What has actually been published.

Release

GTA 6 unlock time by country (PS Store)

PlayStation Store lists GTA 6 at midnight local time on 19 November 2026 in each region, with a table of 40 store unlock hours. Updated September 14, 2026 13 min read Release

Why GTA 6 prices differ by country

GTA 6 regional prices differ because PlayStation and Xbox set them locally. The US MSRP is only one row. Why the numbers you see online disagree. Updated September 14, 2026 5 min read Release

GTA 6 age rating — ESRB M 17+

ESRB: M for Mature 17+. Final esrb.org entry for PS5 and Xbox Series, with the full descriptor list. PEGI and other boards are not confirmed. Updated October 16, 2026 8 min read Release

GTA 6 delayed — official timeline

GTA 6 moved from 2025 to May 26, 2026, then to November 19, 2026. Every official window in order, with the Newswire posts that set each one. Updated September 1, 2026 6 min read Release

GTA 6 launch checklist

A practical GTA 6 checklist: platforms, editions, 12 November pre-load, code-in-a-box, GTA+ month. Storage and fps targets are still unpublished. Updated September 1, 2026 6 min read Release

GTA 6 pre-order dates and cancellation

GTA 6 pre-orders opened 25 June 2026. Pre-load 12 November, Vintage Vice City Pack until 20 November, and how cancellation works by store. Updated September 14, 2026 6 min read Release

GTA 6 release date — November 19, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI launches Thursday, November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Two official delays sit behind the current date. Updated October 16, 2026 6 min read Release

What GTA 6 Standard and Ultimate include

GTA 6 has two editions, not three. What Standard and Ultimate include, what does not exist (no Deluxe, no physical Ultimate), and the upgrade path. Updated September 14, 2026 5 min read

Story

GTA 6 cast and supporting characters

Official bios: Cal, Boobie, Dre'Quan, Real Dimez, Raul, Brian Heder. Stephen Root is the only confirmed actor (Brian); Rockstar has published no cast list. Updated September 15, 2026 8 min read Story

GTA 6 characters — Jason and Lucia

Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos are GTA 6’s dual leads. Official bios, named supporting cast, and what Rockstar has not confirmed about switching. Updated September 14, 2026 7 min read Story

How long is GTA 6? Still unknown

Rockstar has not published GTA 6’s story runtime. Trailer minutes are not a campaign. What is known, what GTA V’s length does not prove, and what remains rumor. Updated September 1, 2026 5 min read

World

GTA 6 radio stations: the six announced

Six GTA 6 stations: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, AfroBank FM, The Chamber, Flash FM, Dirty South Classics — hosts, preview tracks, podcasts, album. Updated October 16, 2026 7 min read World

GTA 6 vehicles — what's in the trailers

GTA 6 vehicle names are unconfirmed. Here is what vehicle types Rockstar has shown in official trailers and the Extended Look, and what's fan guesswork. Updated September 2, 2026 6 min read World

GTA 6 map — Leonida and six regions

Rockstar has named Leonida and six destinations, including Vice City. No official square mileage. What the GTA 6 map pages actually confirm. Updated September 14, 2026 17 min read

Locations

GTA 6 Vice City — what is confirmed

Vice City is GTA 6’s urban core in the state of Leonida. Official copy, named people, 2002 versus 2026, and what trailers do not prove about streets. Updated September 1, 2026 6 min read

Platforms

GTA 6 file size and pre-load date

GTA 6 digital pre-load starts 12 November 2026. File size unpublished as of 14 September 2026. Past launches posted it 8–25 days before launch. Updated September 23, 2026 8 min read Platforms

GTA 6 platforms — PS5, Xbox, and PS5 Pro

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S are the listed GTA 6 launch platforms. “Plays Best On PlayStation 5” is a tagline; PS5 Pro Enhanced is a store badge. Updated September 14, 2026 4 min read Platforms

GTA 6 PS5 vs PS5 Pro — what's known

GTA 6’s PlayStation Store listing carries a PS5 Pro Enhanced badge. DualSense features are named. Frame-rate, 4K, and PSSR modes are unpublished. Updated October 16, 2026 6 min read Platforms

GTA 6 system requirements — unpublished

No official GTA 6 PC spec sheet. What that sheet would contain, and which console targets — file size, frame-rate, resolution — remain unpublished. Updated September 14, 2026 5 min read Platforms

Will GTA 6 be on PC? Console-first

Rockstar shipped GTA V to PC ~18 months after consoles and RDR2 ~13 months after. Zelnick: Rockstar always starts on console. A GTA 6 PC SKU is unconfirmed. Updated September 14, 2026 5 min read

Online

GTA 6 Buckme — the in-game banking app Rockstar has shown

Buckme appears in Grand Theft Auto VI as a phone payments app and HUD banked-cash mark. What trailers, Extended Look, and official art confirm — and what they do not. Updated September 16, 2026 3 min read Online

