Vice City beachfront and causeway across Gambit Bay at dusk — official GTA VI screenshot from Trailer 1
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Seaplane flying over the Leonida Keys causeway, Vice City on the horizon — official GTA VI screenshot
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Grassrivers hunters beside an airboat with a harvested American alligator — official GTA VI screenshot
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Welcome back to Leonida

GTA 6 Guide to
Leonida: Map & Cars

The map, the tracker, the databases and the honest rumor mill — everything a Leonida-bound player needs, in one fast place. Built by fans, labeled honestly, updated as Rockstar confirms more.

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Explore the Hub

Explore the GTA 6 Hub

Every part of the Hub is one tap away — and your tracker progress and the music follow you as you move around.

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GTA 6 Leonida Map

Every confirmed region and trailer-spotted point of interest, filterable by type — with honest labels wherever the community map is still estimating.

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GTA 6 Cars, Weapons & Animals

Vehicles, weapons, wildlife and places — every entry labeled Confirmed or Trailer-spotted, with pre-launch stat estimates marked as estimates.

Browse every confirmed GTA 6 vehicle, weapon & animal →
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Vice City, Leonida Regions & Cast

Rockstar's own words on all six regions, plus every officially profiled character — Lucia, Jason and the whole Leonida ensemble.

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GTA 6 Radio Stations & Soundtrack

Six confirmed stations, three preview tracks each, Justice's score and the 34-track album — with working Spotify players. Or hit the Radio pill, bottom-right, anywhere on the site.

See all GTA 6 radio stations and confirmed songs →
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GTA 6 100% Completion Tracker

Tick off story beats, collectibles and side hustles as you go, and watch your Leonida completion climb. Progress saves in this browser — and exports as a code that follows you to any device, no account needed.

Open the GTA 6 100% completion checklist →
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GTA 6 News & Rumor Mill

Every story tagged Confirmed, Reported or Unverified — plus the announcement timeline, trailer breakdowns and our Know vs. Don't Know index.

Read the latest GTA 6 news and fact checks →
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Is This GTA 6 Leak Real?

The verification desk: viral "gameplay" clips, full cheat-code lists and early-access offers, graded REAL, FAKE, UNPROVEN or SCAM — with the evidence attached and the date we checked.

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GTA 6 Wallpapers & Gallery

Official screenshots as free downloads — desktop originals and phone wallpapers, cropped and ready.

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GTA 6 Release Date, Editions & Launch Guide

Editions compared, the day-one checklist, money & first-hours playbooks, the after-launch plan and a straight-answer FAQ — everything you need before November 19, and nothing you don't.

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The Latest

Latest GTA 6 News

The three newest stories on the Hub. The full rumor mill — labeled Confirmed, Reported or Unverified, with the timeline and fact-check index — lives in News.

See all GTA 6 news, the announcement timeline & fact checks →

The Countdown

29 Days of Leonida

One confirmed fact a day from October 21 to launch eve — no rumors, no filler. A new tile opens every morning; by November 18 you’ll know Leonida better than most sites do.

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The Map

GTA 6 Map — Interactive Leonida Map

Redrawn from scratch in a satellite-style treatment — irregular coastlines, elevation shading, a road network and a 2 km grid — following the GTA VI Mapping Project's v16 consensus layout, built frame-by-frame from Rockstar's trailers and official reveals. Eight district names are officially confirmed so far — four on Rockstar's location pages, the rest in the edition materials; districts marked † with a dashed pin are reported, not official. This is a fan-made concept layout — the in-game map will differ in detail.

Lake Leonida Mount Kalaga National Park Port Gellhorn † position contested Ambrosia Grassrivers Vice City Leonida Keys Gambit Bay 2 km grid N Land area ≈ 85–110 km² (community estimate) 02.55 km Vice City detail — enlarged, not to scale · † = reported, not official · Bay: Gambit Bay (official name) Gambit Bay Vice Beach †

Tap a pin

Pick any marker on the map for what we know about it — and how sure we are. Green = region, pink = landmark, orange = activity, blue = trailer spot. Dashed pins marked † are reported districts — named in community and trailer analysis, not officially confirmed by Rockstar.

