GTA 6 (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
TodayTue, 3rd Nov 2026
News GTA 6 Download Size & Preload Times Officially Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
Here we go!
It's getting very real now, folks! Rockstar Games has today announced both the download size and the preload date/times for GTA 6 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, ahead of the full game's release on November 19th. Firstly, the download size for GTA 6 is a max of 212GB. Rockstar says that this may change "depending on your device",...
Thursday29th Oct 2026
News New GTA 6 'Dog Poop' Gameplay, Images, And Extra Info To Hype You Up
South Park has the latest GTA 6 'poop-scoop'
It's been 1,059 days since we first caught a glimpse of GTA 6, and in just a mere few weeks, we'll be able to play it on Xbox Series X|S. Just MERE weeks, people! The game looks great, but if you're unsure whether or not to pick it up for yourself, maybe throwing and slapping NPCs with dog poop with seal...
Tuesday27th Oct 2026
News Xbox Racks Up Millions Of Views Teasing GTA 6 On Xbox Series X
You're not playing GTA 6 are you?
What are you up to, Xbox? Playing GTA 6 perhaps? Possibly! Xbox posted a picture last night that sent everyone into full detective mode. The picture in question depicts a lovely Halloween setup adorned with a pumpkin, pinecone, and a particularly lovely translucent Xbox Elite controller, BUT the main attraction is...
Thursday15th Oct 2026
News GTA 6 Looks Great In Official Rockstar Launch Trailer, But Xbox Is Nowhere To Be Seen
"This trailer was captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5."
Rockstar Games has officially unveiled the GTA 6 launch trailer today, giving us just another small glimpse at what to expect from the biggest release of the Xbox Series X|S era (and quite possibly in gaming history!). You can watch the full thing above, which doesn't really go into...
Wednesday7th Oct 2026
News Xbox Denies Landing Exclusive Streaming Deal For GTA 6 At Launch
Update: "The game will not be streaming exclusively or to PC"
The biggest deal in Xbox Cloud Gaming history is reportedly just around the corner, as Xbox boss Asha Sharma has apparently told employees that GTA 6 will stream exclusively as part of Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch in November. This news was broken today by The Verge, which says that it...
Tuesday29th Sep 2026
News Five Key Things We Learned About GTA 6 From The Game Informer Cover Story
Just to raise your hype levels even further
As you may have read elsewhere today, GTA 6 has just received a massive 14-page cover story over at Game Informer, and anyone who signs up to the Game Informer app on Android and iOS is getting access to it for free. We highly recommend going and reading the full thing for yourself, but just to whet...
Thursday24th Sep 2026
News Xbox CSO Issues Response To Report About GTA 6 Sales Being 'Heavily Skewed' Towards PS5
"The title is breaking records for XBOX"
Earlier this evening, the folks over at The Verge published a report that suggested GTA 6 pre-order sales were being "heavily skewed" towards PS5, and that it was "ringing yet more alarm bells about the platform" amongst other challenges that the brand has suffered recently (such as the layoffs that took...
Thursday17th Sep 2026
News GTA 6: The Album Releases This November, And The First Six Songs Are Now Streaming From It
"A collection of 34 brand-new, original tracks from a genre-defying roster"
Music is obviously a massive part of the Grand Theft Auto series, and Rockstar is taking things one step further with GTA 6 by releasing a special album with 34 "brand-new, original" songs that have been curated for the soundtrack. The first six of those songs have been...
Tuesday8th Sep 2026
News GTA 6 Has No Major Xbox Competitors This November, But Nintendo Is Going Against It
Ocarina of Time remake arrives just two weeks before the Rockstar title
Well, well! It's been a year of publishers purposely avoiding the month of November to get out the way of GTA 6, but Nintendo clearly doesn't care about that - they've just set a November 5th release date for the Ocarina of Time remake. This slots the game between Modern...
