Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19, 2026.

Official Release Details:
• Launch Date: November 19, 2026.
• Platforms: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
• PC Version: No PC release date is announced yet.
• Pre-orders: Available now at major retailers and digital storefronts. You can check official updates on the Rockstar Games Newswire sites.

No PC release date is announced yet.

GTA 6 takes place in the fictional state of Leonida, Rockstar's satirical recreation of modern-day Florida.

The focal point of the world is the neon-lit, tropical metropolis of Vice City, flanked by diverse geographic regions including:

• Vice City Mainland & Beaches: Ocean Beach, Starfish Island, luxury hotels, nightclubs, and urban shopping districts.
• The Florida Keys (Gator Keys): A chain of tropical coral islands connected by scenic overseas bridges.
• The Grassrivers (Everglades): Vast wetland bayous, mud tracks, and fan-boat waterways teeming with wildlife.
• Port Gellhorn & Ambrosia: Industrial harbors, container terminals, rural farming communities, and speedway dragstrips.

GTA 6 introduces a dual-protagonist narrative inspired by the notorious outlaw partnership of Bonnie and Clyde:

• Lucia Caminos: The first playable female protagonist in the 3D/HD era of Grand Theft Auto. Released from Leonida State Penitentiary, she is fierce, tactical, and determined to carve her criminal empire out of Vice City's underworld.
• Jason Duval: A charismatic, battle-tested wheelman and military veteran entangled in deep, high-stakes robberies alongside Lucia.

Players can swap seamlessly between Lucia and Jason during free-roam gameplay, coordinate synchronized two-person robberies, and leverage character-specific combat perks during major campaign heist storylines.

The open world of Leonida in GTA 6 is estimated to be over 2.5 times larger than the landmass of Grand Theft Auto V's Los Santos and Blaine County.

Even more significant than geographic size is interior density. Over 70% of commercial buildings, shopping malls, supermarkets, motels, pawn shops, and residential apartment complexes feature fully accessible, walk-in interior spaces without loading screens. Furthermore, the map includes extensive ocean shelves, coral reefs, and navigable inland river systems with real-time fluid dynamics.

Yes. Rockstar Games has included cheat codes in every mainline Grand Theft Auto title since the franchise debuted in 1997. In GTA 6, players can activate cheat codes in open-world sandbox mode across three standard input methods:

• In-game Smartphone: Pulling up Lucia or Jason's phone dialer and calling dedicated 1-999 telephone codes.
• Controller Combos: Rapidly inputting classic D-Pad and action button sequences on PlayStation DualSense and Xbox Wireless controllers.
• PC Command Console: Pressing the tilde key (~) to type traditional cheat words (e.g., TURTLE, TOOLUP, PAINKILLER).

On PlayStation 5, ensure your game is unpaused in free roam. You can trigger cheat codes using either method:

1. Smartphone Dialer: Tap D-Pad Up on your DualSense controller to open your phone, select the dialer keypad, dial the 1-999 cheat number, and press Square or X to call.
2. DualSense Controller Combos: Press the exact sequence of buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square, L1, R1, L2, R2, and D-Pad directions) in smooth succession without pausing.

A persistent notification banner will flash above your radar display: "Cheat Code Activated".

On Xbox Series X|S consoles:

1. Smartphone Dialer: Tap Up on the D-Pad to bring up Lucia or Jason's phone, open the keypad screen, punch in the 1-999 phone code, and press A or X to call.
2. Controller Combos: Enter the button combinations (Y, B, A, X, LB, RB, LT, RT, and D-Pad directions) directly during active gameplay.

Avoid being inside cinematic cutscenes or game pause menus while entering the sequence.

On PC, players have three convenient input options:

• Command Console (~): Press the tilde (~) key located directly below Esc. A command bar will drop down from the top edge of the screen. Type the cheat keyword (such as TURTLE or PAINKILLER) and press Enter.
• Smartphone: Press T or Backspace to draw your in-game smartphone, open the dial pad, and call the 1-999 cheat number.
• Connected Controller: Plug in any supported PS5 or Xbox gamepad and enter controller button combos natively.

Yes. Activating any cheat code temporarily disables all PlayStation 5 Trophies and Xbox Achievements for the remainder of that active gaming session.

To prevent losing achievement progress:

• Always create a separate, clean manual save before activating cheats.
• Enjoy open-world chaos and experimentation with cheats active.
• When you are ready to resume unlocking trophies or progressing toward 100% completion, quit to the main menu and reload your clean manual save.

Yes, GTA 6 allows saving after using cheat codes; however, any save file created while cheats are active will be permanently tagged with a "Cheats Used" status flag.

Once a save file has this flag, achievements and trophies are permanently locked on that specific save slot. We strongly recommend maintaining a dedicated "Cheat Sandbox" save file so your main campaign save remains 100% pristine.

Historically, Rockstar Games does not provide a direct unlimited money button cheat in modern Grand Theft Auto titles to prevent breaking the in-game economy and story progression.

In GTA 6, players build massive fortunes legitimately through:

• Executing coordinated bank heists and raiding armored security trucks.
• Robbing jewelry stores, luxury watch retailers, and illicit pawn shops.
• Running smuggling routes through the Everglades bayous.
• Investing in the dynamic in-game stock market and acquiring commercial real estate.

