What we actually know so far
The internet is full of GTA VI "leaks" that are really just wishes. This page is the opposite: only facts that trace back to a public Rockstar Games announcement. Where a fact is widely reported but hasn't come from Rockstar directly, it's labeled as such. If a detail isn't on this page, treat it as unconfirmed — no matter how many YouTube thumbnails insist otherwise.
The short version. Grand Theft Auto VI is Rockstar Games' next mainline open-world game. It's set in Vice City and the fictional state of Leonida (a modern-day take, not the 1980s). It follows two protagonists, Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval. It's launching November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC version has been announced.
The announcement and trailers
Rockstar revealed the game in December 2023 with its first trailer, released as part of the studio's 25th anniversary celebrations. The trailer confirmed the 2025 launch window, the Vice City/Leonida setting, and Lucia and Jason as the leads, and it became one of the most-watched game reveals in YouTube history.
The second trailer followed in May 2025 — four days after Rockstar pushed the game out of its 2025 window — and gave a longer look at the characters, the world, and Leonida's locations beyond Vice City. Rockstar's official site was updated alongside it with dozens of new screenshots and expanded detail about the world.
The release date — the full timeline
This date has moved, and the moves are worth knowing, because they explain why some older articles cite a different date:
- December 2023: Rockstar announces a 2025 launch window.
- May 2025: Rockstar delays to May 26, 2026, saying the extra time was needed to deliver the expected quality.
- November 2025: Rockstar delays again to November 19, 2026 — a Thursday — citing the same need for additional polish.
As of October 2026, November 19, 2026 is the current date and Rockstar has not announced any further change. Take-Two Interactive (Rockstar's parent company) has also reiterated the date in its investor communications. That said: the game has slipped twice already, so treat any date as "current plan" rather than "carved in stone." Nothing else about the schedule is confirmed.
Setting and characters
The game returns the series to Vice City — the fictional, Florida-inspired city from earlier GTA titles — but this time as part of the larger fictional state of Leonida, which extends beyond the city itself. Unlike GTA: Vice City (2002), this one is set in the modern day; the trailers show contemporary cars, phones, and social media rather than a period piece.
The story centers on Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval, dual protagonists framed by Rockstar's marketing as partners at the center of the story. Lucia is the series' first playable female protagonist in a mainline GTA game. Beyond the names, the setting, and what the trailers show, Rockstar has confirmed essentially nothing about the plot — anything you read about the story beyond that is speculation.
Platforms
Rockstar has confirmed PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. That's the full list. No PC version has been announced. If you're a PC player, the honest position is: past GTA games have eventually come to PC, but there is no official word on if or when this one will, and nobody else's guess is worth planning around. (More on what this means for your setup in the readiness guide.)
What Rockstar has NOT confirmed
This list is deliberately long, because these are the things people argue about online as if they were settled:
- Pricing and editions. No prices, no edition names, no collector's bundles have been announced.
- System requirements or performance details. No resolution, frame-rate, or storage-size figures.
- Gameplay features. Beyond what's visible in the trailers, Rockstar hasn't described mechanics, mission structure, or online plans.
- Pre-load or pre-order dates. Nothing official as of this writing.
- The soundtrack. The trailers include music, but no track list has been published.
- Any PC release. See above.
Why the confirmed list is so short
Rockstar has always marketed this way: a couple of trailers, long silences, and almost no interviews. GTA V sold over 200 million copies with the same playbook, so the studio has little incentive to change it. The practical takeaway: treat every "confirmed" claim you see on social media as a rumor until you can trace it to rockstargames.com or an official Rockstar channel. If this page ever goes stale, that's the one link that won't.
How to use this page. Anything here that later gets contradicted by an official announcement is outdated, not wrong — Rockstar's plans change, as the two delays prove. When in doubt, the newest Rockstar announcement wins.