31 source records support this public selection. Every claim says what its evidence establishes—and what it does not.
Publication note
Owner authorization was recorded on 2026-09-08. The publication selection and source freshness were reviewed by OpenAI Codex agent; no human editorial-review receipt is claimed.
Scheduled release information can change and is labeled as an announced target.
No released-game build was available for verification.
Sampled-frame notes do not establish unseen frames, audio, controls, performance or final-game behavior.
The full audiovisual releases have not been completely reviewed in this edition.
Current site lists a November 19, 2026 console launch and a Leonida conspiracy involving Jason and Lucia.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Main editor re-read the official body: November 19, 2026; PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S; the failed score and Leonida conspiracy premise. This is the completed-by observation time, not an HTTP byte-capture timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
November 19, 2026; PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Current publisher plan. No PC date or comparative performance result established. The Plays Best On wording remains promotion, not a benchmark. Time is the actual checkpoint by which the body had been inspected, not a request or publisher-update timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Rockstar still names November 19, 2026, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Publisher plan, not guaranteed launch or comparative performance. No PC date in these inspected labels.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Current release and platform labels and both complete edition dialog bodies read in the original public browser. Ultimate rechecked at 03:46 UTC. Actual completed-by observation checkpoint; not a publisher update time. No transaction, game play or full video inspection.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Release/platform and Ultimate descriptions rechecked in the original rendered page. Vintage dialog not freshly completed; its prior observation remains the evidence.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Reopened and read the shared synopsis: the failed score, statewide conspiracy and Jason and Lucia’s reliance on each other. This observation covers publisher text, not footage, gameplay, regional panels or purchase flow. The time records completed inspection, not a publisher update or byte capture.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Read the complete opened Ultimate description. Reconfirmed explicit Ultimate access sentences for Rideout, Sara’s, Stock 305, Electric Fang and One-Eyed Willie’s; named car restoration, compound raid, Squalo fishing, Paradise Garage storage and later-story Cheetah. These are advertised examples, not observations of their gameplay. No gameplay, audiovisual, purchase-flow or image-lightbox inspection occurred.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Read the complete opened Vintage Pack description, including Shore Court’s weapon locker and stolen-goods storage. The dialog displayed no dated purchase-eligibility terms, so the retained Take-Two announcement remains the separate basis for those conditions. This is textual inspection only.
Official character and setting descriptions; no mission walkthrough or released-game test.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Original page body and browser accessibility text inspected. The six location panels were opened. Individual path names can render this common page; panel order does not establish geography or character residence. Observation time is the actual completed-by checkpoint.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Fresh public web body retrieval and original browser DOM/accessibility text for all eight character sections Publisher prose and displayed character lines only. Embedded clips, audio and images were not substantively reviewed. An on-page quotation is not a new audio observation. No account action was performed. Time is the actual checkpoint by which the body had been inspected, not a request or publisher-update timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Ordinary browser clicks opened Explore Vice City, Explore Leonida Keys and Explore Grassrivers; their actual dialog body text was read The page initially loaded slowly; the first Vice City click did not produce an open panel. After the loading state cleared, a successful ordinary click exposed the actual dialog. Findings use the opened dialog, not the unsuccessful click or guessed URL paths. Time is the actual checkpoint by which the body had been inspected, not a request or publisher-update timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Ordinary browser clicks opened Explore Port Gellhorn, Explore Ambrosia and Explore Mount Kalaga; their actual dialog body text was read All six location dialogs use the common page URL. Cite the exact Explore panel. Site order establishes neither adjacency nor character residence. No route, account, age-verification or media access action was needed. Time is the actual checkpoint by which the body had been inspected, not a request or publisher-update timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
The panel contrasts the present city with the 1980s and distinguishes Ocean Beach's pastel Art Deco hotels, Little Cuba's bakeries, Tisha-Wocka's imitation brands and VC Port's cruises. The exact destination panel is the locator; opening it does not change the common URL. Cruise-capital language is promotional. No district boundaries, shop interiors, affordability, travel route or mechanics are established.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Original public body read again. Includes smaller mentions of Bae-Luxe, Roxy, Lori, DWNPLY, Only Raw Records, Jack of Hearts, Leonida Penitentiary and Liberty City. Displayed quotations are text, not inspected audio.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
All eight biography bodies and six destination panels read. Brian and Lori run the boat-yard operation together; the biography does not explicitly establish a shared residence. Publisher text inspection only.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Reopened and read these four biographies. Confirmed Jason’s Army attempt and Keys work; Lucia’s family background, imprisonment, chance release and plan; Brian’s boat-yard work with Lori and Jason’s housing/social visits; Cal’s friendship, association and Coast Guard monitoring. No shared-residence statement or playable crew membership is established. Other biographies and regional panels were not freshly checked.
