GTA 6 launch countdown
GTA 6 launches on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-load opens about a week earlier, on 12 November. Here is how long is left, in your time zone.
Counting down? Plan your route on the map of Leonida while you wait.
Add to calendar (.ics) Launch-day checklist
The calendar file works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook. It adds pre-load day and launch day as all-day events, with a reminder the day before launch.
Launch milestones
- 60 days
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- 30 days
- 14 days
- 7 days
- 1 day
- Launch
Next milestone: 30 days to go, in 3 days. Visit on each milestone day to collect it.
Your launch badges
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First check-inOpen the countdown page on any day: it checks you in.
Three in a rowCheck in on the countdown 3 days in a row.
First voteVote in a launch poll or answer the question of the day on the polls page.
Every pollVote in all 3 launch polls.
First stepTick any step on the launch checklist.
Launch readyTick all 13 launch checklist steps.
Console readyTick all 5 readiness steps on the PS5 or Xbox page.
Postcard collectorCollect a days-to-go postcard on the countdown page.
Badges come only from what you do here, in this browser: check-ins, votes, checklist ticks, console steps and postcards. Nothing is sent to us.
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Visit the countdown while a milestone is current to collect its postcard. Miss the day and it is gone, so come back at the next one.
Your countdown check-in week
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Opening this countdown checks you in for the day. Each day shows how many days were left then.
✅ Launch checklist 13 steps to be ready on launch night: start ticking
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Where the game can live
PS5 games play from internal storage or an added M.2 SSD, and Xbox Series X|S games from internal storage or an expansion card. USB drives can store them, but you move them back to play.
A new tip every day until launch.
Your prep week
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Each day you tick a step on the launch checklist lights up here. Seven in a row and you are launch-week ready.
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What happens when
- Pre-load opens for digital pre-orders on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, so the game can download before launch.
- Launch day. Digital copies are expected to unlock around midnight local time (Rockstar has not confirmed exact times); boxed copies go on sale in shops. Expect store, download and sign-in services to be busy.
- Day-one and follow-up patches. Watch this site for live status of Rockstar services, PlayStation Network and Xbox network.
Why a countdown in your time zone?
Console games usually unlock at midnight local time in each region, so players in Asia and Oceania get in first and players in the Americas last. Our countdown ends at midnight on 19 November wherever you are. Rockstar has not published exact per-region unlock times yet; when it does, the launch-day guide will list them.
Be ready on the night
Most launch-night problems are not outages. They are full storage, a missing update, the wrong account signed in or a licence that has not synced. Our launch-day checklist walks through everything worth doing in advance and saves your progress on this device. If something goes wrong anyway, the live status page tells you whether it is just you.
Launch week
Keep exploring
Daily games: 29 pages to explore
Launch checklist13 things to sort out before 19 November 2026, so launch night is about playing, not troubleshooting.
Cold StartA daily mosaic logic puzzle. Every number counts how many cells of its 3×3 block are Online; light the right cells and…- Status first checkA practice drill a day for launch night. Something goes wrong; what do you check first?