Please note: Region positions and named landmarks on this sketch reflect the mapping community's consensus from trailer analysis (GTA VI Mapping Project v16). All boundaries, roads, coastlines and small-name labels are estimates, the scale bar is drawn to the community's 85–110 km² land-area estimate band, and Port Gellhorn's placement is actively contested between the current mid-west-coast consensus and the pre-leak NW-panhandle placement. Rockstar has released no official map, so no fan map — ours included — can be exact before launch; this one gets corrected against the real game on November 19. The district detail panel is enlarged and not to scale.

Leak-sourced names — unconfirmed, deliberately not pinned: Crosstown · Rockridge · Belville · La Perle · Ekanfinaka. These five district names trace to signage and debug data from the 2022 leak — they are not Rockstar-confirmed and not community inventions, so they sit in their own tier, off the map. If they appear in the shipped game, they get promoted and pinned at launch. Note: the Haitian district name in this tier is La Perle — "Little Haiti" is fan speculation.
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The Grind

GTA 6 100% Completion Checklist & Tracker

The GTA 6 100 percent completion checklist — story, collectibles, side activities and the road to the trophy list. Tap an item to mark it done and the bar fills as you go. Your progress is saved in this browser, so it picks up right where you left off on your next visit. Pre-launch, use it as a hype checklist; at launch it becomes your completion companion.

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Confirmed

You Can Pet the Dog

A series first, confirmed in Rockstar’s own material: dogs can be petted in GTA VI. Practice here — it counts toward nothing, and that’s the point. 0 pets given on this device.

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The Wire

GTA 6 News & Rumor Mill

How to read this page: Confirmed = stated by Rockstar in trailers or official posts. Reported = published by established press with real sourcing, not confirmed by Rockstar. Rumor = thinner sourcing — anonymous tips and community analysis. Unverified = circulating with no solid source; treat as entertainment.

Last updated — checked daily against Rockstar's Newswire, trailers and the gaming press.

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The Database

GTA 6 Cars & Vehicle List — Weapons & Animals

Every vehicle, weapon and animal Rockstar has named or shown so far — each entry tagged Confirmed (named by Rockstar) or Trailer-spotted (identified in official footage). Rockstar counts 170+ animal species in Leonida; the named ones are all here. Sources: Rockstar's official GTA VI site, the trailers, the August 2026 Extended Look, and the edition announcements. Stat bars are pre-launch community estimates — real in-game numbers replace them after launch. A “real-life counterpart” note is a community or press identification of an unlicensed design, graded Confirmed-look, Strong match, Likely or Speculative — never a Rockstar confirmation.

Last updated — entries re-checked against Rockstar's official site, trailers and edition announcements.

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The State

GTA 6 Regions — Vice City & Leonida Locations

Where does GTA 6 take place? In Leonida — Rockstar's take on Florida — anchored by Vice City. These are the six regions Rockstar has officially named on its GTA VI site, in Rockstar's own words, from its "Only in Leonida" location pages.

Vice City beachfront and causeway across Gambit Bay at dusk — official GTA VI screenshot from Trailer 1
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Confirmed

Vice City

"Everything in excess." Rockstar calls it "the glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city" — pastel art deco hotels and white sands on Ocean Beach, the bustling panaderías of Little Cuba, the bootleg brands of the Tisha-Wocka flea market, and the VC Port, cruise ship capital of the world. Every district named here is official — more are confirmed in Rockstar's edition materials.

Seaplane flying over the Leonida Keys causeway, Vice City on the horizon — official GTA VI screenshot
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Confirmed

Leonida Keys

"Gateway to Paradise." The dress code is casual and the bars are loaded in this tropical archipelago — but you're on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in America. Jason's home turf, and where Brian Heder runs his boat yard.

Confirmed

Port Gellhorn

"Live Hard." Leonida's forgotten coast: cheap motels, shut-down attractions and empty strip malls, with a new economy fueled by malt liquor, painkillers and truck stop energy drinks. Rockstar's advice: jump on a dirt bike and hold onto your wallet.

Confirmed

Ambrosia

"Keeping Leonida Sweet." In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old-school values still reign. The Allied Crystal sugar refinery provides the jobs — the local biker gang provides almost everything else.

