After months of near-silence, Rockstar finally moved. This is the first significant GTA 6 news in a long stretch, and it effectively locks the game in for its November 19, 2026 launch.
What Rockstar announced today
Rockstar confirmed that GTA 6 pre-orders go live on Thursday, June 25, 2026, on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and at select physical retailers. The announcement came through a short reveal video built around the new cover art — not a gameplay trailer.
The official cover art
The cover leans into the classic GTA collage style. Jason and Lucia sit at the center above the title, in the series' signature purple-and-orange palette. Around them: a helicopter banking over a pastel skyline, a motorcycle mid-wheelie, a yellow supercar, and a gold-draped character. Nods to Leonida — the fictional Florida-inspired state — show up through flamingos and an alligator parked in the middle of it all.
You can view the official art on Rockstar's site at rockstargames.com/VI, where it is also available as downloadable artwork.
The Vice City clip — our best look yet
The detail many fans almost missed: Rockstar also slipped a short clip onto the official GTA 6 site. It is a brief flyover of Vice City, pulling back from the downtown skyscrapers out over an industrial park, a harbor, and apartment blocks across the bay.
What stands out is the density of vehicles — helicopters, planes, luxury yachts, and freight boats across the water and skyline. Players noted that the waterfront ferris wheel matches a location teased in a screenshot last year, so this is a fresh angle on a stretch of the city the community has already been mapping. It is not a trailer, but as a pre-launch teaser it is the most detailed moving look at Vice City so far.
What is still unknown
Rockstar left the biggest questions open:
- Price. The single biggest secret. Speculation has run from $69.99 up to $99.99, but Rockstar said nothing. Expect the answer on June 25.
- Editions. No word on standard vs. deluxe or collector's editions.
- PC version. Not announced. Historically Rockstar brings major titles to PC after the console window.
What it means
Take-Two's leadership had repeatedly said GTA 6 marketing would ramp up once summer arrived. Today is the first concrete proof. A pre-order date a week out, fresh artwork, and a city clip is exactly the steady drip that tends to precede a bigger reveal. Whether the June 25 price drop arrives with a third trailer is the open question — but the marketing machine has clearly started.
Today's reveal in short
Short on time? Here is everything Rockstar dropped on June 18, at a glance:
- Pre-orders open June 25, 2026 on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S stores and at select retailers.
- The official cover art was revealed in a short video.
- A new Vice City flyover clip quietly went up on the official site.
- Still no price, no editions, no PC date, and no confirmed third trailer.
Prefer to watch? This fan-made recap breaks down today's clip and the reveal:
More on GTA6Station: track the launch on our GTA 6 Release Date countdown, pin every confirmed spot on the Interactive Map, and browse community finds in the Easter Eggs database.
Last updated June 18, 2026. Verified details come from Rockstar Games' official announcement; anything marked rumor is unconfirmed. GTA6Station is a fan-made site and is not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.