Official Jason Duval description. Location panel text was inspected in the publicly served page content; site navigation opens the corresponding panel.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Main editor re-read the actual body: criminal upbringing, Army service, work for Keys drug runners and uncertainty about a future with Lucia. Brian’s housing arrangement and Cal’s friendship are separately explicit. A Jason URL still includes the shared page body.
Official Lucia Caminos description. Location panel text was inspected in the publicly served page content; site navigation opens the corresponding panel.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Main editor re-read the actual body: family conflict, imprisonment, recent release, Liberty City past and determination to pursue her plan. Jason is described as a possible way out. This is biographical promotion, not an observed mission.
Official Leonida Keys description. Location panel text was inspected in the publicly served page content; site navigation opens the corresponding panel.
Official Grassrivers description. Location panel text was inspected in the publicly served page content; site navigation opens the corresponding panel.
Official Mount Kalaga description. Location panel text was inspected in the publicly served page content; site navigation opens the corresponding panel.
Rockstar dates the first trailer to December 4, 2023. The current surrounding synopsis is mutable.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Main editor inspected the current body and its Watch more entries: An Extended Look lists 26:48 and August 27, 2026; Trailer 2 lists 2:47 and May 6, 2025.
Rockstar dates the Extended Look to August 27, 2026, attributes capture to PS5, and links Netflix and its YouTube upload.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
The original page body was re-read. It identifies An Extended Look, dated August 27, 2026, with a PlayStation 5 in-game capture statement and original links to Netflix and YouTube.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
The original page still dates An Extended Look August 27, 2026, attributes in-game capture to PS5 and links YouTube and Netflix. Publisher capture attribution does not establish player control or tested performance.
Microsoft lists Xbox Series X|S and November 19, 2026.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Xbox Series X|S; November 19, 2026. Independent current platform-holder corroboration of its own platform and release date. Does not establish PlayStation or PC availability. Time is the actual checkpoint by which the body had been inspected, not a request or publisher-update timestamp.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Xbox still lists Series X|S and November 19, 2026. Confirms its own platform, not PlayStation support or a future PC version.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Original current body lists November 19 2026, Xbox Series X|S and Rating Pending. Generic template placeholders for subscription services are not product availability evidence.
Original upload identity established by Rockstar’s embedded player. Browser playback succeeded; interval-level review is recorded separately.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Exact original identity VQRLujxTm3c and May 6, 2025 confirmed. Description attributes PS5 in-game capture and a mixture of gameplay and cutscenes. YouTube displayed 2:46; Rockstar’s page lists 2:47. These are source-specific duration displays, not proof that downloaded and streamed files are byte-identical. Incidental autoplay paused at 0:05; no complete audiovisual review.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Publisher text inspected during the original identity check: Rockstar describes Trailer 2 as PS5 in-game capture containing equal parts gameplay and cutscenes. This appended record types the already inspected text; it is not a later fetch or a scene review.
Verified Rockstar Games upload; the signed-out player requested age-confirming sign-in. No footage review was possible there.
Checked Sep 7, 2026 · available
Original identity tJbzMqJGH4k confirmed via Rockstar’s explicit outbound link. Date August 27, 2026; duration control 26:48. Playback was available in the research browser’s pre-existing session without a new sign-in, age submission or account action. Incidental muted autoplay reached 0:13 before being paused. This is not a complete audiovisual review. The earlier signed-out block remains a valid historical observation; this session does not establish signed-out access.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Fresh ordinary browser access in the existing session loaded the original release. Incidental muted playback was paused at0:13. No sign-in, age entry or account action was performed. This is an access/control observation, not a complete audiovisual or scene review. The time is an actual checkpoint by which the UI had been inspected.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
The text-only web retrieval exposed only a sparse shell. In the existing browser session, the original upload loaded. The autoplay=0 query did not prevent incidental autoplay: the initial UI showed Pause and Mute at 0:00. I clicked Pause, then Mute; the resulting player was paused and muted at 0:16 of 26:48. No Play request, sign-in, age submission or account action was performed. Do not describe the incidental interval as muted throughout. Existing-session access only. No continuous visual review, audio inspection, watched state or scene claim. The description showed a transcript control, but no transcript was opened or inspected. Do not infer captions availability from the control.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Existing browser session showed 26:48 and an age-restriction notice; incidental muted autoplay paused at 0:07. Rendered transcript read from 0:03 through 26:14; Raul search + Enter returned 12:32. No continuous audiovisual observation or transcript accuracy check against audio. Signed-out availability unestablished.
Inspected local frame samples from the official downloadable Trailer 2. A 30 fps, 3840 × 2160 file; measured duration 166.733333 seconds. SHA-256 identifies source bytes, not editorial approval.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
All48 discrete samples visually re-inspected at1600×450 sheet display for specific captions and composition analysis. No new extraction, audio inspection, continuous playback, exact edit-frame timing or streamed/download alignment was established. Original inspection records remain intact.
