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Overview
February 28, 2026 at 02:32 PM
Updated release date to November 19, 2026; added delay history and marketing timeline
Grand Theft Auto VI is an upcoming open-world action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following Grand Theft Auto V (2013). The game is set in the fictional state of Leonida, a satirical version of Florida, with the sprawling metropolis of Vice City at its center.
GTA VI is scheduled for release on November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC release has been announced. The game was originally targeting a Fall 2025 launch window before being delayed twice: first to May 26, 2026, then to its current November date. Rockstar stated the extra months would allow them to "finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect."
The game follows two protagonists: Jason Duval, an army veteran turned drug runner enforcer, and Lucia Caminos, a recently released convict determined to build a better life. The two form a Bonnie-and-Clyde-style partnership.
Rockstar's official story synopsis reads: "Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida, forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive."
The game takes place across the state of Leonida, a fictional version of Florida. Confirmed regions include Vice City (Miami), the Leonida Keys (Florida Keys), Grassrivers (Everglades), Port Gellhorn (a decaying coastal town), Ambrosia (rural and industrial), and Mount Kalaga National Park (forests and wilderness). The map is estimated to be roughly 2 to 2.5 times the size of GTA V's.
Dual protagonists: Players can switch between Jason and Lucia during gameplay. This is the first mainline GTA title with a playable female protagonist.
Modern-day setting: GTA VI takes place in the present day, the first modern-era GTA game since GTA V in 2013. The world features in-game social media apps parodying TikTok, Uber, WhatsApp, and OnlyFans, with NPCs actively recording events on their phones.
Vice City returns: The series returns to Vice City for the first time since 2006's Vice City Stories, now set in the modern era instead of the 1980s. The city is a dense urban environment inspired by contemporary Miami.
Trailer 1 dropped on December 5, 2023, set to Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road." It became the most-viewed non-music video in YouTube's first 24 hours at the time. Trailer 2 followed on May 6, 2025, running nearly three minutes and set to "Hot Together" by The Pointer Sisters. Rockstar confirmed all footage was recorded on PlayStation 5. Trailer 2 received over 475 million views within 24 hours.
Development reportedly began around 2014. Rockstar officially confirmed the game was "well underway" in February 2022. In September 2022, approximately 90 in-progress development videos were leaked by the hacking group LAPSUS$. The responsible individual, Arion Kurtaj, was later sentenced to an indefinite hospital order by a UK court. For the full timeline, see the Development History article.
Take-Two confirmed during a February 2026 earnings call that Rockstar's full marketing campaign is planned to begin in summer 2026. Pre-orders have not opened as of early 2026, and no pricing or edition details have been announced.