Confirmed

Mount Kalaga National Park

"Wild, Wild Country." A national landmark against the state's northern border, offering prime hunting, fishing and off-road trails. In the surrounding backwoods: hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals, far from the prying eyes of the government.

Grassrivers hunters beside an airboat with a harvested American alligator — official GTA VI screenshot
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Confirmed

Grassrivers

"Welcome to the Wetlands." You never know what lies beneath this primordial expanse. The gators are the most famous attraction — but there are far deadlier predators and weirder discoveries among the mangroves.

The People

GTA 6 Characters — Lucia, Jason & the Cast

Every character Rockstar has officially profiled on its GTA VI site, summarized from those profiles. On voices: Stephen Root has confirmed he's in the game (in a September 2026 AP interview; his character is still unnamed), and Rockstar has cast the radio DJ personas below — but who voices Jason and Lucia remains unannounced, so anyone naming them today is guessing.

Playable

Lucia Caminos

Co-protagonist. Her father taught her to fight as soon as she could walk, and life has been coming at her swinging ever since. Fighting for her family landed her in Leonida Penitentiary; sheer luck got her out. Fresh out of prison, she's committed to smart moves only — and a life with Jason could be her way out.

Playable

Jason Duval

Co-protagonist. Jason wants an easy life, but things keep getting harder. He grew up around grifters and crooks; after an Army stint he landed in the Keys doing what he knows best — working for local drug runners. Meeting Lucia, Rockstar says, could be the best or worst thing to ever happen to him.

Confirmed

Brian Heder

A classic drug runner from the golden age of smuggling in the Keys, still moving product through his boat yard with his third wife, Lori. He's letting Jason live rent-free at one of his properties — so long as Jason helps with local shakedowns and stops by for Lori's sangria once in a while.

Confirmed

Cal Hampton

Jason's friend and a fellow associate of Brian's. Cal feels safest hanging at home, snooping on Coast Guard comms with a few beers and some private browser tabs open. Casual paranoia loves company — but Jason has bigger plans.

Confirmed

Boobie Ike

A local Vice City legend — one of the few to turn street time into a legitimate empire spanning real estate, the Jack of Hearts strip club and a recording studio. The investment he cares about most is his partnership with Dre'Quan Priest in Only Raw Records. Now they just need a hit.

Confirmed

Dre'Quan Priest

Always more of a hustler than a gangster. Even dealing on the streets, breaking into music was the goal. Now that he's signed Real Dimez, his days booking acts into Boobie's strip club may be numbered as he sets his sights on the Vice City scene.

Confirmed

Real Dimez

Bae-Luxe and Roxy — friends since high school, with the savvy to turn shaking down local dealers into cold, hard cash via spicy rap tracks and a relentless social media presence. An early hit single with local rapper DWNPLY took them to new heights; now they're signed to Only Raw Records.

Confirmed

Raul Bautista

Confidence, charm and cunning — a seasoned bank robber always on the hunt for talent ready to take the risks that bring the biggest rewards. Raul's recklessness raises the stakes with every score; sooner or later his crew will have to double down or pull their chips from the table.

Confirmed

Voices & DJ Personas

The confirmed voice cast so far is on the radio dial: Bad Bunny voices El Martillo and RaiNao voices La Gata, the Cocoteo FM hosts; Lana Del Rey plays Delta Dawne and Morgan Wallen plays MW on Back Country Radio; Jeremy Dufrene voices Mud Dog Mike, the swamp reporter — plus Burna Boy and Palms Trax on AfroBank FM, Slayer's Kerry King and Tom Araya on The Chamber 106.6, and Trick Daddy & Trina on Dirty South Classics. And Stephen Root has confirmed he's in the game (AP interview) — character unnamed. Those DJ names are characters, not songs; the actual station tracks are in the Radio & Soundtrack hub.

Confirmed

The Story

Rockstar's setup: when an easy score goes wrong, Jason and Lucia find themselves on the dark side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.

