Scheduled release
GTA 6 Release Date & Countdown
Check when GTA 6 is scheduled to unlock in your store region.
GTA 6 unlock time on PS5 in the United States
Store listing time. This country has several time zones, and Rockstar does not say whether the west unlocks at this instant or at its own midnight: both readings.
Time details
Device time zone changes the clock display only. It does not change which unlock applies.
At zero the line changes to a scheduled-time notice. It does not mean the console will launch the game.
Grand Theft Auto VI will release midnight local time on November 19, 2026, in all regions for both PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S.
How the times work
The countdown follows the store region on your PlayStation or Xbox account. Rockstar says the game unlocks at midnight local time on 19 November 2026, in all regions, on both consoles. It does not say how a country with several time zones is handled. The US store listings we read give one time, 00:00 Eastern on the 19th. Used nationwide, that is 21:00 on the 18th in Los Angeles. If each zone waits for its own midnight, Los Angeles unlocks three hours later. Canada and Australia raise the same question, and the unlock times page shows both readings for all three. The preload had its own start time. On PS5 it began at midnight in your own time zone on 10 November; on Xbox it began worldwide at 00:00 GMT that day. A finished download does not unlock the game.
Timing source: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/EP1004-PPSA01547_00-GTAVISTANDARD001