📜 Official
Official Announcement Timeline
Every official GTA 6 beat in order — dates, what was said and where it was said.
Dec 4-5, 2023
Trailer 1 (YouTube)
Rockstar's first reveal — leaked early, released officially. ~90M views in 24h, three Guinness records.
May 6, 2025
Trailer 2 (YouTube) + delay
All in-game footage; 475M views in 24h — biggest video launch ever at the time. Same week: delayed to Fall 2026.
Nov 7, 2025
X (RockstarGames)
Date locked: November 19, 2026.
May 21, 2026
Earnings call (IR)
Zelnick: 'We feel really good about it' — six months out.
Jun 24-25, 2026
Newswire + official site
Pre-orders open: Standard $79.99/€79.99, Ultimate $99.99/€99.99; official cover art.
Jul 27, 2026
Official response
When asked about Trailer 3: 'wait'.
Aug 7, 2026
Earnings call (IR)
Third confirmation; FY2027 guidance $8.0-8.2B assumes the date.
Aug 27, 2026
Netflix 'An Extended Look'
26:48 of gameplay; concert-peak 3.97M concurrent viewers; de-facto gameplay reveal.
Items marked IR come from Take-Two investor communications; X from the official Rockstar channel; YouTube from the official channel.