The review hub for launch week. Embargo status now, every critic score the moment it lands, our verdict, and reader reviews from the first players in Leonida.
Critic average
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Not yet rated. The average appears when the first scores land.
Leonida Intel verdict
TBC
Our review lands here once we have played it properly. No early score, no guessing.
Reader average
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Opens 19 November, the moment the first players are in.
Embargo status
GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews both went live the day before launch, so the most likely window is 17 or 18 November. The moment the embargo lifts, every major outlet's score, pull quote and link appears here, with a running average.
Review code
Not public
Rockstar has not said when outlets get code. Pre-load opens 12 Nov 2026; reviews tend to follow close behind.
Reader scores
Reader reviews open on 19 November. The 1 to 10 breakdown builds here from the first night.
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Every GTA 6 critic score as it lands, the Leonida Intel verdict and reader reviews from PS5 and Xbox.
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Before the scores
Rockstar's Aaron Garbut calls Leonida about twice the size of GTA V's map. The question every review will answer first: is it dense, or is it driving. Vice City, the Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga all need to earn their place.
Read more →Police that remember your car and clothes, a persistent record and a sixth star GTA V never had. Reviewers will test whether chases feel smarter or just harder.
Read more →Two leads, one story, swapping between them with phone messages when apart. Expect reviews to weigh the writing as heavily as the shooting.
Read more →Rockstar North's Rob Nelson reportedly took about 80 hours with optional goals. Reviews will say how long the story really runs and whether side content pads or pays off.
Read more →The Extended Look was captured on a PS5. Frame rate targets, Series S cuts, load times and a 60fps mode are the technical boxes every review will tick or cross.
Read more →Six confirmed stations you can keep listening to after you leave the car. Small feature, big mood. Reviewers will judge the soundtrack and the hosts as much as the tracklist.
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Preview season
Nobody outside Rockstar has reviewed GTA VI yet. These two drops are the closest thing to a preview, and they set the bar every review will measure against.
27 August 2026
Twenty-seven minutes of in-game footage captured on PS5. The reaction centred on how much Rockstar showed at once: the six-star wanted level, switching between Jason and Lucia, cover combat, body changes, and a long list of activities from scuba diving to basketball. The consensus take was that this was the most systems-heavy showing Rockstar has ever given before a launch.
Every mechanic from the Extended Look →29 September 2026 · Game Informer issue 382
A 14-page feature with 12 new screenshots. The headline numbers did the rounds for weeks: a map about twice GTA V's, more than 170 animal species, hurricanes and localised weather. Coverage focused on scale, which is exactly what reviews will now have to test.
What twice GTA V's map means →Reader reviews
One review per account, scored 1 to 10, checked before it appears. No links, no story spoilers in the headline, and tell us how many hours you had in before judging.
Account
Free account. Your display name goes on your review, and the same login works for the Launch Room, player finds and the forum.
House rules
More for launch week: the launch live blog, how long GTA 6 is and the trophy and achievement guide.
Everything for November 19
The pages that answer the launch-week questions: when it unlocks for you, how to pre-load, what the trailers actually show, and what's still a mystery.
Live
Pre-load, every regional unlock and day-one updates, posted as they happen. Auto-refreshes.
Open →Tool
See the unlock time in your own time zone with a live countdown ticking down to the second.
Open →Guide
November 12 pre-load steps for PS5 and Xbox, storage prep, code-in-box notes and a saved checklist.
Open →Trailer
The October 15 trailer scene by scene, the Justice track, and every detail worth pausing on.
Open →Gameplay
Every confirmed mechanic from the 26-minute gameplay presentation: wanted stars, switching, activities.
Open →Music
Six confirmed stations with hosts, on-foot listening, the 34-track album and nine named singles.
Open →Music
Play the official playlist on the page, spin the station dial and shuffle a road-trip mix.
Open →Hub
One page with every confirmed fact, plus the biggest reports and rumours, each clearly tagged.
Open →PC
Not announced. The Q1 2027 report, the precedent, and what to watch for on November 9.
Open →Buy
Standard vs Ultimate contents, the Vintage Vice City Pack deadline and official store links.
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