Today Rockstar Games made it official: Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders open on June 25, 2026, available directly via the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Xbox Store. The announcement, posted to the Rockstar Newswire on June 20, came alongside the release of GTA 6's official box art — the first time fans have seen Lucia and Jason together in a piece of official Rockstar marketing.
The cover art places both protagonists front and center against Vice City's dusk skyline. Lucia is positioned slightly forward, a deliberate compositional choice that underscores her billing as the emotional lead of the narrative. Jason stands to her right, the Vice City Keys archipelago visible in the distance behind them. The Art Deco neon of Ocean Drive glows in the lower thirds. It is unmistakably GTA, and unmistakably Miami — rendered with the same stylized realism that defined Red Dead Redemption 2's iconic promotional art.
The Newswire post confirmed the following: pre-orders open June 25 on PlayStation Store and Xbox Store simultaneously. Physical retail availability through authorized partners will begin the same day. Edition details and full pricing will be disclosed on June 25 when the pre-order pages go live. Early access for qualifying editions will begin November 16 — three days before the November 19 standard launch.
What the post did not include: Trailer 3. The absence is conspicuous and almost certainly deliberate. Rockstar is holding the trailer for June 25 itself, ensuring the pre-order page launch is accompanied by a headline event. The cover art and Newswire post today function as a 5-day countdown to the full marketing volley.
The significance of this moment cannot be overstated. GTA 6 has been in public anticipation since the first rumors surfaced in 2020. A first trailer arrived December 2023, a second in May 2024. Since then — over two years — Rockstar has been largely silent. The June 25 pre-order window marks the beginning of the end of that silence. From here, the marketing cadence accelerates toward the November 19 launch.
Pre-order wisely: Rockstar has confirmed official channels (PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, authorized retailers) as the only verified pre-order points. Third-party sites offering pre-orders before June 25 are not sanctioned. If you see anything claiming to be an official pre-order before that date, treat it with extreme skepticism. The real thing is five days away.
