GTA 6 release time: when does it unlock?

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar has not announced an unlock time yet. The times below come from PlayStation Store data: each region unlocks at midnight in its main time zone.

Unlock times by region

New Zealand

Nov 18, 11:00 UTC (midnight local)

Australia (Sydney)

Nov 18, 13:00 UTC (midnight local)

Japan

Nov 18, 15:00 UTC (midnight local)

Germany, France, central Europe

Nov 18, 23:00 UTC (midnight local)

UK, Ireland, Portugal

Nov 19, 00:00 UTC (midnight local)

US and Canada

Nov 19, 05:00 UTC (midnight Eastern, 9 pm Pacific on Nov 18)

Mexico and Central America

Nov 19, 06:00 UTC (last region)

• Official Release date: November 19, 2026, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. No PC date.
• Official No edition gets early access, not even the Ultimate Edition.
• The unlock times are taken from store data, not from Rockstar. They can still change before launch.
• Setting your Xbox region to New Zealand to play earlier is not supported by Microsoft or Rockstar and may stop working at any time.

Sources

• Rockstar Newswire
• GTA Intel: preload, file size, unlock times

Last checked: October 15, 2026

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