GTA VI news tracker

1. Aug 29, 2026Confirmed
   Rockstar confirms 30fps at launch; 60fps mode 'undecided'

   Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson confirmed GTA VI runs at 30fps on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S at launch, with a performance mode undecided 'for now'.

2. Aug 27, 2026Confirmed
   Rockstar drops 26 minutes of GTA VI gameplay: 'An Extended Look' premieres on Netflix

   A ~26-minute showcase, captured entirely from in-game PS5 footage, premiered on Netflix at 12pm PT before going free on YouTube and rockstargames.com the same evening.

3. Aug 20, 2026Confirmed
   Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in GTA VI leak hunt

   Take-Two filed DMCA subpoenas in the Southern District of New York seeking to unmask the leaker 'CyberLeek', naming three Discord servers, with a September 4 compliance deadline.

4. Aug 7, 2026Confirmed
   Take-Two: GTA VI pre-orders 'unprecedented and astonishing'

   On its Q1 FY2027 earnings call, Take-Two said pre-orders 'vastly' beat forecasts but declined to publish numbers, and reaffirmed November 19.

5. Aug 6, 2026Confirmed
   'An Extended Look' announced with first-of-its-kind Netflix premiere

   Rockstar announced a ~26-minute gameplay showcase premiering on Netflix August 27 — the first game marketing event of its kind on the platform.

6. Jun 25, 2026Confirmed
   Pre-orders open worldwide; initial retail batches sell out fast

   Pre-orders opened at midnight local time on June 25 across PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Store and retail. Some retailers' initial physical allocations reportedly sold out within an hour.

7. Jun 18, 2026Confirmed
   Rockstar announces pre-orders begin June 25

   Rockstar's Newswire set the pre-order date and revealed editions, prices and bonuses: preload from November 12, physical as a code-in-a-box, and 'a single player experience'.

8. May 21, 2026Confirmed
   Take-Two reaffirms November 19 launch; summer marketing push teased

   At its May 2026 earnings, Take-Two reconfirmed the November 19 date and teased a bigger marketing push through summer — which materialized as pre-orders and the Netflix showcase.

9. Nov 6, 2025Confirmed
   GTA VI delayed to November 19, 2026

   Rockstar moved the launch from May 26, 2026 to November 19, 2026 — the second and, so far, final delay.

10. May 6, 2025Confirmed
    Trailer 2 surprise-drops; site refresh adds characters and Leonida tour

    Trailer 2 appeared with no countdown — all footage captured in-game on PS5, per Rockstar — and pulled roughly 475 million views in 24 hours. A same-day site refresh added eight official character profiles and a Leonida location tour with about 70 screenshots.

11. May 2, 2025Confirmed
    GTA VI delayed from Fall 2025 to May 26, 2026

    Rockstar moved the launch out of Fall 2025 to a hard date — May 26, 2026 — with an apology: "we are very sorry that this is later than you expected."

12. Dec 4, 2023Confirmed
    Trailer 1 reveals Lucia, Vice City, and a 2025 window

    Posted a day early after the trailer leaked online, Trailer 1 introduced Lucia, modern Vice City in the state of Leonida, and a "2025" window — and drew about 93 million YouTube views in 24 hours, a record for a non-music debut.

13. Feb 4, 2022Confirmed
    Rockstar confirms the next Grand Theft Auto is in development

    A February 2022 community update carried one buried line: active development on the next Grand Theft Auto was "well underway" — the first official word on GTA VI.