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GTA 6 Countdownto your local midnight unlock

GTA 6 release time for you: Thu, Nov 19, 12:00 AM UTC

The game unlocks at midnight local time in every region on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Unlock wave

Goes first: Kiritimati, Auckland, Sydney. Each zone lights up as it passes midnight on Nov 19.

  1. KiritimatiNov 1810:00 AMnot yet
  2. AucklandNov 1811:00 AMnot yet
  3. SydneyNov 181:00 PMnot yet
  4. TokyoNov 183:00 PMnot yet
  5. ShanghaiNov 184:00 PMnot yet
  6. BangkokNov 185:00 PMnot yet
  7. DhakaNov 186:00 PMnot yet
  8. KarachiNov 187:00 PMnot yet
  9. DubaiNov 188:00 PMnot yet
  10. MoscowNov 189:00 PMnot yet
  11. BerlinNov 1811:00 PMnot yet
  12. LondonNov 1912:00 AMnot yet
  13. AzoresNov 191:00 AMnot yet
  14. São PauloNov 193:00 AMnot yet
  15. HalifaxNov 194:00 AMnot yet
  16. New YorkNov 195:00 AMnot yet
  17. ChicagoNov 196:00 AMnot yet
  18. DenverNov 197:00 AMnot yet
  19. Los AngelesNov 198:00 AMnot yet
  20. AnchorageNov 199:00 AMnot yet
  21. HonoluluNov 1910:00 AMnot yet
  22. Pago PagoNov 1911:00 AMnot yet

Times shown in your local time (UTC).

Key dates: GTA 6 preload time and launch

  1. Nov
    10

    Digital pre-load opens

    Up next

    PS5 at midnight local time. Xbox at midnight GMT.

    • PS5: Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 AM local
    • Xbox: Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 AM (midnight GMT)
  2. Nov
    12

    Physical copies in stores

    Code-in-box edition, no disc.

  3. Nov
    18

    “A Night in Vice City” event, Miami

    Launch-eve celebration in Miami.

  4. Nov
    19

    Launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

    Unlocks at midnight local time in each region.

    Thu, Nov 19, 12:00 AM your time

BREAKING

Vice City blimp tracker

Where is the blimp over Miami right now? Live airship positions on an original, stylised map of the real Vice City.

VICE CITYDowntownSouth BeachWynwoodLittle HavanaCoral GablesCoconut GroveKey BiscayneHialeahAventuraKendallCutler BayHomesteadIntl AirportOpa-locka AirportStadiumPortNStylised map · not to scale
CONNECTING…

Headlines only, from public feeds. Click through to read on the source site. Refreshes about every 15 minutes.

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GTA 6 file size: about 212 GB of free space on launch. Check before pre-load opens.

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