{
  "launchDate": "2026-11-19",
  "updated": "2026-09-29",
  "status": "not_announced",
  "statement": "Rockstar has announced the release date (Thursday 19 November 2026) for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It has not announced a time of day or a regional unlock schedule.",
  "officialAnnouncements": 0,
  "unlockRows": [
    {
      "region": "New Zealand",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-18T11:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 NZDT (UTC+13)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-release-times-when-it-unlocks-in-your-region-and-how-to-play-early-da2c"
    },
    {
      "region": "Australia (east coast)",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-18T13:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 AEDT (UTC+11)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-release-times-when-it-unlocks-in-your-region-and-how-to-play-early-da2c"
    },
    {
      "region": "Japan (and South Korea)",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-18T15:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 JST (UTC+9)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-release-times-when-it-unlocks-in-your-region-and-how-to-play-early-da2c"
    },
    {
      "region": "India",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-18T18:30:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 IST (UTC+5:30)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-release-times-when-it-unlocks-in-your-region-and-how-to-play-early-da2c"
    },
    {
      "region": "Central Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy and 15 other Western European countries)",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-18T23:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 CET (UTC+1)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundry, 7 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/09/gta-6s-worldwide-release-times-revealed-with-new-zealand-set-to-receive-access-19-hours-before-mexico-and-central-america"
    },
    {
      "region": "United Kingdom (and Ireland, Portugal, Iceland)",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 GMT (UTC+0)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundry, 7 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/09/gta-6s-worldwide-release-times-revealed-with-new-zealand-set-to-receive-access-19-hours-before-mexico-and-central-america"
    },
    {
      "region": "United States and Canada (one moment, shown as Eastern)",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-19T05:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 EST (UTC-5); reported as 11 p.m. Central, 10 p.m. Mountain, 9 p.m. Pacific on 18 Nov",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-6-release-times-when-it-unlocks-in-your-region-and-how-to-play-early-da2c"
    },
    {
      "region": "Mexico and Central America",
      "unlockUtc": "2026-11-19T06:00:00Z",
      "status": "Reported",
      "local": "19 Nov 00:00 CST (UTC-6)",
      "source": "GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundry, 7 Sep 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/09/gta-6s-worldwide-release-times-revealed-with-new-zealand-set-to-receive-access-19-hours-before-mexico-and-central-america"
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "date": "2025-11-06",
      "text": "Rockstar set the release date to Thursday 19 November 2026 (no time of day).",
      "source": "Rockstar Newswire",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-24",
      "text": "Pre-orders opened at \"midnight local time\" on 25 June. That wording describes when pre-orders opened. It does not say the game unlocks at local midnight on 19 November, and this page does not treat it as an unlock time.",
      "source": "Rockstar Newswire",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-24",
      "text": "Digital pre-orders can begin pre-loading on 12 November \"to ensure they are able to play at launch on November 19\"; physical code-in-box copies are available from 12 November. A pre-load therefore prepares you to play at launch; it does not start the game early.",
      "source": "Rockstar Newswire",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/5171972o3ak5oa/pre-order-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-june-25"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "text": "The Xbox US page shows Available November 19, 2026 with no time.",
      "source": "Xbox product page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/grand-theft-auto-vi"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-29",
      "text": "The PlayStation US page shows no release time. Only the store metadata signal above carries a timestamp, and it is not an announcement. When a time is announced, check whether it is one moment in UTC or a local time, which regions it covers, and whether PlayStation and Xbox share it.",
      "source": "PlayStation product page",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/"
    }
  ]
}