GTA 6 Release Time

GTA 6 release time in UTC

GTA 6 unlocks across a 19-hour UTC window. The first store region is New Zealand at 2026-11-18 11:00 UTC; the last is Mexico at 2026-11-19 06:00 UTC. The countdown defaults to New Zealand, the first region to unlock; change the store region in the card to yours.

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New Zealand

11:00 a.m. UTC on Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Same release instant on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

PS5 preload

Tue, Nov 10 at 12:00 a.m. UTC

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Xbox preload

Tue, Nov 10 at 12:00 a.m. UTC

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Release unlock follows your account's store region. PS5 preload follows your local timezone; Xbox preload is one global moment at 00:00 GMT. Preload does not unlock the game early.

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Unlock rollout

Who plays first: the unlock order

GTA 6 unlocks one store region at a time over 19 hours. New Zealand plays first, Mexico last. This board updates live on unlock night.

  1. New ZealandUTCWed 11:00 AMYour time—Waiting
  2. AustraliaUTCWed 1:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  3. JapanUTCWed 3:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  4. South KoreaUTCWed 3:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  5. SingaporeUTCWed 4:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  6. IndiaUTCWed 6:30 PMYour time—Waiting
  7. United Arab EmiratesUTCWed 8:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  8. South AfricaUTCWed 10:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  9. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland and the NetherlandsUTCWed 11:00 PMYour time—Waiting
  10. United Kingdom and IrelandUTCThu 12:00 AMYour time—Waiting
  11. BrazilUTCThu 3:00 AMYour time—Waiting
  12. United States and CanadaUTCThu 5:00 AMYour time—Waiting
  13. MexicoUTCThu 6:00 AMYour time—Waiting
  14. PhilippinesUTC—Your time—Not published

Every store region in UTC, first to last

This is the global rollout on the UTC clock. It is not a list of local midnights; each row is the one instant that store region unlocks. Multi-zone store regions still have one instant, so the US/Canada row covers every US and Canadian time zone.

Store region Unlock instant (UTC) Anchor local time
New Zealand 2026-11-18 11:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. NZDT, Thursday, November 19
Australia 2026-11-18 13:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. AEDT, Thursday, November 19
Japan 2026-11-18 15:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. JST, Thursday, November 19
South Korea 2026-11-18 15:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. KST, Thursday, November 19
Singapore 2026-11-18 16:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. SGT, Thursday, November 19
India 2026-11-18 18:30 UTC 12:00 a.m. IST, Thursday, November 19
UAE 2026-11-18 20:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. GST, Thursday, November 19
South Africa 2026-11-18 22:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. SAST, Thursday, November 19
Germany / France / Spain / Italy / Poland / Netherlands 2026-11-18 23:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. CET, Thursday, November 19
UK / Ireland 2026-11-19 00:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. GMT, Thursday, November 19
Brazil 2026-11-19 03:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. BRT, Thursday, November 19
US / Canada 2026-11-19 05:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, November 19
Mexico 2026-11-19 06:00 UTC 12:00 a.m. CST, Thursday, November 19

The Philippines is not in this table because no Philippines-specific storefront timestamp has been published. See the Philippines page for the account-region answer.

How to read your own UTC offset

Find your offset from UTC, then add it to the UTC instant for your store region. UTC+2 means your clock is two hours ahead of UTC; UTC-5 means it is five hours behind. The offset changes the clock reading, not which row applies.

Your console store follows the account's store region, not your physical location and not your console clock. A UTC+2 visitor with a UK account unlocks with the UK store, not with the central Europe store. A UTC-5 visitor with an Australian account still waits for the Australian store instant.

If you know your account region, open that region's page from the table. If you do not, the store page for the country your account is registered in is the reliable answer.

Why the UTC column is not a midnight list

Only the store region whose anchor clock is UTC reaches midnight at 00:00 UTC. The other regions unlock at different UTC instants because each store region has its own midnight on its own clock. That is why the table starts on November 18 in UTC and ends on November 19 in UTC.

If someone tells you “GTA 6 unlocks at midnight UTC”, they are describing the UK store, not the whole rollout.

Where these times come from

The UTC instants are the storefront timestamps recorded in Rockstar's regional preload and release times and the PlayStation/Xbox store pages linked from each region page.

Questions

What time does GTA 6 unlock in UTC?

The rollout starts with New Zealand at 2026-11-18 11:00 UTC and ends with Mexico at 2026-11-19 06:00 UTC. Your exact instant depends on the store region on your account.

What time is GTA 6 in UTC+2?

Add two hours to the UTC instant for your store region. A central Europe account and a UK account do not unlock at the same UTC instant, so the UTC offset alone does not give you the answer. Check the store region first, then apply the offset.

Does GTA 6 unlock at midnight UTC?

No. Midnight UTC is the UK store's instant, not one global unlock. The full rollout runs from November 18 in UTC to November 19 in UTC.

My country is not in the table. What do I do?

Use the store region on your PlayStation or Xbox account. A UTC offset does not choose a store region. If your account is in a country without a published timestamp, such as the Philippines, the storefront for that account is the only reliable answer.

GTA 6 release time UK

GTA 6 unlocks at 12:00 a.m. GMT on Thursday, November 19, 2026 in the UK, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. See preload and edition details.

GTA 6 release time in the US

GTA 6 unlocks at 12:00 a.m. ET on November 19, 2026 — 9:00 p.m. PT on November 18. See every US time zone and both platforms.

What time does GTA 6 unlock in Australia?

GTA 6 unlocks at 12:00 a.m. AEDT on November 19, 2026 — 11:00 p.m. AEST Brisbane, 11:30 p.m. ACDT Adelaide, 10:30 p.m. ACST Darwin, 9:00 p.m. AWST Perth.

GTA 6 release time New Zealand

GTA 6 unlocks at 12:00 a.m. NZDT on Thursday, November 19, 2026 — the first major region to play. See preload and edition details.

GTA 6 release time Mexico

GTA 6 unlocks at 12:00 a.m. CST on November 19, 2026 — 1:00 a.m. EST Cancún, 11:00 p.m. MST Hermosillo, 10:00 p.m. PST Tijuana.

GTA 6 preload time

GTA 6 preload starts November 10, 2026: midnight local on PS5 and 12:00 a.m. GMT globally on Xbox. See the exact times and 212 GB requirement.

GTA 6 is not unlocking — what to check

GTA 6 still locked on unlock night? The account's store region decides, preload is not early access, and PS4/Xbox One are not native. Check the real causes.