Free GTA 6 countdown widget and launch data
A live countdown with unlock times by region, free to embed. Every row says who reported it. The data is free to download too.
GTA VI · PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
Launch: Thursday 19 November 2026
Rockstar has confirmed the date, not a time. Regional times below are reported by outlets or read from store listings; only rows marked Official are announcements.
| Region | Status | Your local time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Reported | 18 Nov, 11:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026 |
| Australia (east coast) | Reported | 18 Nov, 13:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026 |
| Japan (and South Korea) | Reported | 18 Nov, 15:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026 |
| India | Reported | 18 Nov, 18:30 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026 |
| Central Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy and 15 other Western European countries) | Reported | 18 Nov, 23:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundr… |
| United Kingdom (and Ireland, Portugal, Iceland) | Reported | 19 Nov, 00:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundr… |
| United States and Canada (one moment, shown as Eastern) | Reported | 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026 |
| Mexico and Central America | Reported | 19 Nov, 06:00 UTC | GTA BOOM, 7-8 Sep 2026; Digital Foundr… |
Data checked 2026-09-29. Sources: Rockstar Newswire for the date; regional times as labelled.
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GTA 6 launch countdown and unlock time by region
A live countdown to 19 November 2026 and the unlock time for each region, with each row marked Official, Reported, Derived or Signal and linked to its source. Nothing is called official unless Rockstar, PlayStation or Xbox said it. It updates itself when the times change.
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Datasets
GTA 6 launch and unlock times
The release date, who has said what, and 8 regional unlock rows, each with its status and source link.
- unlock-times.json (https://gtasixguide.com/data/unlock-times.json)
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CC BY 4.0. Credit GTA VI Guide and link to https://gtasixguide.com/tools/unlock-time/.
Pages that use the data
- GTA 6 unlock time by region: the converter, the regional table and every source.
- GTA 6 release date and launch hub: what is confirmed, what is reported and what is not announced.
Open-source code
The logic behind some tools is small enough to read and reuse. MIT licence, with a credit line.
- gta6-unlock-countdown: the countdown and regional unlock widget as a small standalone page. Live tool and source on GitHub.