Pakistan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+5
Kazakhstan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+5
Afghanistan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+4:30
UAE	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+4
Oman	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+4
Iran	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3:30
Saudi Arabia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Turkey	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Qatar	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Kuwait	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Bahrain	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Kenya	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Jordan	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Russia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Belarus	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
Syria	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+3
South Africa	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Finland	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Greece	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Israel	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Romania	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Bulgaria	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Estonia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Lithuania	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Latvia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Cyprus	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Lebanon	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Ukraine	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Egypt	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+2
Germany	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
France	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Italy	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Spain	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Netherlands	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Poland	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Sweden	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Norway	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Denmark	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Switzerland	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Austria	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Belgium	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Czech Republic	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Hungary	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Croatia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Slovakia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Slovenia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Luxembourg	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Malta	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Nigeria	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Morocco	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Serbia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+1
UK	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT
Ireland	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT
Portugal	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT+0
Iceland	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT
Brazil	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-3
Chile	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-3
Argentina	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-3
Uruguay	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-3
Paraguay	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-3
Bolivia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-4
Puerto Rico	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am AST
Dominican Republic	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am AST
Trinidad and Tobago	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am AST
Venezuela	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-4
United States	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am EST
Canada	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am EST
Colombia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-5
Peru	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-5
Ecuador	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-5
Panama	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am EST
Jamaica	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am EST
Cuba	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-5
Mexico	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am CST
Costa Rica	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am CST
Guatemala	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am CST
French Polynesia	Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:00 am GMT-10

Want the confirmed date for one country? Open its release date page. Any local timer is a calendar marker until an official unlock schedule exists.

Frequently asked questions

What time does GTA 6 come out?

Rockstar has confirmed November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, but has not announced an unlock hour. It has also not said whether access will begin region by region or at one simultaneous moment.

Will GTA 6 unlock at midnight?

Unknown. Rockstar and the console stores have not published the GTA 6 unlock schedule. Local midnight is one possible rollout model, but it is not a prediction or a safe basis for travel, work or purchase plans.

Does GTA 6 release earlier in some countries?

Rockstar has not announced a country order. A regional rollout could produce different access moments, while a simultaneous rollout would not. The table on this page shows local calendar markers only and does not rank countries by actual game access.