Rockstar hasn't announced a GTA 6 PC date. The pattern from GTA V and RDR2 says 13 to 18 months after console — placing PC release between November 2027 and May 2028. Here's the case.
GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026. The live countdown below ticks every second. Plus: every confirmed milestone in the launch cycle, regional unlock times, and what to watch for in the final pre-launch window.
GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026 — exactly 198 days from today. The pre-launch cycle is ~50% longer than V's or RDR2's. By V and RDR2 standards, Trailer 3 is overdue. Here's the comparison, with every date sourced.
One of GTA V's signature American muscle cars — manufactured by the Rockstar fictional brand Vapid, present from V's original 2013 launch and expanded across multiple Online updates.
FiveM is the modded multiplayer scene built on GTA V. With GTA VI launching November 2026 (console first), the question for serious RP operators is when an equivalent ecosystem becomes possible for VI — and what changes structurally for the people running servers, factions, and characters.
GTA Online doesn't shut down on November 19, 2026. Your characters and money don't follow you to GTA 6 either. Here's what actually happens — sourced, not speculated.
GTA 6 takes place in the fictional state of Leonida — Rockstar's modern Florida. Vice City is the urban anchor, the Leonida Keys are the coastal chain, and at least one secondary city plus a wide hinterland round out the map. Here's the canonical reference, sourced and updated.
Rockstar hasn't published GTA 6 PC system requirements — the PC version isn't expected until 2027 or 2028. Here's the defensible prediction based on PS5 / Xbox Series X baseline plus the RDR2 PC delta, and how to check whether your current rig clears it.
Pre-orders aren't open yet. When they open, here's where to buy on each platform, how the storefront bonuses will likely differ, refund policies you can actually use, and a checklist of what to verify before you click confirm.
GTA V's marquee mid-cycle supercar — manufactured by Pegassi (Rockstar's fictional Italian exotic brand), introduced via a 2014 GTA Online update.
The Liberty City Cycles Sanctus is a custom chopper featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Bikers update, released on October 28th, 2016, during the Vortex and Sanctus Week event.
A Superyacht Life is a series of six missions featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Los Santos Summer Special update, released on August 11, 2020.
Oscar Guzman Flies Again is a series of missions in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the continuation of the Agents of Sabotage update, released on March 4,...
The Q1 earnings call produced zero official GTA 6 pre-order figures — and a wave of coverage that invented some anyway. What Take-Two actually said, with the primary sources, and the three claims that got the numbers wrong.
Rockstar announced 'Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look' for Thursday, August 27 — premiering on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET before hitting Rockstar's YouTube channel. What's confirmed, what isn't, and why the six-hour gap between the two matters.
Nine specific Trailer 3 bets — characters, neighborhoods, vehicles, the marquee track, gameplay, pre-orders — with the evidence for each, graded when the trailer lands. Our May timing call is already graded WRONG on the ledger.
GTA V's recurring heist planner and hacker — wheelchair-bound criminal strategist whose role spans V's main story heists and continues across nearly every major GTA Online heist update for over a decade after V's launch.
Head of the Madrazo Cartel in GTA V — Mexican-American cartel patriarch whose volatile working relationship with Trevor Philips drives V's middle-act crisis arc and continues across multiple GTA Online content updates.
GTA V's tallest building in Los Santos — the downtown Maze Bank financial-district skyscraper that anchors V's skyline imagery and (post-Online updates) hosts purchasable CEO offices at the top.
GTA Online's military SUV — manufactured by HVY (Rockstar's fictional heavy / military-vehicle brand), introduced in the Heists Update (March 2015), with armored construction and minigun-equipped variants that have made it a fixture of GTA Online combat play.
The May 2026 snapshot: at T-197 days GTA 6 had no pre-orders, no editions, no partner activity — and our read of when the silence would break missed. Graded in public, kept in full.
Trailer 3 drops on a Tuesday in May — almost certainly before Take-Two's May 21 earnings call. Here's the marketing pattern Rockstar has run since GTA V, and why May 21 is the deadline.
Former Grove Street Families member turned Ballas-affiliate in GTA V — released from prison early in V's storyline as Franklin Clinton's primary South-LA antagonist, and one of V's late-game 'Deathwish' kill targets.
