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"Grand Theft Auto VI" launches Nov. 19 with huge expectations. Its impact could reach creators, streaming, music, workplace time off, food delivery and tourism.
Lightly discounted tickets to Vice City.
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GTA VI will run at 30fps on all consoles
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Along with Xbox Cloud Gaming support that will make the new Grand Theft Auto playable on Xbox One consoles, Rockstar officially laid out a few other details today as it kicked off the game’s 200GB-plus preloads. PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) and ray-traced shadows are exclusive features for the PS5 Pro version, along with DualSense haptic feedback, Tempest audio, and improved load times that it says will make “Grand Theft Auto VI play best on PlayStation 5 consoles.” [Link: Pre-Load Grand Theft Auto VI Now - Rockstar Games | https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89834o94713o21/pre-load-grand-theft-auto-vi-now | Rockstar Games]
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The company, which owns GTA VI developer Rockstar Games, also says in a Q2 2027 earnings presentation that “we know that the numbers will speak for themselves soon enough.” The game launches on November 19th. [Link: Q2 2027 Earnings Presentation | https://ir.take2games.com/static-files/01437b0a-6d3d-4f80-a2ac-5cecdb0c573f | Take-Two]
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We’re less than two weeks away from the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, and it seems like Rockstar is going all out to celebrate the occasion: on November 21st the studio is putting on a concert in Miami featuring the likes of Travis Scott and Cardi B. If you want to attend, there’s a lottery for tickets. [Link: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival | https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/gtavi-thefestival | Rockstar Games]
Ever since it crashed on to PC and consoles in the late 90s, GTA has been tearing up the game-making rulebook. We explore how its cultural references, rebel spirit and sprawling sense of freedom make it a definitive work of art
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You’ll need to wait a little longer for GTA 6
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The game, set to launch on November 19th, was delayed twice. Based on that line from CEO Strauss Zelnick, which he said on today’s Q2 fiscal year 2027 earnings call, seems like that’s not happening again. Pre-orders for the game are tracking “far above” initial expectations. Zelnick closed the call by saying that “I know you all are going to have a great time playing GTA VI while you’re at home for the holidays.”
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A former Rockstar tech director thinks the developer is facing new time pressures.
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GTA VI’s deep dive sometimes felt like a prestige drama.
Some of the shots in the new launch gallery look straight out of a movie, with new peeks at Jason, Lucia, and Leonida. GTA VI’s launch is just two weeks away on November 19th, and players can start preloading it next week on November 10th. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Jason_and_Lucia_16.05-d133mx68ku.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Lucia_Caminos_13.08dd3_zn0g59u.avif?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Jason_and_Lucia_20.0cd.c7jr5g9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Jason_Duval_11.019l5gj600v.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Vice_City_13.0iq8ff474tsdx.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Vice_City_22.0-9jlb822ng.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Lucia_Caminos_11.0j617-ylicowx.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Vice_City_24.0r9tor5-x.p75.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Grassrivers_08.0x-z0h-he35zo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
A brutalist architectural masterpiece nicknamed ‘the rockstar house’ has hit the market, featuring 35 tonnes of hand-selected Turkish limestone, Broadwater views and a wellness room.
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The union vote will take place from November 12th through November 26th, according to an emailed press release from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB). GTA VI is scheduled to release on November 19th. If the staffers vote in favor, “the Rockstar Game Workers Union will become the biggest recognised union in the UK games sector,” the IWGB says.
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