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The Airwaves

GTA 6 Radio Stations & Soundtrack

Rockstar's October 8, 2026 music page confirmed six radio stations — and previewed exactly three tracks from each. Every song below is one of those confirmed previews. One correction we owe you: names like El Martillo, La Gata, Delta Dawne and Mud Dog Mike that some sites list as "songs" are actually in-game DJ characters — El Martillo is voiced by Bad Bunny and La Gata by RaiNao (the Cocoteo FM hosts), Lana Del Rey plays Delta Dawne and Morgan Wallen plays MW on Back Country Radio, and Jeremy Dufrene voices Mud Dog Mike, the swamp reporter. The players below are the tracks whose Spotify listings we verified one by one; every other confirmed track links out to Spotify search rather than risk a wrong embed.

Confirmed

GTA VI: The Album — Justice's Score & Soundtrack

French electronic duo Justice composed the game's original score. Their single "Flower in a Hurricane" (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) premiered in the October 15 launch trailer and leads the official soundtrack album: 34 original songs created for the game, announced September 17, 2026. The full album lands November 19, launch day — pre-save is open on Spotify.

Open the album on Spotify ↗

Confirmed

Listen: Verified Spotify Players

The Grand Theft Auto Official Playlist — Spotify's own playlist of every released GTA VI song: the album singles, the trailer themes and the Extended Look tracks, updated as more drop.

Open the official playlist on Spotify ↗

Cocoteo FM preview — "EoO," Bad Bunny

AfroBank FM preview — "Joha," Asake

The Chamber 106.6 preview — "Raining Blood," Slayer

The trailer themes: "Love Is A Long Road" — Tom Petty (Trailer 1) ↗ · "Hot Together" — The Pointer Sisters (Trailer 2) ↗. Also identified in Trailer 2 by fans (not Rockstar-confirmed): Wang Chung — "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," Zenglen — "Child Support," Tammy Wynette — "Talkin' to Myself Again."

The six confirmed stations — preview tracks (Rockstar, Oct 8 2026)

Confirmed station

Cocoteo FM

Hosted by El Martillo (voiced by Bad Bunny) and La Gata (voiced by RaiNao) — characters, not songs.

Confirmed station

Back Country Radio

Fronted by Delta Dawne (Lana Del Rey) and MW (Morgan Wallen).

Confirmed station

AfroBank FM

Hosted by Burna Boy (“Burna”) and Palms Trax (“Palmsy”). Afrobeats and amapiano, coast to coast.

Confirmed station

The Chamber 106.6

Hosted by DJ Kerry (Kerry King) and DJ Tom (Tom Araya) of Slayer — characters, not songs. Metal, turned all the way up.

Confirmed station

Flash FM

Hosted by Robyn and Alex Consani.

Confirmed station

Dirty South Classics

Hosted by Trick Daddy (“Trick”) and Trina. The South, archived properly.

Confirmed

The Album Singles — Streaming Now

Nine tracks from GTA VI: The Album are already streaming ahead of the full 34-track release on November 19:

  • "Flower in a Hurricane" — Justice (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
  • "That's It" — Yung Lean ft. Future & Metro Boomin
  • "RHYNO" — Travis Scott
  • "Sexy Magic" — CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, PinkPantheress, Fred again.., Étienne de Crécy
  • "Last Thing You Need" — Morgan Wallen
  • "Macacoa 2000" — Rauw Alejandro
  • "Bright Lights, Big City" — Keith Richards
  • "Suzuki" — Fuerza Regida
  • "Don't Chart" — Cardi B
Confirmed

The Classics Return — Plus Podcasts

Rockstar calls this the biggest and widest-ranging in-game radio selection in series history. Fans keep asking about the 2002 game's Emotion 98.3 and Vice City FM — so far Rockstar has named no returning stations beyond the six above. V-Rock's logo has been spotted in promotional material, but it is not among the six stations Rockstar has officially named — we file it as Rumor, not confirmed (see the corrections log). Swamp reporter Mud Dog Mike (voiced by Jeremy Dufrene) files dispatches from the Grassrivers. A series first: in-game podcasts playable on demand through the protagonists' smartphone — no car required. Beyond the three preview songs per station above, full station tracklists are not published yet; we log them song by song after launch.

Guides

GTA 6 Cheats, Money & First Hours Guides

Pre-launch playbooks based on what's confirmed — clearly separated from speculation, and ready to be replaced with tested launch-day guides on November 19.

