GTA 6 release date, price, setting and characters — the complete guide

The latest instalment in Rockstar's blockbuster game franchise, Grand Theft Auto, is set to be the biggest games launch of the year. Pre-orders open on 25 June — and the world is already counting down.

Analysts believe Rockstar's action adventure could become the most expensive game ever made, with estimates putting development costs at more than $1bn (£866m).

GTA 6 will be released on 19 November, and with pre-orders now open, this date seems all but certain. But it was delayed twice previously, from autumn 2025 and May 2026.

In a statement when the second delay was announced, Rockstar said it needed extra months to finish the game with the level of polish fans had come to "expect and deserve."

The sixth game in the main series will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Rockstar and parent company Take-Two have still not revealed its price — some analysts estimate it could be the first game priced at $100 (£76).

GTA 6 is set in a fictional US state called Leonida, Rockstar's version of Florida. Fans will be excited to hear that Vice City, inspired by Miami, will return as the main city within the state.

GTA 6 will feature its first ever playable female protagonist in a 3D setting — Lucia — alongside her partner in life and crime, Jason. The story follows the pair in a Bonnie and Clyde-esque adventure after an "easy score goes wrong."

GTA 5 was released in September 2013 and quickly became one of the best-selling games of all time. Rockstar confirmed for the first time that it was working on a sixth instalment in February 2022.

GTA 5 has sold nearly 230 million copies, generating billions of dollars in revenue. Both of GTA 6's gameplay trailers currently have a combined total of roughly 447 million views.