It is Friday, and the Rockstar rumor mill is grinding as usual, but this time we actually have something concrete. Today, several Best Buy affiliate partners are reporting they have received an email confirming that GTA VI pre-orders will roll out at the start of next week.
According to the leak, a dedicated promotional push for the game’s physical editions will run through May 21. Consider those persistent digital-only rumors officially dead.
Opening the pre-order floodgates on Monday is anything but random. It sits right before publisher Take-Two’s next quarterly earnings call. Dropping Trailer 3, letting the internet melt down, and walking into an investor meeting to flex absurd 24-hour pre-order numbers? That is a classic Take-Two power move.
Nothing is official until Rockstar actually hits the upload button, but that is exactly how they operate before turning the timeline upside down. With GTA VI still barreling toward a November 19 release date, and Sony recently telling people point-blank to buy a PS5 ahead of launch, the risk of another delay feels minimal.
Monday should give us the answer.
Published: May 15, 2026 04:42 pm