Money: The Early Hustle Plan

  • Play the story first. GTA story missions have always front-loaded the best-paying work — expect the same ramp here.
  • Buy property late, not early. Trailer 2 leans on Lucia and Jason building from nothing; early cash is better spent on wheels and tools.
  • Side hustles compound. Towing, deliveries and races in past games paid modestly but stacked — log them in the tracker.
  • Don't trust "infinite money" videos pre-launch. None are tested; most are recycled GTA V clips.

GTA 6 Cheat Codes — What We Know

Unverified

No cheat codes for GTA VI are officially confirmed — full stop. Lists circulating on social media are guesses copied from GTA V.

  • GTA V used phone numbers and button combos; VI may follow the pattern, but nothing is verified.
  • The money cheat question: GTA V had no money cheat, and there is no verified money cheat for GTA 6 — anyone selling one before launch is guessing.
  • Expect cheats to disable trophies/achievements for the session, as in past games.
  • This section becomes a tested, verified code table the week of launch — not before.

Your First Three Hours

  • Hour 1: Story intro and Vice City on foot — learn the new wanted and interaction systems slowly.
  • Hour 2: Grab a reliable car, head south toward the Keys, and hit two side activities.
  • Hour 3: Push one region beyond the city — the Keys causeway drive is the trailer's signature trip.
  • Throughout: Photograph everything. Leonida is built to be looked at.
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Launch Info

GTA 6 Editions & Pre-Order Guide

Two editions, one bonus pack — announced June 25, 2026, with pre-orders opening the same day. Standard is $79.99 and Ultimate is $99.99, and every pre-order of either one includes the Vintage Vice City Pack free. Anything beyond the announced details is tagged Reported.

Reported

Standard Edition

$79.99

The full single-player game — nothing cut, nothing held back for the pricier edition. Same story, same map, on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S. Pre-order and the Vintage Vice City Pack is included free. (Physical copies are a download code in a box — no disc.)

Reported

Ultimate Edition

$99.99

Everything in Standard, plus exclusives woven into Jason and Lucia's story as you play: five vehicles (the '95 Grotti Cheetah, '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy, Shitzu Squalo, Dinka Enduro and Crest Kayak); the Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers, plus engraved, personalized editions of Jason's Girardi ES9 and Lucia's Klose K17; bonus outfits and hairstyles; 50+ exclusive tattoos; five exclusive shops (Rideout Customs, Sara's Salon, Stock 305, Electric Fang Tattoo, One-Eyed Willie's); and two exclusive side missions. Digital only — the extras unlock chapter by chapter.

Reported

Vintage Vice City Pack

Free

Free with every pre-order — a love letter to 2002's Vice City: the two-tone '55 Vapid Stanier; the Shore Court Garage near Ocean Beach, your weapon locker and storage; 1980s outfits for Jason (pastel linen suit) and Lucia (red sequin mini dress) with retro hairstyles to match; and a Tommy-Vercetti-inspired tropical pattern for your weapons.

Reported

Preload: November 12

Pre-load begins November 12, 2026 — a full week to get the download done. The game unlocks at midnight local time on November 19.

Reported

Free GTA+ Month

Press coverage of the edition reveal reports one free month of GTA+ with digital pre-orders through the PlayStation and Xbox stores. It's not in Rockstar's own edition copy, so treat it as reported until your checkout shows it.

Reported

No GTA Online at Launch

GTA VI launches as a story game — GTA Online is not part of launch day and arrives later as a post-launch addition. Rockstar hasn't detailed any post-launch monetization yet; we track it in the fact-check index below.

Launch Info

GTA 6 Day-One Checklist

Launch is Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A PC version has not been announced. Editions and pricing were announced on June 25, 2026, with pre-orders opening the same day.

When exactly? GTA VI unlocks at midnight local time wherever you are — the first players in the world are in New Zealand (that’s November 18, about 5:00 AM Central). Preload opens November 12, so download early and be ready at midnight.
After Launch

After Launch: The GTA 6 Plan

November 19 changes what "accurate" means: estimates become facts, and this page converts with them. Here's exactly how the Hub levels up once the real game is in players' hands — the same routine the big fan wikis run, with our labeling rules kept.

