Will there be GTA VI news on Thursday, November 12? What we know

Status: no official announcement. Rockstar hasn't confirmed anything for Thursday, November 12. We checked the Newswire this Wednesday, November 11: the latest GTA VI post is Tuesday's, the pre-load one. On Thursday we'll check the Newswire, the GTA VI site and Rockstar's social channels again, and update this page with whatever comes out. If nothing does, we'll say that here too.

It's the last Thursday before launch. This week Rockstar posted on a Monday and a Tuesday, not a Thursday, but the 12th does have something locked in: it's the day code-in-box editions start reaching people who pre-ordered them.

What this week brought

• Thursday 5: the Launch Gallery. Rockstar posted 39 new screenshots, and one shows a character who looks just like Kodak Black (we went through them here).
• Friday 6: Miami dresses up as Vice City. The Heat revealed the A Night in Vice City uniforms with Rockstar, Cactus Jack and Nike, their store dropped a neon sign with the GTA VI logo, and game ads showed up at the airport.
• Monday 9: the festival and Take-Two. Rockstar and PlayStation announced GTA VI: The Festival, on November 21 in Miami. The Newswire lineup includes Kodak Black, in the Cactus Jack block with Travis Scott. That same day, Take-Two said GTA VI is finished and that pre-orders are running "well above" expectations, with no numbers.
• Tuesday 10: pre-load and 30 fps. You can now download the game, and Rockstar confirmed in the same post that it targets 30 fps on every console, with upgrades on PS5 Pro. The post comes with a new video featuring "Blood in Your Eyes" by Tove Lo.
• Tuesday 10: more Vice City in London. Selfridges opened 62 exclusive GTA VI items.
• Wednesday 11: a pre-order record. PlayStation and Xbox say it's the most pre-ordered game in the history of their stores.

And what's circulating without confirmation: 55 PS5 trophies, a 120Hz mode in the pre-load data, multiplayer entries in the files and a "Welcome to Vice City" song credited to Bad Bunny and Diplo in a rights registry.

What Rockstar has posted on the Newswire since October

• October 8 (Thursday): the first radio stations and the Rockstar Store collection.
• October 15 (Thursday): the launch trailer.
• October 29 (Thursday): the original score by Justice.
• November 3 (Tuesday): the pre-load date.
• November 5 (Thursday): the Launch Gallery.
• November 9 (Monday): The Festival.
• November 10 (Tuesday): pre-load now open.

We covered the previous weeks here. In November Rockstar has posted three times outside Thursdays, so Thursday is no longer the only day to watch.

What does happen on Thursday the 12th

• The boxes arrive. Boxed editions come out on the 12th, as we reported with the pre-load. Heads up: there's no disc inside, just a code. Kotaku reported on November 7 that PS5 boxes had already been spotted early, with a warning that there's no disc and you need an internet connection to redeem the code. Once the code is activated, Rockstar says you can start pre-loading as soon as you get it.
• The union vote begins. Rockstar's UK staff vote on unionizing with the IWGB from November 12 to 26. It's not a game announcement, but it lands in launch week.

What could come

We haven't found any reliable source pointing to the 12th as an announcement day. What's circulating:

• A final trailer. EGW rounds up fan speculation on social media: if there's a final trailer, the 12th would make sense, one week before launch. The site itself calls it "purely speculative." It's not entirely new either: a video with the Tove Lo song already arrived on Tuesday.
• More radio stations. Rockstar has only revealed six, and V Rock and Vice City FM are already being advertised in Miami.
• More from The Album. It's out on the 19th, and a "Welcome to Vice City" that isn't on the official tracklist shows up in the rights registry. It's a rumor.

The calendar that is locked in

• Thursday, November 12: code-in-box editions arrive and the union vote at Rockstar UK begins.
• Wednesday, November 18: the Heat play as Vice City against the Bucks (our story). The review embargo would also lift that day, according to Insider Gaming. Rockstar hasn't confirmed it.
• Thursday, November 19: the game launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S at midnight local time, along with GTA VI: The Album.
• Friday 20 to Sunday 22: Club Space becomes The Vault.
• Saturday 21: GTA VI: The Festival at Mana Wynwood, Miami.

Before you share anything on Thursday

With boxes out in the wild, photos and videos from people who "already have it" will start popping up. Remember the game doesn't unlock until the 19th: any gameplay you see before then doesn't come from Rockstar. And a site asking you for money to download it is a scam.

What would you like Rockstar to drop on Thursday? Tell us in the forum.