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Updated October 15, 2026. Launch is still November 19. What Rockstar posted, and what it means for the stack.
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October 15, 2026Watch the Launch TrailerRockstar posted it October 15. About 90 seconds, captured on a PlayStation 5. Jason says he got in trouble in the Army. The page leads with the Leonida conspiracy and a new song. It does not name a casino. Launch is still November 19.October 15, 2026An easy score goes wrongOfficial copy: Jason and Lucia land in a criminal conspiracy across Leonida, on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America.October 15, 2026Justice scored itFlower in a Hurricane debuts in the trailer. Justice, with Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Rockstar calls Justice the original-score composers.October 8, 2026Six stations are on the airRockstar's music page previews six stations, not the full dial: Cocoteo FM, Back Country Radio, Afro Bank FM, The Chamber 106.6, Flash FM, and Dirty South Classics. Hosts on the page include El Martillo, La Gata, MW, Delta Dawne, Burna, Palmsy, DJ Kerry, DJ Tom, Robyn, Alex, Trick, and Trina. Podcasts are in the mix. Classic rock through talk radio is promised. The song list is not.October 9, 2026LOVE Issue 27 is the coverRockstar pointed to LOVE magazine Issue 27, in stores and online. It is a cover story on Jason, Lucia, and building Leonida. Not a casino reveal.September 24, 2026The Goodtime State box is merchRockstar opened a Vice City Collection inspired by the in-game show Macca the Gator. It is a collectible set. It does not include the game. Reported price is $399.99, with shipping from November 19.RatingESRB: Mature 17+The ESRB listing is M for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Descriptors include blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, strong sexual content, and drug and alcohol use. It also lists in-game purchases. Launch is still those two consoles.November 19The Album is 34 tracksGrand Theft Auto VI: The Album lands with the game. Singles already up include That's It, RHYNO, Sexy Magic, Suzuki, Don't Chart, and Bright Lights, Big City.September 29, 2026About twice GTA V, still no mileageAaron Garbut told Game Informer the Leonida map is about twice GTA V, and the biggest world Rockstar has made. No square-mileage figure. The August TGG note was the same ratio, not a Newswire post.September 29, 2026Hurricanes are in LeonidaGame Informer's cover story: dynamic clouds, localized storms, puddles that stick, rainbows, tropical storms, and hurricanes. How often they hit, and what they do to a job, is not in the piece.September 22, 2026Welcome to Vice City, on a real roofCBS Miami filmed a Welcome to Vice City sign going up on the Kaseya Center. Real Miami. Not a casino interior.August 28, 2026Missions will not pay enoughFamitsu sat down with Rob Nelson. Open-world grinding funds the story. Cars, tills, hideouts, jewelry, and banks made the list.August 28, 2026Read the Famitsu exclusiveRob Nelson walked Famitsu through heat, banked cash, and the chop shop. Casinos were not on that money list.August 28, 2026Leonida map size — preview claim, not NewswireYouTuber TGG said Rob Nelson called the map about twice GTA V. That was not a Newswire post, and it had no square mileage. Game Informer later quoted Aaron Garbut on the same ratio.August 28, 2026Four protagonists were discussed, then droppedNelson told IGN that after GTA V they talked about more characters, even four. They chose Jason and Lucia so player time was not diluted.August 27, 2026Red Dead 2 is the blueprintThe New York Times visited Rockstar in Scotland. Developers named Red Dead Redemption 2 as the major influence on GTA VI's ambitions. Rockstar retweeted it.August 27, 2026An Extended Look is liveOfficial 26-minute Rockstar footage of Vice City, Lucia, and Jason. The long look. The launch trailer followed on October 15.August 27, 2026Watch the Extended LookRockstar posted the Extended Look on YouTube. Streets, the duo, and nightlife clubs sit in plain sight. Casino tables do not.Checked October 15November 19, 2026 is still lockedThursday launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar posted the date on Newswire. The October 15 launch trailer still uses it. Pre-orders are live. Digital preload starts November 12.OfficialPre-order from RockstarStandard is $79.99. Ultimate is $99.99. Still the posted game price on October 15. Digital preload starts November 12, 2026. The Goodtime State box is separate merch.Checked October 15Scan plates, then steal to orderHold the phone to a plate. You see value before you boost. Sell to the chop shop. Still the Famitsu loop. The launch trailer did not replace it.Checked October 15Bank it or lose itUnbanked cash dies with you. The phone app is the vault. Heat sits on top of stars. Still current as of October 15. Nothing in the launch trailer changed it.Checked October 15Casinos are still unconfirmedChecked again after the launch trailer. Rockstar has not named a casino. GTA Online ran the Diamond. Trailer nightlife is clubs, not tables. Our floor pages are Florida analogues with fan names.December 4, 2023Trailer 1 set the cityRockstar opened Vice City on YouTube. Lucia, Jason, and Leonida landed in public view.