Launch Week · Nov 19–26

  • Cheats, tested in-game. Every code is tried on a real console before it posts. The verified table replaces today's honest "nothing confirmed yet."
  • Real stats replace estimates. Vehicle and weapon numbers pulled from the actual game, entry by entry, until no estimate bars remain.
  • Collectibles go live. The tracker's placeholder counts swap to the game's real totals as each category is verified in play.
  • Day-one patch watch. What the launch patch actually changes, from the patch itself — not from screenshots of it.

First Month

  • The map gets rebuilt. Our fan sketch retires. Pins are re-plotted from in-game exploration, region borders redrawn, and every district name re-checked against the shipped game.
  • Full 100% roadmap. The complete mission list, the trophy & achievement guide, and every collectible category wired into the tracker.
  • Field guides finish. Every radio station's tracklist logged song by song, all 170+ animal species located, and money methods tested and ranked by real payout.

Ongoing

  • Patch & content watch. Every Rockstar update noted with what verifiably changed — DLC, events and any online mode get the Confirmed / Rumor treatment from day one.
  • The database keeps growing. New vehicles, weapons and songs added as Rockstar releases them, each with its source attached.
  • Corrections stay public. If we got something wrong pre-launch, the fix is noted, not quietly buried. If we can't source it, we don't state it.
Straight Answers

GTA 6 FAQ — Release Date, Price & Platforms

When does GTA VI launch?

November 19, 2026, per Rockstar's official announcement — the date the countdown at the top of this page targets.

Who are the protagonists?

Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval — a duo whose story Rockstar describes as a crime saga across the state of Leonida, anchored in Vice City.

Is this site official?

No. Leonida Hub is an independent, unofficial fan project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.

How much does GTA VI cost?

Standard Edition is $79.99 and the digital-only Ultimate Edition is $99.99 — announced on June 25, 2026, with pre-orders opening the same day. See the Day-One section for what the Ultimate actually includes.

Is GTA VI coming to PC?

Not announced. As of October 2026 Rockstar lists only PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. GamesBeat reports a PC version targeting Q1 2027 — that's a report, not a confirmation, so we file it under Rumor.

Is GTA Online there at launch?

No. GTA VI launches as a story game on November 19, 2026 — GTA Online isn't part of the launch, and Rockstar hasn't detailed any post-launch monetization yet. Any online mode gets the Confirmed / Reported / Rumor treatment here the moment Rockstar actually announces one.

When can I preload?

November 12, 2026 — a week before launch. Physical copies (a download code in the box, no disc at launch) hit shelves the same day. See the Editions section for the full breakdown.

Is GTA 6 on PS4?

No. GTA VI launches only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026 — Rockstar has announced no PS4 or Xbox One version.

Why label rumors so strictly?

Because pre-launch GTA coverage is full of recycled fakes. If we can't source it, we tag it Unverified — you'd rather know.

The Record

GTA 6 Announcement Timeline

Every major beat of the GTA VI reveal, dated and sourced — so you can see exactly when each fact on this page became a fact.

Know vs. Don’t Know

GTA 6 Fact Check: Know vs. Don't Know

The whole pre-launch picture on one card stack: what Rockstar has actually confirmed, what credible outlets report, and what nobody honestly knows yet.

We know — Confirmed

The Solid Ground

  • Release date: November 19, 2026, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S.
  • Six regions: Vice City, Leonida Keys, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, Mount Kalaga, Grassrivers.
  • Prices (reported): $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate; preload November 12.
  • Six radio stations with named hosts and three preview tracks each; Justice scores the game; a 34-track album lands launch day.
  • 170+ animal species, including a visitable zoo's worth of birds (60+).
  • Four weapons hard-named by Rockstar: the Klose K17, Girardi ES9, the Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers, and the Moreland 850.
  • GTA Online is NOT part of launch — it arrives post-launch; Rockstar hasn't detailed monetization yet.
  • Stephen Root says he's in the game (AP interview); his character is unnamed.
  • Satire approach — Rockstar won’t directly address Trump or COVID-19: Rockstar North’s Rob Nelson said the team skips very specific real-world politics to avoid “dating” the game, preferring timeless human folly; oblique nods to modern conspiracy culture are possible. (NYT/IGN previews, reported by Polygon · Oct 17, 2026)
Reported — Not Official