Monday7th Sep 2026
News GTA 6 Release Times Suggest Some Xbox Players Will Get Access Earlier Than Others
New Zealand being first in the queue
It looks like we know the release times for GTA 6! Various outlets have been reporting on them today, including the likes of IGN and Digital Foundry, as the official PlayStation Store has begun listing the
Friday4th Sep 2026
News GTA 6 Extended Preview Causes Xbox Series X|S Sales To Spike In The UK
Even despite the recent price increases
Although Xbox has just recently increased the prices of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S by a substantial amount due to the ongoing component crisis, they've enjoyed a spike in sales in the UK over the past few days. This is according to Nielsen IQ via The Game Business, which says that Xbox Series S and X...
Tuesday1st Sep 2026
News Here's A Look At 30 New GTA 6 Screenshots To Hype You Up After The Extended Preview
Such a beautiful iguana
Rockstar is ramping up the hype levels for GTA 6 with a freshly baked batch of screenshots to drool all over, following last week's tasty Extended Preview. We weren't the quickest to draw and fire out these new stills, so you've probably seen one or two out in the wild. That said, there are 30 new pics to ogle! From the...
Friday28th Aug 2026
News In-Depth GTA 6 Analysis Hints At Potential Resolution & FPS Targets For The Full Game
Based on the PS5 footage from the Extended Look
Last night's GTA 6 Extended Look was obviously a massive hit, and the fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been racking up a ton of attention today with their "Extended Look analysis" of the 26-minute gameplay showcase. They spend a lot of time talking about just how amazing it all looked,...
Thursday27th Aug 2026
News GTA 6 Dev Hints At Lengthy 80-Hour Runtime, But With A Potential Catch Or Two
Don't take it as gospel just yet
How long will GTA 6 take to beat? That's obviously a big question on many people's minds right now, and Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson has potentially answered it in an interview with The New York Times. We say potentially because he only referenced his own playthrough in this interview, stating that it...
Roundup The First Hands-Off Previews Are Starting To Roll In For GTA 6
Dropping alongside the Netflix Extended Look
Here we go! We've officially been given our first look at GTA 6 today as part of the Netflix Extended Look showcase, and as expected, it looks like we've got Game of the Year material on our hands. What's perhaps even more surprising is that Rockstar Games and Take-Two have provided at least two...
Friday21st Aug 2026
News Xbox CTO Issues Brief Statement On GTA 6 Leaks
"We are working closely with Take-Two and Rockstar Games"
The GTA 6 leak saga continues! As someone known as "Cyberleek" continues to share footage from an old build of GTA 6 online, it seems Take-Two is desperately working to track the person down and put a stop to the spoilers. Both Kotaku and Windows Central are reporting today that Take-T
Thursday20th Aug 2026
News 'Nightmare Scenario' - GTA 6 Fans Fear The Worst As Leaks Become Far More Serious
Leaker appears to have a playable build
We mentioned earlier this week how new clips of GTA 6 gameplay had begun making their onto the internet and circulating around social media, and unfortunately it seems like the situation has now become much more serious. Simply put, the leaks haven't stopped rolling in over the past few days, and there are...
Tuesday18th Aug 2026
News Multiple GTA 6 Gameplay Videos Appear To Have Leaked, But There's A Catch Or Two
Ahead of the official reveal next week
It was all the way back in 2022 that GTA 6 suffered a major leak of in-progress gameplay footage, and it looks like something similar has happened today, with a bunch of new gameplay circulating across social media in particular. We're not going to share the footage here for obvious reasons, but the initial...
Tuesday11th Aug 2026
News More 'Avid Consumers' Are Pre-Ordering $100 GTA 6 Edition Over The Cheaper Version
"Pre-orders have gone much better than expected"
Looks like the majority of people are willing to splash $100 on a game, at least when it comes to GTA 6, arguably the biggest game release in modern history. In an interview with CNBS, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive discussed GTA 6 pre-orders, saying they "have...
Friday7th Aug 2026
News Take-Two CEO Hails 'Astonishing' GTA 6 Pre-Orders, Explains Lack Of Disc Version
He suggests discs don't make sense for certain releases
We've very much on the path towards GTA 6's release now - Take-Two has reconfirmed today as part of their earnings release that it's still scheduled for November 19th, while also hyping up the "Extended Look" on Netflix in late August. It's yet to have been revealed what kind of sales we're...
