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Rockstar dropped the official cover art on June 18, putting Jason and Lucia front and center of the iconic GTA grid design — stunt rider, police cruiser, minigun-equipped chopper. The synthwave blue-and-pink palette is a direct nod to Vice City. Pre-orders open Thursday, June 25, 2026.
YouTube backend data has fans convinced the third GTA VI trailer will go live the same day pre-orders open. Rockstar typically drops a teaser within 48h of a major commercial milestone — and the cover-reveal video already hit 100M views.
Rockstar Games has confirmed pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI open on June 25, 2026. Two editions will be available at launch: a Standard Edition expected between $70 and $80, and a Deluxe Edition expected around $100, with in-game bonuses and a digital art-book.
After previously moving from a fall window to May 26, 2026, Rockstar has now locked the GTA VI launch to November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The studio cited the need for additional polish on the State of Leonida — the largest world they've ever built.
Rockstar has now confirmed six distinct regions: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Mount Kalaga, Port Gellhorn and Ambrosia. Together they form the largest, most varied open world the studio has ever shipped.
For the first time in the numbered Grand Theft Auto series, the story is built around a romantic criminal partnership. Lucia Caminos becomes the first major non-optional female protagonist with a voice actress in the mainline series.
Digital Foundry's frame-by-frame analysis identified pervasive ray-traced global illumination throughout Trailer #2. Rockstar confirmed the footage was captured on a standard PS5 at a target of 1440p / 30 fps — with PS5 Pro's PSSR expected to push the framerate higher.
GTA VI launches console-first on November 19, 2026. There is still no announced PC release date. Based on Rockstar's last three PC ports, expect a window between 12 and 18 months after the console launch.