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Launch Squad

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Example Squad

Example squad. Start your own below.

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Until 19 November begins for the first member of the squad. Unlock time: not announced yet.

  1. 1stExample AlexPS5 · Preload captainSydneyUTC+11:00Wed 18 Nov, 13:00 UTC19 Nov begins there · first in
  2. 2ndSample SamXbox Series X|S · Status tab hawkLondonUTC+00:00Thu 19 Nov, 00:00 UTC19 Nov begins there
  3. 3rdDemo DanaPS5 · Snack runnerNew YorkUTC−05:00Thu 19 Nov, 05:00 UTC19 Nov begins there
  4. 4thTest TaylorWaiting for PC · Sleeps through itLos AngelesUTC−08:00Thu 19 Nov, 08:00 UTC19 Nov begins there · last in
  5. –Open seatSend the squad link to fill it
  6. –Open seatSend the squad link to fill it
  7. –Open seatSend the squad link to fill it
  8. –Open seatSend the squad link to fill it

Times are when 19 November begins in each member's time zone (local midnight), shown in UTC until the page script shows them in your own time.

Start your squad

Make my own squad

Add friends yourself here, or copy the squad link below so they add themselves.

Your platform

Put your launch-night squad on one card: everyone's platform, time zone and when 19 November begins for them, who is first in and who is last, and one countdown for the whole squad. Friends join through a link, and no names are stored on any server.

Never miss a day

Add a daily reminder to your own calendar app. It repeats every day until launch day, 19 November 2026, and links to today's dailies. Nothing is sent to us: no email, no notifications from this site.

How to coordinate across time zones

The launch date is the same everywhere, but the day itself does not start at the same moment. When it is midnight on 19 November in Sydney, it is still the afternoon of 18 November in London and the night before in Los Angeles. So agree on one moment in one time zone ("we meet at 20:00 London time on the 19th"), and let everyone convert it for themselves; the board does that for the start of the date. Daylight saving matters too: the UK and much of Europe change their clocks on 25 October and the US on 1 November, so a gap you work out today can be an hour off by launch. The board uses each zone's offset on 19 November itself.

Mixed platforms are worth knowing about early. A PS5 player and an Xbox player can watch the same countdown, but whether they can play together has not been announced, and PC has no release date yet, so a "Waiting for PC" member may be cheering from the side lines. Plan for that before the night instead of finding out in a party chat at midnight.

What is confirmed about the unlock time, and what is not

Because the unlock time is not known, the squad card never shows one. It shows when the date begins for each member, which is plain calendar maths, and orders the squad by that. If Rockstar announces that the game unlocks at one moment worldwide, the order will not matter; if it unlocks at midnight in each region, the first-in member really will start first. Check the release time page for the latest, make sure everyone has pre-loaded, and keep the live status open on the night.

Questions

Is the time on the squad card the unlock time?

No. Rockstar has not announced an unlock time. The card shows when 19 November 2026, the official launch date, begins for each member: local midnight in their time zone. If Rockstar announces a time, we will say so on the release time page.

Where are our names stored?

Only in the link. The whole squad (its name, nicknames, platforms, time zones and roles) is written into the part of the link after the #, which browsers never send to a server. This browser also keeps your own squad so you can open it again. We do not store any of it.

How does a friend join?

Send them your squad link. They open it, fill in their nickname, platform and time zone, and press "Join this squad". That gives them a new link with everyone in it, which they send back to you. Open it and press "Save as my squad" to update yours, or add friends yourself with "Add a friend". A squad holds up to 8 people.

Does it count as a daily?

Yes. Creating or joining a squad on a day (UTC) counts as that day's play in today's dailies, with the same rules as every other daily. It also earns the rare Squad Up card in your album.

Is this affiliated with Rockstar Games?

No. gta6isdown is an unofficial fan site. The squad card, its icons and its art are our own; there are no Rockstar or console maker logos.

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