GTA 6 dates in Japan
Every confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI date, converted to local time in Japan. Daylight saving is resolved per date, so the August rows and the November rows can sit on different offsets.
Japan is UTC+9 with no daylight saving. The pre-load opens at midnight JST on November 12. The Extended Look arrived on the morning of August 28 local time, a day after the announced date.
Tokyo
Still to come
| Event | Local time | Local date | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-load | Midnight local time | Thursday, 12 November 2026 | UTC+9 |
| Game launch | No time announced | Thursday, 19 November 2026 | UTC+9 |
| Vintage Pack cutoff | No time announced | Friday, 20 November 2026 | UTC+9 |
Already happened
| Event | Local time | Local date | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix premiere | 4:00 | Friday, 28 August 2026 | UTC+9 |
| Free on YouTube | 10:00 | Friday, 28 August 2026 | UTC+9 |
Watch the Extended Look
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look — It is free on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and on rockstargames.com. YouTube age-restricts it, so it plays there rather than inside other sites.
Netflix subscribers can also watch it there.