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GTA 6 launches Nov 19, 2026
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GTA 6 release time bycountry and city

Pick your country or city for the exact unlock time. DST-correct, sourced, labelled unconfirmed where it is.

Last verified Oct 7, 2026

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GTA 6 launches on Thursday, November 19, 2026 Confirmed. Press reports say it unlocks at midnight local time, so players in different places start at different moments. Unconfirmed Pick your place below for the exact conversion, the UTC time, pre-load time and the clock changes before launch.

Rockstar has not published a timetable by country, so every time on these pages is our conversion of local midnight using the official time zone database. Estimate If the pattern holds, Auckland plays first and Mexico City last, 19 hours later.

All places in unlock order

Local midnight on November 19, 2026 (our conversion), earliest first
OrderPlaceLocal midnight, Nov 19UTC
1Auckland12:00 AM (UTC+13)Nov 18, 11:00 UTC
2Sydney12:00 AM (UTC+11)Nov 18, 13:00 UTC
3Brisbane12:00 AM (UTC+10)Nov 18, 14:00 UTC
4Adelaide12:00 AM (UTC+10:30)Nov 18, 13:30 UTC
5Perth12:00 AM (UTC+8)Nov 18, 16:00 UTC
6Japan12:00 AM (UTC+9)Nov 18, 15:00 UTC
7South Korea12:00 AM (UTC+9)Nov 18, 15:00 UTC
8Singapore12:00 AM (UTC+8)Nov 18, 16:00 UTC
9Hong Kong12:00 AM (UTC+8)Nov 18, 16:00 UTC
10Thailand12:00 AM (UTC+7)Nov 18, 17:00 UTC
11The Philippines12:00 AM (UTC+8)Nov 18, 16:00 UTC
12Bangladesh12:00 AM (UTC+6)Nov 18, 18:00 UTC
13India12:00 AM (UTC+5:30)Nov 18, 18:30 UTC
14Pakistan12:00 AM (UTC+5)Nov 18, 19:00 UTC
15The UAE12:00 AM (UTC+4)Nov 18, 20:00 UTC
16Turkey12:00 AM (UTC+3)Nov 18, 21:00 UTC
17Moscow12:00 AM (UTC+3)Nov 18, 21:00 UTC
18Kenya12:00 AM (UTC+3)Nov 18, 21:00 UTC
19Saudi Arabia12:00 AM (UTC+3)Nov 18, 21:00 UTC
20Greece12:00 AM (UTC+2)Nov 18, 22:00 UTC
21South Africa12:00 AM (UTC+2)Nov 18, 22:00 UTC
22Egypt12:00 AM (UTC+2)Nov 18, 22:00 UTC
23Germany12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
24France12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
25Spain12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
26Italy12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
27The Netherlands12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
28Poland12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
29Sweden12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
30Nigeria12:00 AM (UTC+1)Nov 18, 23:00 UTC
31London and the UK12:00 AM (UTC+0)Nov 19, 00:00 UTC
32Ireland12:00 AM (UTC+0)Nov 19, 00:00 UTC
33Sao Paulo12:00 AM (UTC-3)Nov 19, 03:00 UTC
34Buenos Aires12:00 AM (UTC-3)Nov 19, 03:00 UTC
35Santiago12:00 AM (UTC-3)Nov 19, 03:00 UTC
36New York12:00 AM (UTC-5)Nov 19, 05:00 UTC
37Los Angeles12:00 AM (UTC-8)Nov 19, 08:00 UTC
38Chicago12:00 AM (UTC-6)Nov 19, 06:00 UTC
39Denver12:00 AM (UTC-7)Nov 19, 07:00 UTC
40Phoenix12:00 AM (UTC-7)Nov 19, 07:00 UTC
41Anchorage12:00 AM (UTC-9)Nov 19, 09:00 UTC
42Honolulu12:00 AM (UTC-10)Nov 19, 10:00 UTC
43Toronto12:00 AM (UTC-5)Nov 19, 05:00 UTC
44Vancouver12:00 AM (UTC-7)Nov 19, 07:00 UTC
45Bogota12:00 AM (UTC-5)Nov 19, 05:00 UTC
46Mexico City12:00 AM (UTC-6)Nov 19, 06:00 UTC

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How these pages work

  • Each time is computed from the IANA time zone database for the exact moment, so daylight saving is handled for you.
  • Where clocks change between now and launch, the page says which day.
  • Where a store may use one Eastern time for a whole country, the page shows that case as well.
  • Official prices and ratings by country live on our price by country pages.
What time does GTA 6 come out where I live?

Pick your place above. If the game unlocks at local midnight, it is 12:00 AM on November 19 for you. Unconfirmed

Which country gets GTA 6 first?

If local midnight holds, Auckland, because it reaches November 19 before anywhere else on this list. Estimate

Is GTA 6 released at the same time worldwide?

Reports say no: each region unlocks at its own local midnight, but Rockstar has not published a schedule. Unconfirmed

What if my city is not listed?

Find a city on the same clock, or take your UTC offset and add it to the UTC column. The world table shows the method.

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Sources

6 links
  1. Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026Rockstar Games
  2. Rockstar Games announces pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VITake-Two Interactive, 2026-06-24
  3. Grand Theft Auto VI (PlayStation Store, US)PlayStation, 2026-10-07
  4. Grand Theft Auto VI (Xbox store, US)Xbox, 2026-10-07
  5. GTA 6 unlock times by regionGTA BOOM
  6. IANA Time Zone DatabaseIANA

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