GTA 6 Anniversary: From Public Acknowledgement to a November 2026 Launch
GTA 6 was publicly acknowledged on February 4, 2022. A September 2022 leak revealed Vice City and two main characters, with official trailers released in December 2023 and May 2025. The game’s release date has been pushed from Fall 2025 to May 2026, then to November 2026; it is now set to launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with expectations of around 40 million copies sold and over $3 billion in first-year revenue, as marketing ramps up this summer.