What time does GTA 6 unlock where you live?

Short answer

GTA 6 launches on Thursday, November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Each country's PlayStation Store lists the launch at 12:00 AM in that country's time: on US Eastern time (and in Colombia) that's 12:00 AM on the 19th (05:00 UTC); Argentina and Chile get it two hours earlier than ET, and central Mexico one hour later.

Sources: PlayStation Store, GTA VI page in each country · Xbox Store, GTA VI page · Rockstar Games Newswire, Nov 3, 2026 · checked Nov 6, 2026

Launch time by country

Time shown on each country's PlayStation Store page for GTA VI, converted to local time, US Eastern and UTC. Sorted from who plays first to who plays last.

Source: PlayStation Store, GTA VI page in each country · checked Nov 6, 2026 · our own time conversion with the tz 2026e time zone database

The Xbox Store shows the same times for the US and Colombia (05:00 UTC) and Mexico (06:00 UTC).

Source: Xbox Store, GTA VI page · checked Nov 6, 2026

Rest of the world: who plays first

New Zealand comes first among the stores we checked: 12:00 AM Nov 19 in Auckland = 11:00 UTC Nov 18 (6:00 AM ET Nov 18). Each store lists 12:00 AM in its main time zone; the Xbox Store shows the same time in the 8 countries where we checked it.

Sources: PlayStation Store, GTA VI page in each country · Xbox Store, GTA VI page · checked Nov 6, 2026 (NZ, AU, JP, KR, HK, SG, IN, DE, FR, IT, GB, PT, BR, CA) · our own time conversion

If your country has several time zones

Each store gives a single time per country, for its main time zone. No official source says whether the game unlocks by your console's clock or by your account's region. If the store time is what counts, these zones unlock as follows (if your console's clock counts, at 12:00 AM local):

Source: PlayStation Store, GTA VI page in each country · checked Nov 6, 2026 · our own conversion

If an official source clarifies it, we'll update this page.

Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have no country page on the PlayStation Store under their own address (it opens another store), so they are not in the table.

Pre-load: when and how much space

Sources: Rockstar Games Newswire, Nov 3, 2026 · PlayStation Blog, Nov 3, 2026 · checked Nov 6, 2026

Space: PlayStation asks you to clear at least 212 GB on your PS5. Rockstar says the pre-load file needs up to 212 GB depending on your device. That's not the exact download size, which isn't official yet.

Sources: PlayStation Blog, Nov 3, 2026 · Rockstar Games Newswire, Nov 3, 2026 · checked Nov 6, 2026

Code in box: code-in-box versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S reach retailers from November 12.

Source: Rockstar Games Newswire, Nov 3, 2026 · checked Nov 6, 2026

Launch-day checklist

• Have your PlayStation account set up and up to date (step 1 on the PlayStation Blog).
• Pre-order on PS Store or at a retailer to get the pre-load from Nov 10.
• Clear at least 212 GB on your PS5.
• If you buy a code in a box, the code must match your account's region (look for the printed flag on the voucher).

Source: PlayStation Blog, Nov 3, 2026 · checked Nov 6, 2026 · PlayStation help: redeem codes

Still to be confirmed

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