Watch: What You’re Pre-Ordering
TL;DR
- Pre-orders open Thursday, June 25, 2026 on digital storefronts (PlayStation Store, Xbox Store) and select retailers. This is confirmed by Rockstar, announced via a new trailer on June 17, 2026.
- Release date is still November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. No PC version has been announced.
- Official cover art was revealed June 17, 2026 — the classic spliced collage style, with a short story synopsis published alongside it.
- Pricing is NOT confirmed. Leadership has only hinted at a standard edition around $70–$80. Treat that as a hint, not a fact. The $150 and $200 “standard price” figures floating around are not credible.
- Editions are NOT confirmed. A Standard plus higher tiers (and likely a Collector’s Edition) is the industry expectation based on Rockstar’s history, not an announced lineup.
- Expect official pricing, the full edition list, retailer listings, and any pre-order bonuses to land when pre-orders open on June 25.
- While you wait: the free GTA V current-gen upgrade went live June 18, 2026 for most PS4 and Xbox One owners.
When do GTA 6 pre-orders open?
GTA 6 pre-orders open Thursday, June 25, 2026. This is confirmed — Rockstar announced the date in a new trailer on June 17, 2026, and it applies to digital storefronts (the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store) as well as “select retailers.”
We had spent months framing this as an “expected July–September” window based on prior launches. That guesswork is over. June 25 is the real date, and you don’t need to do anything before then except decide where you want to buy.
One thing worth setting straight: a pre-order date is not a price reveal. As of today (June 21), Rockstar has confirmed when you can pre-order but has not published what it costs or which editions exist. We expect all of that to appear when listings go live on the 25th.
What did the June 17 reveal actually show?
Two things dropped on June 17: the pre-order date and the official cover art.
The cover is the classic spliced GTA collage we’ve seen since the series’ earliest box art. The two protagonists are front and center, with a helicopter cutting across a pastel pink-and-purple Vice City sky, a motorcycle popping a wheelie, a flashy supporting character, and a yellow sports car woven into the panels. It’s unmistakably a GTA cover, and it leans hard into the Vice City palette.
Rockstar also published a short story synopsis alongside the art — the first official prose framing of the game’s setup. If you want the deeper read on the world and map, we cover it in our setting and Leonida guide, and the trailer footage itself is broken down in our trailers hub.
How much will GTA 6 cost?
We have to be careful here, because the honest answer is: Rockstar has not announced a price.
What exists is a hint. Leadership has suggested a standard edition somewhere in the $70–$80 range, which would be consistent with where major new-gen releases have settled. That is a hint and a reasonable expectation — it is not a confirmed price, and we won’t print it as one.
What you should ignore: the rumors claiming a $150 or $200 standard edition. Those numbers are not credible. They tend to confuse a premium or collector’s tier (which often does run that high) with the base game (which does not). When you see a “$150 GTA 6” headline, check whether it’s actually describing the cheapest way to buy the game. It almost certainly isn’t.
Official pricing should appear when pre-orders open on June 25. We’ll update this page the moment it does.
What editions will GTA 6 have?
Also unconfirmed. Rockstar has not revealed an edition lineup.
Based on precedent — GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 both shipped this way — the industry expectation is a Standard edition plus one or more higher tiers, very possibly including a physical Collector’s Edition with in-box items. That’s a forecast built on Rockstar’s track record, not an announced fact.
We deliberately are not publishing a numbered “six editions” list with per-tier prices anymore. We did that as speculation earlier, and with the real reveal days away it’s more useful to wait for the actual lineup than to anchor you to guesses. Check back on June 25 and we’ll have the confirmed editions, what’s in each, and what they cost.
Where can you pre-order GTA 6?
You’ll be able to pre-order GTA 6 from the storefronts and retailers below. Direct pre-order links go live June 25 — until then, the best move is to wishlist the game so you get a launch-day notification.
- Rockstar’s official GTA VI page — the official home for the game and typically the first place editions get listed: rockstargames.com/VI
- PlayStation Store — pre-order direct on PS5. Add GTA 6 to your wishlist now so you’re notified when listings open.
- Xbox Store — pre-order direct on Xbox Series X|S, and likewise wishlist it for a launch-day heads-up.
- Amazon — useful for any physical or Collector’s Edition, often with pre-order price protection. Clean search link: Grand Theft Auto VI on Amazon. The Leonida Guide is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases.
- Major retailers — Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart are all expected to carry pre-orders, particularly for physical and collector tiers, once listings go live.
Because GTA 6 is PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only (no PC version announced, and no launch on last-gen consoles), make sure you’re buying for current-gen hardware. For more on what that means for older consoles, our release date page has the full launch breakdown.
What about pre-order bonuses?
Unknown for now. Rockstar has not detailed any pre-order incentives, and historically the company has been light on pre-order bonuses compared to other publishers. If bonuses are part of the June 25 launch, expect them to vary by edition and possibly by retailer. We’ll list anything confirmed here as soon as it’s official.
Should you pre-order GTA 6?
For most people, there’s no rush to pre-order a digital copy of a game that doesn’t release until November 19, 2026 — you can buy it digitally at any point with no risk of it selling out. The genuine reasons to pre-order are: locking in a physical or Collector’s Edition that may have limited stock, or securing Amazon’s pre-order price guarantee if pricing shifts before launch.
Our advice: wishlist GTA 6 on your platform of choice now, wait for the real price and edition details on June 25, then decide. If you want the physical Collector’s tier (assuming one exists), that’s the version most worth pre-ordering early.
For the complete picture on everything announced so far, start with our master everything we know about GTA 6 page.
While you wait: the free GTA V current-gen upgrade
If you’re itching to play something in the run-up, note that on June 18, 2026 Rockstar made the GTA V current-gen upgrade free (it was previously a paid upgrade of roughly $10–$40).
- PS4 owners — physical or digital — can download the PS5 version free from the PS5 GTA V store page. If you own a physical disc, you’ll need to insert it to verify ownership.
- Digital Xbox One owners can download the Xbox Series X|S version free. Note: physical Xbox One disc copies are excluded.
- Your Story Mode and GTA Online progress carries over, and the offer is permanent — no deadline.
The timing is hard to miss: Rockstar widening the current-gen install base days before GTA 6 pre-orders open. If you’ve been holding an old copy of GTA V, this is a free way to get onto current-gen hardware before the new game lands. Our GTA 6 confirmed vehicles database is a good place to compare what’s carrying the series forward.
What we’ll update on this page
This guide goes live with the verified June 25 details the moment they’re official. Specifically, we’ll add:
- Confirmed pricing for every edition
- The full, confirmed edition lineup and what’s inside each
- Live, working pre-order links for each storefront and retailer
- Any confirmed pre-order bonuses
Bookmark it and check back on June 25.