Original December 4, 2023 announcement identifies a 2025 console release window, Leonida and Vice City, and links Trailer 1 directly to QdBZY2fkU-0. The window is historical.
Original body states that Rockstar moved the target from fall 2025 to May 26, 2026. This provides body evidence where the inherited Rockstar Newswire observation was metadata-only.
Original body announces November 19, 2026 and lists PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. This establishes the announcement’s historical date separately from today’s home page.
Main editor opened the original PDF through Take-Two’s Download PDF link and inspected the body: Trailer 2 release, failed-score conspiracy synopsis and PS5 capture attribution. Its May 26, 2026 target is now historical.
The public title page identifies An Extended Look and distinguishes a 24-second teaser in its trailers section. The public listing was inspected; full Netflix playback was not tested. A teaser is not the full 26:48 release. No sign-in, subscription or account action occurred.
The official image was downloaded and visually inspected; Leonida Keys 01. The library’s Download and share invitation and the item’s Download button were inspected. See the image record for the caption and reuse limits.
The official image was downloaded and visually inspected; Grassrivers 05. The library’s Download and share invitation and the item’s Download button were inspected. See the image record for the caption and reuse limits.
Local original image visually inspected again. Starlet Motel sign readable, with vacancy, low-rates and pool/Wi-Fi advertising. Signage does not establish usable services or prices.
Sony lists November 19, 2026 for PS5 and PS5 Pro, and explicitly excludes PS4. Its FAQ describes GTA VI as a single-player experience. Sony advertises Tempest 3D Audio, SSD loading, haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and controller-speaker effects. Both displayed digital-edition cards advertise a seven-day pre-load. These are current platform-holder descriptions, not released-build tests. Do not convert loading superlatives or PS5 Pro Enhanced branding into measured frame rate, resolution, loading time or superiority. Pre-load is not evidence of early play. The single-player description does not settle any future separate online product. Prices and subscription offers were visible but are not proposed for this bounded editorial pass; no purchase or account action occurred.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Read full product body. Standard $79.99, Ultimate $99.99; single player, PS5/PS5 Pro, PS4 excluded. The GTA+ claim FAQ gives automatic paid renewal, March 31 2027 redemption deadline, once-per-account and excluded territories. No sign-in or regional checkout performed.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Original US page rechecked. Date, prices, PS4 exclusion and offer terms unchanged. Offline play is enabled; some features/functions may require internet/account. This does not establish offline installation.
Main editor inspected the complete local original. Beachgoers and several forms of leisure share the sand in Rockstar’s Vice City 05 screenshot. Download time and byte hash are separately recorded; this is a still image, not a gameplay test.
Main editor inspected the complete local original. A raised phone and a pose on a police car occupy the foreground of Rockstar’s Vice City 06 screenshot. Download time and byte hash are separately recorded; this is a still image, not a gameplay test.
Full two-page original release read. June 25 preorder start, November 19 launch, November 12 preload, physical download codes, Standard/Ultimate US price points, Vintage pack timing and digital preorder GTA+ bonus. Historical announcement rechecked against current Rockstar/PlayStation listings.
Checked Sep 8, 2026 · available
Original PDF body rechecked: November 19 release, US prices, June 25 preorders, November 12 preload, boxed download codes and Vintage timing unchanged.
Original byline/date and relevant article body read in the original browser; rendered mobile and desktop inspected. The author describes seeing sequences, not personally controlling a released game. This record supports attributed descriptions of loot bags and a story-mission escape only. No leak-dependent material used; no claim to full-article or full-video review.
CORRECTION LEDGER
What changed.
The May 2026 target now has contemporaneous announcement-body evidence.
1 earlier claim → 1 replacement claim
Release and platform facts were rechecked against the current official body.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Extended Look access is recorded per session; the earlier signed-out block is retained.
1 earlier claim → 1 replacement claim
Trailer dates and story context now use the original dated announcements.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Duration claims now point directly to Rockstar’s duration-bearing Watch more entries.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Publisher statements, inspected samples and interpretation are separated from unanswered questions.
4 earlier claims → 7 replacement claims
Rechecked the current release and platform plan in the live publisher and platform-holder bodies.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Recheck current release and platform listings against original bodies; the announced target remains unchanged.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Fresh original-player access check; move the precise session log into evidence and keep the full-review boundary clear.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Launch target and platform statements rechecked against current original listings; the announced plan is unchanged.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
The scope note now recognizes announced edition facilities and clearly attributed original reporting.
1 earlier claim → 1 replacement claim
Remove inferred shared-residence wording: the original biography establishes a shared boat-yard operation, not Lori’s address.
2 earlier claims → 2 replacement claims
Remove the remaining household inference from Jason’s essay; retain the explicitly described social visits without assigning Lori a residence.
1 earlier claim → 1 replacement claim
Editorial revision: replace repeated generalizations with a protagonist comparison, disclosed cast connections and concrete purchase choices. Earlier interpretations remain preserved.