GTA V's original-music radio station — a Rockstar-commissioned hip-hop / experimental station hosted by The Alchemist and Oh No, featuring tracks produced specifically for the station rather than licensed pre-existing music.
Tuesday May 5 was the first of three expected Trailer 3 Tuesdays. It came and went — and so, later, did May 12 and May 19. The full window closed without a trailer; the timing call is graded WRONG on our ledger, and the day-one calibration stays up in full.
Trailer 1 dropped December 5, 2023. After 2.5 years of community frame-by-frame analysis, here are the eight details that turned out to matter most — and what they signal about the game we're getting.
A Japanese-coded sports car in GTA V — manufactured by Annis (Rockstar's fictional Japanese auto brand alongside Karin), present from V's original 2013 launch. The RH8 designation has been Annis's flagship sports entry across V's lifecycle.
GTA V's heavy transport helicopter — capable of vehicle-hook pickup and large-cargo lift, one of GTA Online's most-used utility aircraft for Heists, vehicle deliveries, and coordinated multi-player operations.
GTA V's contemporary hip-hop station — hosted by Big Boy, anchored in 2010s mainstream hip-hop catalog. The modern-era counterpart to West Coast Classics's classic West Coast register.
September 2022's unprecedented leak of GTA 6 development material forced Rockstar into a marketing posture they hadn't planned. The leak's content has been analyzed at length elsewhere — this piece is about how it reshaped the launch cycle into the unusually long ~1,080-day arc that's still playing out.
Pre-orders aren't open yet. Here's what each tier almost certainly costs based on RDR2 + GTA V historical pricing, what each one includes, and why Standard is the right pick for 95% of players.
GTA V's signature light attack helicopter — twin-minigun and missile-equipped, one of GTA Online's most-flown combat aircraft, and the V helicopter most associated with the franchise's chaos-play and PvP free-roam register.
A Japanese-coded four-door sport sedan in GTA V — manufactured by Karin (Rockstar's fictional Japanese auto brand), present from V's original 2013 launch. One of V's most enduring Japanese-tuner-aesthetic vehicles.
A Clean Break is a KnoWay Out mission featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the A Safehouse in the Hills update.
The hip-hop station Danny Brown and Skepta host in GTA V and GTA Online, added with the Diamond Casino Heist update — 26 tracks on file, Megan Thee Stallion to Pop Smoke.
Two protagonists are confirmed by name: Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval. Beyond them, every named character is unconfirmed or rumor-only. Here's the canonical roster — what Rockstar has actually said vs what the internet is guessing.
Ahron Ward is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V, who also makes a cameo appearance in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the continuation of The Chop Shop update.
Guadaloupe Romero is a minor character appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Agents of Sabotage update.
Jay Norris is a minor character appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and makes a posthumous cameo appearance in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Money Fronts update.
Lacey Jonas is a famous actress in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V, and returns in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the After Hours update.
Oscar Guzman is a character appearing as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto V, and as a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Agents of Sabotage update.
Sacha Yetarian (Armenian: Սաշա Եթարյան) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who was first mentioned in Grand Theft Auto V, and later appeared as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Arena War update.
The Lost Girl is a minor character appearing in Grand Theft Auto V during the random event Snatched, and a minor character in Grand Theft Auto Online, as part of the After Hours update.
A Leonida city named on the official GTA VI promotional postcards Rockstar released during the Trailer 2 marketing window — branded "LIVE HARD" in Rockstar's marketing copy.
GTA V's coastal neighborhood adjacent to Vespucci Beach on Los Santos's western coast — home to the Del Perro Pier and its Ferris wheel, anchoring one of the franchise's most-recognized beachfront landmark images.
One of GTA V's signature American sports cars — manufactured by Bravado, present from V's original 2013 launch. The two-door sports counterpart to the more sedan-coded Buffalo S in Bravado's catalog.
The Declasse Bugstars Burrito (formerly simply " Burrito ") is a van appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and returning to Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Diamond Casino & Resort update.
The Fort Zancudo stealth aircraft is an unnamed, uncontrollable stealth aircraft appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and introduced in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Los Santos Summer Special update.
GTA V's Vespa-coded Italian scooter — manufactured by Pegassi (Rockstar's fictional Italian exotic brand), the small-displacement opposite of the brand's supercar register and one of mainline GTA's longest-running scooter nameplates.
The Ramius is an uncontrollable submarine appearing in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Doomsday Heist update.
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