
GTA 6 vs other games
Unlock times around the world
- New ZealandNew Zealand—
- Sydney & MelbourneAustralia (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart)—
- AdelaideAustralia (South Australia)—
- BrisbaneAustralia (Queensland)—
- DarwinAustralia (Northern Territory)—
- Japan & KoreaJapan, South Korea—
- China & Southeast AsiaChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Perth—
- Thailand & IndonesiaThailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Jakarta)—
- BangladeshBangladesh—
- IndiaIndia—
- PakistanPakistan—
- UAEUnited Arab Emirates, Oman—
- Saudi Arabia & TurkeySaudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Moscow—
- South Africa & Eastern EuropeSouth Africa, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Romania, Finland, Ukraine—
- Central EuropeGermany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway—
- UK & IrelandUnited Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal—
- Brazil & ArgentinaBrazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay—
- Bolivia & VenezuelaBolivia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic—
- US EastUS Eastern, Canada (Toronto), Colombia, Peru—
- US Central & MexicoUS Central, Mexico, Canada (Winnipeg), Costa Rica—
- US MountainUS Mountain, Arizona, Canada (Calgary)—
- US WestUS Pacific, Canada (Vancouver)—
- AlaskaAlaska—
- HawaiiHawaii—
FAQ
At 12:00 a.m. (midnight) local time on November 19, 2026, in every region, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The live timer at the top of this page shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds left until midnight on November 19 in your time zone.
New Zealand. Midnight arrives there first, at 11:00 a.m. GMT on November 18. Hawaii is among the last, at 10:00 a.m. GMT on November 19.
No. Both unlock at midnight local time on November 19. Only the pre-load start was different: midnight local time on PS5, and 12:00 a.m. GMT on Xbox.
Yes. Pre-loading opened at midnight local time on November 10 on PS5, and at 12:00 a.m. GMT on November 10 on Xbox Series X|S. Pre-loading gets the files ready; it doesn't let you play early.
The Trailers chart above tracks the combined YouTube views of Rockstar's official GTA 6 trailers, updated every 2 minutes.
Rockstar doesn't publish a live player count. The Twitch chart shows how many people are watching GTA 6 streams right now, the closest real-time number.
Use the Wikipedia and Twitch charts above: they show daily interest and live viewers over time.