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GTA 6 Countdown
GTA VI is due on November 19, 2026. Rockstar has confirmed the date but not the hour, so this timer counts to midnight in your own time zone, which is what reports from PlayStation Store listings suggest.
Counting to midnight on November 19, 2026 in your time zone. Rockstar has not confirmed the unlock hour.
| City | Midnight, Nov 19 (UTC) | In your time | Time left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland, New Zealand | Nov 18, 11:00 UTC | … | … |
| Sydney, Australia | Nov 18, 13:00 UTC | … | … |
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 18, 15:00 UTC | … | … |
| Mumbai, India | Nov 18, 18:30 UTC | … | … |
| Dubai, UAE | Nov 18, 20:00 UTC | … | … |
| Berlin, Germany | Nov 18, 23:00 UTC | … | … |
| London, UK | Nov 19, 00:00 UTC | … | … |
| São Paulo, Brazil | Nov 19, 03:00 UTC | … | … |
| New York, USA | Nov 19, 05:00 UTC | … | … |
| Chicago, USA | Nov 19, 06:00 UTC | … | … |
| Mexico City, Mexico | Nov 19, 06:00 UTC | … | … |
| Los Angeles, USA | Nov 19, 08:00 UTC | … | … |
What is confirmed
- Release date: November 19, 2026, per Rockstar's GTA VI page.
- Platforms: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC version announced.
- Pre-load: open since November 10. Rockstar's page reads “Pre-Load Now”.
- Unlock hour: not confirmed by Rockstar. Midnight local time is reported from store listings.
How to read the table
Each row shows the instant it becomes midnight on November 19 in that city, written in UTC, then the same instant in your own time and how long is left. If the unlock really is midnight local time, a player in Auckland would start first and one in Los Angeles last, about 21 hours apart. We do not know that yet, so treat the rows as a guide and check Rockstar's Newswire on launch day.
While you wait: the music
Rockstar has announced six radio stations, an album of 34 original tracks coming on launch day and a 30-track score by Justice on December 11. See the station list, the soundtrack guide and our GTA 6 music and radio timeline.
Questions
- When does GTA 6 come out?
- November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to Rockstar's GTA VI page. No PC version has been announced.
- What time does GTA 6 unlock?
- Rockstar has not confirmed the hour. Some outlets report that PlayStation Store listings point to midnight local time in each region. The timer above uses that assumption and says so. If Rockstar announces a different time, this page will change.
- Does New Zealand get GTA 6 first?
- If the midnight-local-time report is right, yes: midnight on November 19 reaches New Zealand at 11:00 UTC on November 18, before anywhere else in the table. That is an inference from reports, not a Rockstar statement.
- Is GTA 6 pre-load open?
- Yes. Rockstar's GTA VI page now reads Pre-Load Now, and its Newswire lists a November 10, 2026 post titled Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now.
- Why does the countdown say my time zone?
- Your browser tells the page which time zone you are in, so the timer counts to midnight there. Nothing is sent anywhere. The table shows each city's midnight converted into your local time.