Thursday6th Aug 2026
News New GTA 6 Footage To Be Revealed In Special 'Extended Look' This Month
In partnership with Netflix
Ready for a proper glimpse at what GTA 6 has to offer?! Rockstar Games has announced today that it has partnered with Netflix to unveil an "Extended Look" of the next Grand Theft Auto at the end of the month. Specifically, the reveal will take place on Thursday, August 27th at the following times: 3pm August 27th 2026...
Tuesday30th Jun 2026
News GTA 6 Rumour Suggests 60FPS on Xbox Series X, But Digital Foundry Says It's 'Unlikely'
DF doesn't think so
With the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 coming into view, so does a whole host of debate, speculation and expectation. Admittedly, it's a welcome distraction from the more horrid Xbox rumours of late, as conversation turns to whether there's a "route forward" for GTA 6 at 60FPS on Xbox Series
Monday29th Jun 2026
News Xbox Announces 'Record' Pre-Orders For GTA 6 In Response To New Report
A rare statement has been issued
Microsoft and Xbox aren't typically great at revealing sales information for their hardware and games these days, but after just a few days of pre-orders, we already know that GTA 6 has achieved "record" sales across Xbox Series X and S. The specifics haven't been revealed yet, but a statement was issued to Windows...
Friday26th Jun 2026
News GTA 6 Is Highlighting A Flaw With The Review System On Xbox
It already has over 2000 reviews on there!
We've seen some amazing console features being implemented by Team Xbox over the past few months since Asha Sharma took over, and at least in our opinion, we feel like the user review system should get some attention as well. GTA 6, in particular, is highlighting a flaw with the review system on Xbox right
Thursday25th Jun 2026
PSA Xbox Rewards Allows You To Reduce The Price Of GTA 6
You've got plenty of time between now and November
Today's the day for GTA 6 pre-orders across Xbox and PS5, and as we covered yesterday, the base game is $79.99 in the US and the Ultimate Edition is $99.99 - pretty much what we expected, but certainly not cheap by any stretch! There's a great way to reduce the price of GTA 6 through the Xbox...
Wednesday24th Jun 2026
News Eek, GTA 6's 'Physical Edition' Is A Download Code In A Box
Hey Siri, define 'Physical'
Grand Theft Auto VI feels like the most anticipated game in the history of games (well, for as long as I've been alive, anyway) so it's understandable if fans are foaming at the mouth to get their hands on the game. The only problem is, there isn't actually a disc to get your hands on. In an article on Business Wire, we...
News GTA 6 Costs $80, Described As A 'Single-Player Experience'
Pre-orders begin at 'midnight local time.'
Rockstar Games has finally announced the price of GTA 6, ahead of pre-orders commencing at midnight local time. Grand Theft Auto VI will cost $79.99 on both Xbox Series X|S and PS5, with The Ultimate Edition at $99.99. The game will feature a 'single-player experience', with no mention as of yet about a...
Thursday18th Jun 2026
News GTA 6 Cover Art Revealed, Pre-Orders Begin Next Week For Xbox Series X|S
It's happening!
Here we go! It's been announced today that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will begin on June 25th, 2026 - and this will include on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S, on the PlayStation Store for PS5, and at other select retailers. A price still hasn't been revealed yet, so we'll have to wait a little longer for it. We also...
Tuesday26th May 2026
News Xbox Racks Up 37 Million Views With A Single Post About GTA 6
The power of a GTA tease
Just in case you were in any doubt, GTA 6 is going to become easily the biggest video game of all time when it releases on November 19th of this year (assuming it doesn't get delayed any further). Take Xbox's latest post about it as evidence. At the end of last week, Xbox took to Twitter/X and simply stated the release date...
Wednesday4th Feb 2026
News We'll Start Seeing More GTA 6 This Summer Ahead Of November Launch, Says Take-Two CEO
"Rockstar’s launch marketing set to begin this Summer"
GTA 6 is, for now anyway, set to launch for Xbox Series X|S this November - something that Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has again reiterated this week as part of the company's latest financial results. There's still hope for the highly-anticipated title to come out this year, then, but it's...
