Road to Launch — November 19

Strauss Zelnick Reaffirms November 19 Release Date for GTA 6 — Strauss Zelnick has once again reaffirmed that GTA 6 will release on November 19, 2026, in an interview with David Senra. During the interview, Zelnick acknowledged that the game was “18 months behind the original date,” confirming that it initially targeted a May 2025 release and has been delayed twice since then.

Here is the relevant part of the interview, timestamped:

Make sure to read our extensive breakdown of each delay and announcement here.

Devolver Digital Is the Only Publisher Not Afraid of GTA 6’s Release Date — As of writing, November 19, 2026, remains the release date for GTA 6, and Take-Two Interactive’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, continues to reassure investors and fans that the game is on track. While major publishers and developers are scrambling to avoid launching their titles anywhere near November, Devolver Digital is doing the exact opposite. Not only is the publisher releasing a game in November, but it plans to launch it on the very same day as GTA 6.

This all started in March 2026, when Devolver Digital announced on X that it would release a game on the same date as GTA 6.

Since then, the publisher has continued updating the status of this mysterious title with every GTA 6 delay.

When Rockstar confirmed the move to November 19, 2026, Devolver Digital quickly reiterated that its game would launch on the new date as well.

Responding to Kotaku’s coverage of the increasingly crowded September and October release schedule, and the industry’s apparent fear of going anywhere near GTA 6, Devolver Digital once again took to X and quoted the article with a simple response: “Not every publisher.”

Devolver Digital is well known for its social media antics and unconventional showcase presentations, so this isn’t exactly out of character. That said, whatever game the publisher plans to release on GTA 6’s launch day would have to be something special, even if the whole thing is ultimately a joke. I’m not saying Hotline Miami 3 is dropping on November 19, but maybe it is?

Those GTA 6 Best Buy pre-order leaks? Zelnick shut them down — After a leaked Best Buy email sent fans into a frenzy over imminent pre-orders, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick put the rumour to bed on the May 21 earnings call, confirming pre-orders had not opened. A reminder to take retailer leaks with a healthy pinch of salt.

GTA 6 confirmed to launch at midnight across all time zones, New Zealand first — According to the official PlayStation Store listing, GTA 6 will release at midnight across all time zones, meaning New Zealand will have access first while the rest of the world waits until midnight in their own time zone.

GTA 6 won’t be on PC at launch — Zelnick explains why — PC players hoping for a day-one GTA 6 release are out of luck — and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now explained exactly why, putting to rest the long-running theory that a Sony marketing deal was keeping the game off PC.

Speaking at Bloomberg’s IICON conference on May 4, Zelnick was asked directly whether PlayStation exclusivity arrangements were behind the decision to skip PC at launch. His answer was straightforward: no. Rockstar has simply always launched on console first, and GTA 6 is no different. The reasoning is that Rockstar sees console players as their core audience, and serving them first and best is what determines whether a release succeeds.

What makes this interesting is that Zelnick acknowledged in the same breath just how significant PC has become commercially. When Take-Two first started releasing NBA 2K on PC years ago, those versions represented around 5% of total sales. Today, a major release can see PC account for as much as half of all copies sold. The implication is clear — Rockstar isn’t ignoring PC, they’re banking on a second sales wave when the port eventually arrives.

Based on historical Rockstar patterns, GTA 5 took 18 months to reach PC after its console launch, and Red Dead Redemption 2 followed roughly 13 months later. If that holds, PC players are looking at sometime in early to mid 2028 at the earliest.

November 19 remains the date for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. No PC window has been announced.