The Credible Middle

  • PC version targeting Q1 2027 (GamesBeat, four anonymous sources). Rockstar has announced nothing.
  • District names like Downtown and Starfish Island — community-mapped from footage, not Rockstar-confirmed. (Stockyard, Washington Beach and Shore Drive are confirmed — they appear in Rockstar's edition copy.)
  • Capri and Watson Bay on the Gulf/southwest coasts; Port Gellhorn's exact placement (current consensus vs. the pre-leak NW-panhandle placement).
  • A free GTA+ month with digital pre-orders (press-reported).
  • Most weapon and vehicle "lists" online: real footage identifications, but Rockstar has named only a fraction of them.
Rumor / Unknown

Nobody Knows Yet

  • Cheat codes: none verified. Circulating lists are recycled GTA V codes.
  • Who voices Jason and Lucia: unannounced. Anyone naming them is guessing.
  • The exact map size: 85–110 km² is the mapping community's estimate band, not a measurement.
  • A second playable city beyond Vice City: signage theories only.
  • Where "Southside" is: genuinely unconfirmed — which is why it gets no pin on our map.
  • Anything sourced only to the 2022 leak or to datamines of other games.
Frame by Frame

GTA 6 Trailer Breakdowns & Easter Eggs

What each official trailer actually shows — and a registry of the fan theories and hidden details we're tracking, marked open or resolved as Rockstar answers them.

Dec 2023

Trailer 1 — "Welcome to Leonida"

Lucia's introduction, the rooftop vista over Vice City, the Keys causeway at golden hour, a gator in a convenience store — all carried by Tom Petty's "Love Is A Long Road." It established Leonida itself — Vice City, the Keys, a gator in a convenience store. The six regions got their official names two years later, alongside Trailer 2.

May 6, 2025

Trailer 2 — Jason & Lucia

Jason's rounds for Brian Heder in the Keys, Lucia's release from Leonida Penitentiary, and the Pointer Sisters' "Hot Together" — with Wang Chung, Zenglen and Tammy Wynette flickering across the in-car radio. Most of our trailer-spotted database entries trace to this footage.

Oct 15, 2026

Launch Trailer — All In-Game

A 90-second spot with no teaser beforehand; Rockstar says every frame was captured in-game on PlayStation 5. It premieres Justice's "Flower In A Hurricane" and follows one easy score unraveling into a state-wide conspiracy.

Easter-Egg & Speculation Registry

  • Open V-Rock returns? Spotted on a t-shirt Jason wears in Trailer 2 and in other promotional material — but not among the six stations Rockstar officially named on October 8, so we grade it Rumor, not confirmed. Corrected Oct 20, 2026 — see the corrections log.
  • Resolved The Petty effect. "Love Is A Long Road" was a 1989 deep cut; Trailer 1 made it a hit again (+36,979% Spotify streams in a week, per Spotify).
  • Open Starfish Island. The name is a straight carry-over from 2002's Vice City and appears in community mapping of the southern causeway — Rockstar has not confirmed it for GTA VI.
  • Open A second playable city. Frame-by-frame breakdowns read some signage as a second urban area beyond Vice City. Nothing official supports it yet.
  • Open The '55 Stanier's wink. The Vintage Vice City Pack's two-tone sedan channels Tommy Vercetti's era — whether it hides anything more in-game is a launch-week question.
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The Verification Desk

Is This GTA 6 Leak Real? The Verification Desk

GTA 6 fake leaks & scams are an industry now: AI-generated "gameplay," recycled cheat lists and paid "early access" offers, all farmed for views and money. This desk grades the claims doing the rounds — REAL, FAKE, UNPROVEN or SCAM — each with the claim in plain words, the evidence, the source and the date we checked. Our default: if Rockstar didn't say it, it starts as doubt.

Standing warning: Rockstar has announced no GTA 6 early access, no beta, no demo and no public playtest. Anything asking you to pay, send crypto, download a file or "verify" your account to play GTA 6 early is a scam — full stop.