FiveM vs GTA Online — what actually differs

FiveM custom servers and GTA Online run on the same game but different rules, progress, moderation, and mods. Here is what changes between them. Updated September 2, 2026 5 min read Online

GTA 6 co-op — listed as 1 player

GTA 6 is sold as a single-player experience. PlayStation lists 1 player. Xbox lists single player. Two-player campaign and split-screen are unconfirmed. Updated September 1, 2026 5 min read Online

GTA 6 crossplay is not listed

GTA 6 store pages do not list cross-play. The launch SKU is a single-player campaign. Friends on the other console cannot join a missing mode. Updated September 1, 2026 5 min read Online

GTA 6 Online is not announced

GTA 6 is sold as a single-player game. No VI Online mode is announced. The pre-order GTA+ month is for current GTA Online — official quotes. Updated September 14, 2026 6 min read Online

What happens to GTA Online after GTA 6

GTA 6 is a single-player SKU. Take-Two says it expects to keep supporting current GTA Online. No VI successor is announced. What that means in practice. Updated September 1, 2026 6 min read

Servers

Why FiveM banks "print money" — duplicate withdraws explained

How a non-atomic bank withdraw can double cash on a FiveM server, what an atomic SQL debit changes, and how to tell a real banking resource from a UI wrapper. Updated September 16, 2026 5 min read Servers

FiveM server monetization rules explained

The Creator Platform License Agreement names Tebex as the sole authorized payment route for FiveM servers. What the text covers, and what it does not. Updated September 2, 2026 6 min read Servers

GTA 5 Legacy vs Enhanced

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy and Enhanced are separate Steam builds. Which one to buy depends on whether you need FiveM, and Enhanced support is still early. Updated September 2, 2026 5 min read Servers

How to start a FiveM server

Starting a FiveM server needs a free Cfx.re license key, hosting, txAdmin, and a database. Order of steps, common mistakes, and what to budget time for. Updated September 2, 2026 6 min read Servers

What is FiveM, and what it needs

FiveM lets Grand Theft Auto V owners run and join custom multiplayer servers outside GTA Online. Ownership, GTA V version requirements, and how it works. Updated September 2, 2026 5 min read Servers

Why alt:V and RAGE:MP shut down in 2026

Take-Two forced both alt:V and RAGE:MP offline in 2026, leaving FiveM as the only authorized custom multiplayer platform for GTA V. Full timeline. Updated September 2, 2026 5 min read

Analysis

GTA 6 leaks — what held up, what broke

A record of what circulated about GTA 6 before launch: which claims official material later confirmed, and which widely shared ones turned out to be wrong. Updated September 14, 2026 6 min read Analysis

Is GTA 5 still worth playing in 2026?

GTA Online and FiveM are both active in 2026, while alt:V and RAGE:MP shut down. What's alive, what's gone, and where GTA V still runs before GTA 6. Updated September 2, 2026 5 min read Analysis

GTA 6 An Extended Look (Aug 2026)

An Extended Look is 26 minutes of in-game PS5 footage, out 27 Aug 2026. What Rockstar stated, what IGN and others reported, what remains unconfirmed. Updated September 14, 2026 9 min read Analysis

GTA 6 everything we know

A pre-release recap of Grand Theft Auto VI: official facts on date, platforms, price, Leonida, and Jason and Lucia, with rumors labelled as rumors. Updated October 16, 2026 8 min read Analysis

GTA 6 Trailer 1 breakdown

Trailer 1 (Dec 2023, 1:31) showed dual leads and modern Vice City with “Coming 2025.” A text record of what Rockstar wrote versus fan reads. Updated September 1, 2026 6 min read Analysis

GTA 6 Trailer 2 breakdown

Trailer 2 (6 May 2025, 2:47) named Jason and Lucia and published the Leonida plot paragraph. A text breakdown of what Rockstar wrote versus fan reads. Updated September 1, 2026 7 min read Analysis

GTA 6 trailers — Launch Trailer and all four

Four official GTA 6 videos: Trailer 1, Trailer 2, An Extended Look and the 15 Oct 2026 Launch Trailer. What Rockstar said, versus fan frame-reads. Updated October 16, 2026 8 min read Analysis

GTA 6 vs GTA 5 — official facts

GTA 6 versus GTA 5, using only official facts: dual leads, Leonida, console-only launch, $79.99, single-player SKU. No invented map-size ratio. Updated September 1, 2026 7 min read Analysis

Vice City 2002 vs GTA 6 — not a remake

GTA: Vice City (2002) is a 1980s period piece. GTA 6 is billed as modern-day Vice City in Leonida. What actually carries over, and what does not. Updated September 1, 2026 7 min read Analysis

What to play while waiting for GTA 6

Games worth playing before GTA 6’s 19 November 2026 launch. Rockstar’s own catalogue, other open worlds, and what will not actually prepare you for Leonida. Updated October 16, 2026 6 min read