When will GTA 6 pre-orders go live?

The release date of Grand Theft Auto VI is coming closer and closer. But when will GTA 6 pre-orders actually go live? We’ll tell you everything we know.

Updated on: 28-05-2026 Author: Merel

GTA 6 pre-orders

To get straight to the point: we don’t know when the pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live. As of now, Rockstar Games has only revealed the release date of GTA 6 which is on November 19, 2026. That means pre-orders have to go live before that date, but we don’t know when exactly that is.

We’ll definitely update this page as soon as we know more! So make sure to bookmark our blog so you can find it easily.

Do GTA 6 pre-orders start in the summer?

In a new interview with Variety, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that they'll start marketing GTA 6 in the summer: “So the next few weeks I don’t think it’ll be summertime yet, but when it’s summertime, Rockstar expects to start marketing ‘GTA 6.'" Summer officially starts on June 21, so fans suggest that pre-orders might go live in late June or the beginning of July.

Before this, there were rumours that GTA 6 pre-orders would go live on May 12, 2026. Unfortunately, those rumours turned out to be false since there's still no GTA 6 pre-order live.

Image of Jason and Lucia sitting on a car with a city in the background.

Source: Rockstar Games.

When do we think GTA 6 pre-orders will be available?

Rumours around the pre-order date for GTA 6 seem to be all over the place. Users on Reddit expect pre-orders to go live when the third trailer drops. But when will the third trailer drop? That info is not known yet, but rumours suggest it might be in August.

Recently, other rumours about a potential GTA 6 pre-order date have been circulating online. The word got out that Take-Two scheduled its next earnings call on May 21. This is an important meeting where a CEO discusses financial results with investors, analysts, and the media. Fans on Reddit suspect that the company would like to share some GTA 6 pre-order insights in this call, which would mean the pre-orders have to go live before May 21, 2026.

Prepare for GTA 6 pre-orders with game cards from Startselect

Even though we don’t know the GTA 6 pre-order date yet, you can make sure you’re ready with the GTA 6 pre-order products from Startselect. Use this product to top up your PlayStation or Xbox wallet with the right (expected) price for the Standard and Deluxe editions so you can instantly pre-order GTA 6 when it goes live. You always receive your code within within 10 seconds!

GTA 6 - Standard Edition (Xbox)

£69.25

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GTA 6 - Premium Edition (Xbox)

£86.56

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GTA 6 - Standard Edition (Playstation)

£69.25

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GTA 6 - Premium Edition (Playstation)

£86.56

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About the author: Merel is a true cozy- and puzzle game lover and has logged countless hours in Stardew Valley and Professor Layton on the Switch. She has a subscription to (almost) every streaming platform imaginable and a severe online shopping addiction.