GTA 6 countdown
GTA 6 launches 19 November 2026 at 00:00 in each store region (00:00 Eastern in the US).
GTA 6 unlocks at midnight in each store region on 19 November 2026: 00:00 Eastern in the US and Canada (9 pm Pacific on 18 November), 00:00 in the UK, and 00:00 in Berlin and Warsaw. Australia and Japan play first. PlayStation and Xbox list identical times, and pre-load opens on 12 November 2026.
- Release date
- 19 November 2026Confirmed
- Unlock
- 00:00 in each store regionConfirmed
- US West Coast
- 21:00 PT on 18 November
- Pre-load opens
- 12 November 2026, 00:00 localConfirmed
What time does GTA 6 unlock in each region?
Each store region unlocks at midnight in its own main time zone. Where a store spans several zones, the whole region unlocks together.
| Store region | Time zone | Local unlock time | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Eastern (New York) | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT-5 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC |
| Central (Chicago) | Wed 18 Nov, 23:00 GMT-6 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC | |
| Mountain (Denver) | Wed 18 Nov, 22:00 GMT-7 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC | |
| Pacific (Los Angeles) | Wed 18 Nov, 21:00 GMT-8 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC | |
| Canada | Eastern (Toronto) | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT-5 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC |
| Pacific (Vancouver) | Wed 18 Nov, 22:00 GMT-7 | Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC | |
| Brazil | Brasília (São Paulo) | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT-3 | Thu 19 Nov, 03:00 UTC |
| United Kingdom | London | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 UTC |
| Germany (eurozone) | Berlin | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 CET | Wed 18 Nov, 23:00 UTC |
| Poland | Warsaw | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 CET | Wed 18 Nov, 23:00 UTC |
| Japan | Tokyo | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT+9 | Wed 18 Nov, 15:00 UTC |
| Australia | Sydney / Melbourne | Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 GMT+11 | Wed 18 Nov, 13:00 UTC |
| Brisbane | Wed 18 Nov, 23:00 GMT+10 | Wed 18 Nov, 13:00 UTC | |
| Perth | Wed 18 Nov, 21:00 GMT+8 | Wed 18 Nov, 13:00 UTC |
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Questions
What time does GTA 6 unlock?
At 00:00 in each store region on 19 November 2026, according to the release times on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store. In the US that is midnight Eastern for the whole country; in the UK it is midnight GMT.
What time does GTA 6 unlock on the US West Coast?
At 9:00 pm Pacific on Wednesday 18 November. The US store unlocks at midnight Eastern for everyone, so Central players start at 11 pm and Mountain players at 10 pm on the 18th.
Who gets to play GTA 6 first?
Australia (00:00 Sydney time, 13:00 UTC on 18 November), then Japan, then continental Europe, the UK, Brazil and finally the US and Canada at 05:00 UTC on 19 November.
Can I play GTA 6 early by changing my console region?
Not reliably. PlayStation codes only work on accounts registered in the region they were bought for, and the unlock follows your account's store region. Xbox codes are not region-locked. Rockstar advises buying in your own account's region.
When can I pre-load GTA 6?
From 12 November 2026 at local midnight, if you pre-ordered digitally or redeemed the code from a physical box.
Sources
- PlayStation Store: Grand Theft Auto VI Primary source
- Xbox Store: Grand Theft Auto VI Primary source
- Rockstar Newswire: GTA VI is now set to launch November 19, 2026 Primary source
- Rockstar Support: GTA VI Platforms, Editions and Versions Primary source
- Rockstar Newswire: Pre-order Grand Theft Auto VI on June 25 Primary source