Rockstar’s release history might already be telling us when GTA 6 preorders go live
GTA 6 could finally be coming soon, and like everyone else, I’m tired of waiting for this long-overdue sequel. The GTA 6 release window is officially set for Fall 2025, meaning it should launch sometime between September 22 and December 21. We can narrow this down slightly based on release schedules from other major games, which suggests a more likely launch before November. However, we still have no idea when GTA 6 pre-orders will go live. That will likely be the time when players can secure pre-order bonuses and other exclusive content for the game. Looking at Rockstar’s recent releases—GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2—we can make an educated guess on when pre-orders for GTA 6 might open. That said, everything here is speculative. Rockstar hasn’t even confirmed an exact release date yet, so take this as just an analysis based on their past trends. Image via Rockstar Games GTA 5 pre-orders went live 4 months before the initially planned release Let’s start with GTA 5, which launched in late 2013. Back then, Rockstar announced physical pre-orders on Nov. 5, 2012 for a Spring 2013 game release (between March 20 and June 21 of that year). While the game ended up being delayed to September 17, this preorder date was four months away from the earliest release date and seven from the latest. Red Dead Redemption 2 pre-orders launched nearly 5 months before release For Red Dead Redemption 2, pre-orders went live much earlier—on June 4, almost five months before its October 26 release. This gave players plenty of time to explore the different editions and pre-order bonuses. However, Red Dead Redemption 2 was delayed multiple times, so Rockstar may have originally planned for an earlier release and simply kept the pre-order system in place when the game was pushed back. Predicting GTA 6’s pre-order window Since these were Rockstar’s two biggest releases before GTA 6, we can speculate that if GTA 6 is set for Fall 2025, pre-orders could go live five months ahead of release, so sometime between April and June 2025. April would be the the earliest date considering a September release, while June would be the latest considering a late November release. I'm skipping December on purpose since it's rare for big games to release that late into the year. Of course, this is just a guess based on past trends. A lot depends on factors like development progress, the game’s marketing schedule, and how much time Rockstar wants between pre-orders and launch. So if you’re an impatient gamer who gets excited over new GTA 5 lighting effects or falls for John Cena’s bait posts on Instagram, you might need to take a deep breath and wait a little longer for official news on GTA 6 pre-orders. The post Rockstar’s release history might already be telling us when GTA 6 preorders go live appeared first on Destructoid.
GTA 6 could finally be coming soon, and like everyone else, I’m tired of waiting for this long-overdue sequel.
The GTA 6 release window is officially set for Fall 2025, meaning it should launch sometime between September 22 and December 21.
We can narrow this down slightly based on release schedules from other major games, which suggests a more likely launch before November. However, we still have no idea when GTA 6 pre-orders will go live. That will likely be the time when players can secure pre-order bonuses and other exclusive content for the game.
Looking at Rockstar’s recent releases—GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2—we can make an educated guess on when pre-orders for GTA 6 might open.
That said, everything here is speculative. Rockstar hasn’t even confirmed an exact release date yet, so take this as just an analysis based on their past trends.
GTA 5 pre-orders went live 4 months before the initially planned release
Let’s start with GTA 5, which launched in late 2013. Back then, Rockstar announced physical pre-orders on Nov. 5, 2012 for a Spring 2013 game release (between March 20 and June 21 of that year).
While the game ended up being delayed to September 17, this preorder date was four months away from the earliest release date and seven from the latest.
Red Dead Redemption 2 pre-orders launched nearly 5 months before release
For Red Dead Redemption 2, pre-orders went live much earlier—on June 4, almost five months before its October 26 release. This gave players plenty of time to explore the different editions and pre-order bonuses.
However, Red Dead Redemption 2 was delayed multiple times, so Rockstar may have originally planned for an earlier release and simply kept the pre-order system in place when the game was pushed back.
Predicting GTA 6’s pre-order window
Since these were Rockstar’s two biggest releases before GTA 6, we can speculate that if GTA 6 is set for Fall 2025, pre-orders could go live five months ahead of release, so sometime between April and June 2025.
April would be the the earliest date considering a September release, while June would be the latest considering a late November release. I'm skipping December on purpose since it's rare for big games to release that late into the year.
Of course, this is just a guess based on past trends. A lot depends on factors like development progress, the game’s marketing schedule, and how much time Rockstar wants between pre-orders and launch.
So if you’re an impatient gamer who gets excited over new GTA 5 lighting effects or falls for John Cena’s bait posts on Instagram, you might need to take a deep breath and wait a little longer for official news on GTA 6 pre-orders.
The post Rockstar’s release history might already be telling us when GTA 6 preorders go live appeared first on Destructoid.
