GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game7 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleLaura CressandLiv McMahon ,Technology reportersRockstar GamesGTA 6 will feature Jason and Lucia as playable charactersThe latest instalment in Rockstar's blockbuster game franchise, Grand Theft Auto, is set to be the biggest games launch of the year. Details are still scant, although we do now know that GTA 6 will be available to pre-order on 25 June, the developer has announced. Analysts believe Rockstar's action adventure could become the most expensive game ever made, with estimates putting development costs at more than $1bn (£866m).

We're still awaiting some crucial information about the game - but here's what we do and don't know about GTA 6 so far. When is GTA 6 coming out? GTA 6 will be released on 19 November - and with Rockstar recently opening up pre-orders, this date seems all but certain.

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But it was delayed twice previously, from autumn 2025 and May 2026. In a statement when the second delay was announced, Rockstar said it needed extra months to finish the game with the level of polish fans had come to "expect and deserve". How much will GTA 6 cost and what can I play it on?

The sixth game in the main series will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. There's no news on when a PC version will be released - it's also currently unknown whether it will come to Nintendo Switch 2. Rockstar and its parent company Take-Two has still not revealed its price.

It's something that will likely only be revealed when pre-sales begin in late June. Some analysts have estimated the game could be the first to be priced at $100 (£76). Rockstar has not yet confirmed whether an updated online mode will be released as soon as GTA 6 launches, although given the success of GTA Online it is likely to exist at some point.

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How any future age verification legislation in the UK around social media and particularly messaging in gaming could therefore affect it, if at all, is still unknown. Is £70 becoming harder to justify? The rise of cheaper blockbuster gamesWhat is GTA 6 about, where is it set and who are its main characters?

GTA 6 will feature its first ever playable female protagonist in a 3D setting - Lucia - alongside her partner in life and crime, Jason, as a second playable character. From what we've seen so far in the two gameplay trailers, the story will follow the pair in a Bonnie and Clyde-esque adventure through the seedy underbelly of America after an "easy score goes wrong". Like other GTA games before it, the sixth chapter is set in a fictional US state - this time in Leonida, which is Rockstar's version of Florida.

Fans of previous games will be excited to hear that Vice City, which is inspired by Miami, will return, featuring as the main city within the state. GTA 6's cover art revealed by Rockstar on 18 June made several nods to the setting with alligators and flamingos.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.