How the stamps work

Real Traces back to Rockstar or to evidence that holds up. Fake Proven false — fabricated, mislabeled or recycled. Unproven Circulating without evidence strong enough to grade either way. Scam Built to take your money, your account or your data. How we source everything on the Hub: How We Verify →

Verdict · Fake

The viral “GTA 6 gameplay” clip on X

The claim: A polished clip shared on X as leaked GTA 6 gameplay, drawing millions of views before most viewers questioned it.

Why it's fake: The creator admitted the clip was AI-generated. It was never game footage, and nothing in it tells you anything about the real game.

Source: the creator's own admission, as reported across the gaming press · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Verdict · Fake

“Complete GTA 6 cheat code lists”

The claim: Websites publishing full GTA 6 cheat tables — phone numbers and button combos for money, weapons and invincibility.

Why it's fake: The codes match GTA V's published list almost line for line — they're recycled. No GTA 6 cheat codes are confirmed anywhere; we publish codes only after testing them in the real game.

Source: cross-checked against GTA V's official cheat codes · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Verdict · Scam

“GTA 6 early access” & “beta” offers

The claim: Sites, videos and messages offering GTA 6 early access or beta signup — in exchange for a fee, a crypto payment, a download, or your account details.

Why it's a scam: Rockstar has announced no early access of any kind — no beta, no demo, no paid head start. Every offer like this is built to take money, plant malware or steal accounts.

Source: Rockstar's official announcements and store pages · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Do it yourself

How to check a claim yourself

  • Check Rockstar first. If it's real, it's on the Newswire, the official site or Rockstar's verified channels. Silence there means unconfirmed, whatever a screenshot claims.
  • Look for AI artifacts. Melted text and signage, hands that don't work, physics that glitches between cuts, lighting that changes mid-shot.
  • Follow the ask. Any claim that ends in "pay," "send crypto," "download this" or "log in to verify" is a scam wearing a leak's clothes.
  • Reverse-search the image. Most "new leaks" are old trailer frames, GTA V mods, or footage from other games entirely.

Spotted a claim we haven't graded? It sits at Unproven until a source we trust confirms it — that's the desk's default setting.

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The Fine Print

How We Verify — Sources & Methodology

The Hub's whole pitch is labels you can trust, so here is exactly how a claim earns its label — the same rules behind every page, the map, the databases and the verification desk.

The four labels

  • Confirmed — stated by Rockstar itself: trailers, the official GTA VI site, the Newswire, or Take-Two's official announcements.
  • Reported — published by established press with real sourcing behind it, but not confirmed by Rockstar.
  • Rumor — credible-sounding reporting or community work (frame-by-frame trailer analysis, mapping projects) that nobody authoritative has confirmed.
  • Unverified — circulating online with no solid source. We show it only to label it, never to state it.

The source hierarchy

  • 1 · Rockstar & Take-Two. Official trailers, site pages, Newswire posts and announcements outrank everything.
  • 2 · Established press. Outlets with editorial standards and named reporting — Bloomberg, IGN, Game Informer and their peers.
  • 3 · Credible specialists. Frame-by-frame databases and the mapping community — solid work, filed as Reported or Rumor, never Confirmed.
  • 4 · Social posts & forums. A starting point for checking, never a source on their own.

Per-item sourcing

Labels attach to individual claims, not pages. Every database entry carries its own Confirmed or Trailer-spotted tag, every news story names its outlet and date, and pre-launch numbers are marked as estimates wherever they appear — stat bars included. If a claim's evidence changes, the label changes, and the change goes in the corrections log.

How the map's confidence works

The map follows the GTA VI Mapping Project's consensus layout, built from official footage — it is a fan reconstruction, not Rockstar material. Confirmed regions get solid pins; reported districts get dashed pins marked †; contested placements (Port Gellhorn) are tagged on the map itself; and the scale bar is labeled with the community's 85–110 km² estimate band rather than a single invented figure. Names sourced only to the 2022 leak sit in their own tier, deliberately unpinned.

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The Fine Print

Corrections Log

Accuracy-first means the fixes are public. Every correction to a published claim lands here, dated, with what changed and why — the same policy described in How We Verify.