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What time does Grand Theft Auto VI unlock?
The PlayStation and Xbox listings put the release at midnight local time, region by region: New Zealand first, the US at midnight Eastern. Rockstar has not published unlock times itself.
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Midnight local time on November 19, per the store listings — New Zealand first
Release times in the PlayStation Store’s regional listings, checked on 2026-10-02:
- New Zealand — November 19, 00:00 (November 18, 11:00 UTC)
- Australia (Sydney) — November 19, 00:00 (November 18, 13:00 UTC)
- Japan — November 19, 00:00 (November 18, 15:00 UTC)
- Germany — November 19, 00:00 (November 18, 23:00 UTC)
- United Kingdom — November 19, 00:00 (00:00 UTC)
- United States — November 19, 00:00 Eastern (05:00 UTC). The US listing has one time for the whole country, which is 9 p.m. on November 18 on the West Coast. The Xbox store shows the same US time.
Pre-loading is separate: from November 12 for digital pre-orders, as covered here.
Sources
- PlayStation Store (US) — Grand Theft Auto VIPublicationAccessed Oct 2, 2026
store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10000730 (opens in a new tab)
Storefront listing run by the platform holder. Authoritative for what the store shows, which can change and differs by region.
- PlayStation Store (UK) — Grand Theft Auto VIPublicationAccessed Oct 2, 2026
store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10000730 (opens in a new tab)
Storefront listing run by the platform holder; the UK store shows the PEGI rating.
- PlayStation Store (Australia) — Grand Theft Auto VIPublicationAccessed Oct 2, 2026
store.playstation.com/en-au/concept/10000730 (opens in a new tab)
Storefront listing run by the platform holder; the Australian store shows the classification.
- Xbox Store (US) — Grand Theft Auto VIPublicationAccessed Oct 2, 2026
xbox.com/en-us/games/store/grand-theft-auto… (opens in a new tab)
Storefront listing run by the platform holder.
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