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New Justice score track “Pusher” drops early
A second piece of the game’s score, “Pusher” by Justice with Gesaffelstein, landed on the official GTA VI playlist on Spotify, going live first in New Zealand. It runs just over seven minutes and is part of the Justice score, not the 34 song album.
Edge magazine goes inside Rockstar
Edge visited Rockstar to see the game for a deep dive feature, with interviews from the team, including Rockstar North art director Aaron Garbut.
Rockstar co studio head talks safehouses, robberies and relationships
Rob Nelson of Rockstar spoke to IGN about the size of the world, how busy it is, and how the people in it react to you.
The official launch trailer is out
Captured entirely in game on PlayStation 5, it follows Jason and Lucia as an easy score goes wrong across the state of Leonida.
Justice is composing the original score
The French duo Justice is composing the game’s original score. Their track “Flower in a Hurricane,” with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, drives the launch trailer.
GTA VI: The Album arrives with the game
Rockstar’s 34 track album of original songs written for the game, made with Atlantic Records, releases November 19 alongside the game, with vinyl and CD editions up for pre order. It’s separate from the Justice score.
Preloading starts November 12
If you pre order digitally, you can start downloading the game on Thursday, November 12, one week before launch. Clear some space.
GTA VI is officially rated M for Mature (17+)
The ESRB has rated Grand Theft Auto VI M for Mature 17+. Its official listing flags Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol. It also notes In Game Purchases.
No surprises there. GTA V carries the same M rating.
GTA VI launches Thursday, November 19, 2026
Rockstar has set the launch for Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The date was announced on November 6, 2025, after the game moved from its earlier May 2026 date. No PC date has been announced.
Word on the Street
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A 210GB download on PS5
PlayStation Game Size, an account that tracks PlayStation Store data, lists the standard edition at 210GB, and Insider Gaming says it can back that up. Rockstar hasn’t announced an official size, and a day one patch could add more.
A 50 track Justice score album on December 11
An Apple Music listing in New Zealand shows “Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score” with 50 tracks and a December 11 date. Rockstar has confirmed Justice wrote the score, but not the album, its date or its track count.
A PC version in early 2027
Reports and analysts keep pointing to a PC release sometime in 2027. Rockstar has only announced PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Busted
The street got it wrong. Shot down by someone who actually knows.
“GTA VI has been delayed to June 2027”
In late December 2025, posts went viral claiming Rockstar had quietly pushed the game to June 6, 2027. It never happened.
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has stood by November 19, 2026 every time he’s been asked, including on the company’s earnings call in May 2026, and the date hasn’t moved since.