Warning: Beware of external websites claiming to offer "GTA 6 online money generators", which are phishing scams.

Yes. The Invincibility / God Mode cheat grants your protagonist total immunity from all gunfire, explosions, vehicular crashes, alligator bites, and falls for 5 minutes (300 seconds).

When activated (Phone: 1-999-724-654-5537 / PC: PAINKILLER), an on-screen timer counts down in your heads-up display. You can re-enter the code before the 5 minutes expire to instantly reset the countdown timer back to 300 seconds.

Vehicle spawn cheat codes instantly drop a variety of specialized land, air, and water vehicles right in front of your character:

• Supercars & Sports Cars: High-performance exotic coupes, muscle cars, and convertibles (e.g., Comet, Cheetah, Rapid GT).
• Aircraft: Buzzard attack helicopters outfitted with guided homing missiles, and Mallard stunt cropdusters.
• Watercraft: High-speed Everglades fan airboats and luxury jet skis for cutting through coastal waterways.
• Motorcycles & Utility: Sanchez off-road dirt bikes, cruisers, and quad ATVs.

Tip: Make sure you are standing in an open, level area when spawning large aircraft to prevent the "Vehicle Spawn Failed: Location Obstructed" message.

To shake off police pursuit instantly, enter the Lower Wanted Level cheat code (Phone: 1-999-529-93787 / PC: LAWYERUP, or DualSense combo: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left).

Each entry clears one police wanted star. If you have triggered a full 5-star pursuit with SWAT tactical units and helicopters, entering the code five times in rapid succession will clear your name completely.

GTA 6 incorporates a grounded, physical inventory system similar to Red Dead Redemption 2's saddlebag mechanic:

• Characters physically carry a limited loadout on their person (e.g., two sidearm holsters and one slung long-gun).
• Your personal vehicle's trunk functions as your mobile armory, allowing you to store heavy weaponry such as RPGs, sniper rifles, body armor, and duffle bags.
• Entering the Weapons & Ammo cheat (1-999-866-587 / TOOLUP) instantly equips your active character with assault rifles, shotguns, handguns, explosives, and maxed-out ammunition reserves.

Yes. Rockstar Games is developing the next generation of GTA Online set across the entire state of Leonida.

Powered by a rebuilt network architecture with dedicated server instances, the new multiplayer experience will launch following the release of the single-player campaign. It will feature custom character creation, multiplayer cooperative heists, criminal business ownership, yacht clubs, and deep street-racing leagues across Vice City.

While Rockstar Games has not yet confirmed cross-platform multiplayer matchmaking between PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, cross-progression and account synchronization will be powered through the Rockstar Games Social Club.

This ensures your account profile, crew affiliations, stats, and unlocked cosmetic items remain synchronized across platforms.

Yes. Interior accessibility is one of the most substantial technological leaps in GTA 6.

Over 70% of buildings throughout Vice City, suburban districts, and rural towns feature walk-in interiors with complete physics interactions. Players can step seamlessly into multi-level shopping malls, hotel lobbies, rooftop lounges, strip clubs, 24/7 convenience stores, pawn shops, diners, and residential houses without transition screens.

GTA 6 is built on the latest iteration of the proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE 9). Major visual innovations include:

• Hardware Ray Tracing: Full real-time ray-traced global illumination, reflections on vehicles and puddles, and accurate ambient occlusion.
• Volumetric Weather & Clouds: Dynamic tropical storms, realistic hurricanes with swirling debris, dense fog, and physical wave simulations.
• Advanced Hair & Cloth Physics: Photorealistic character hair movement in coastal winds, wet clothing physics, and realistic facial muscle animation.

Leonida features a thriving, reactive wildlife ecosystem inspired by the Florida Everglades and Gulf Coast:

• Aquatic Predators & Marine Life: Massive American alligators lurking in waterways, bull sharks, hammerheads, manatees, dolphins, and tarpon.
• Terrestrial & Aviary Species: Florida panthers, wild boars, raccoons, iguanas, flamingos, pelicans, and coastal gulls.

Wildlife reacts dynamically to player presence, engine revving, gunshots, and weather changes. Alligators will even wander into suburban swimming pools and convenience store parking lots, mirroring real-life Florida news headlines.

GTA 6 features a living in-game social media platform satirizing contemporary short-form video networks (like TikTok and Instagram Reels).

Pedestrians and NPCs record high-speed pursuits, crazy stunts, shootouts, and wild street encounters on their phones. Viral videos posted by NPCs appear directly on your character's smartphone feed in real time, triggering breaking news broadcasts, police alerts, and local chatter throughout Vice City.

Customization in GTA 6 is deeper than in any previous Rockstar title:

• Character Customization: Change Lucia and Jason's hairstyles, facial hair, tattoos, piercings, layered outfits, shoes, designer sunglasses, and jewelry at clothing boutiques throughout Leonida.
• Vehicle Tuning Garages: Modify engine performance, nitrous boost, suspension geometry, exhaust sounds, custom body kits, widebody fenders, neon underglow, window tint, and personalized vanity plates.
• Weapon Gunsmiths: Customize firearms with tactical suppressors, holographic sights, extended drum magazines, specialized grips, and custom engravings.