GTA 6 in Australia and New Zealand: price, unlock time and where to pre-order

How much is GTA 6 in Australia?

GTA 6 costs A$129.95 (Standard) and A$159.95 (Ultimate) in Australia on both PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store, checked on 11 November 2026. Those are the prices Press Start reported when pre-orders opened on 25 June, and they have not moved since.

Store	Standard	Ultimate	Upgrade to Ultimate	Checked
PlayStation Store Australia (PS5)	A$129.95	A$159.95	Not listed separately	11 Nov 2026
Microsoft Store Australia (Xbox Series X|S)	A$129.95	A$159.95	A$30.00	11 Nov 2026

Official store listings. Sources: PlayStation Store Australia and Microsoft Store Australia, checked 11 November 2026.

The listed price is what you pay at checkout: Australian consumer prices are shown with the 10% GST already in. The listings themselves do not break the GST out. Edition contents and the US price are in our GTA 6 price guide.

What time does GTA 6 unlock in Australia?

PlayStation Store Australia lists the release at 13:00 UTC on 18 November 2026, which is 12:00 a.m. AEDT on Thursday 19 November in Sydney and Melbourne. Rockstar’s support article says the game releases “midnight local time on November 19, 2026, in all regions”.

Australia runs on five main time zones in November, because NSW, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia are on daylight saving and Queensland, the NT and WA are not. It is not confirmed whether an Australian account unlocks at the store’s single time or at the midnight of each zone. The table shows both.

City	Zone on 19 Nov	Offset	If the store time applies (13:00 UTC)	If local midnight applies	Xbox Cloud (local)
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart	AEDT	UTC+11	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 5:00 p.m.
Adelaide	ACDT	UTC+10:30	18 Nov, 11:30 p.m.	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 4:30 p.m.
Brisbane	AEST	UTC+10	18 Nov, 11:00 p.m.	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 4:00 p.m.
Darwin	ACST	UTC+9:30	18 Nov, 10:30 p.m.	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 3:30 p.m.
Perth	AWST	UTC+8	18 Nov, 9:00 p.m.	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m.	19 Nov, 2:00 p.m.

Store time from the PlayStation Store Australia listing, checked 11 Nov 2026. Offsets from the IANA time zone database for 19 November 2026. Xbox Cloud Gaming starts at one global time, 1 a.m. ET (06:00 UTC), per Xbox Wire. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026.

If you are in Perth or Brisbane, try on Wednesday night and wait for your own midnight if it is still locked. Every other country is in the GTA 6 release time guide.

Pre-load times in Australia

Pre-loading opened on 10 November. On PS5 it started at midnight local time, and on Xbox at 00:00 GMT, which was 11 a.m. AEDT on 10 November (Rockstar Support). The game needs up to 212 GB of free space. Per-console sizes are in the file size and pre-load guide.

Where to pre-order GTA 6 in Australia

Digital copies come only from PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. In shops, GTA 6 is a download code in a box with no disc, and Rockstar says boxed copies reach retailers from 12 November. The code can be redeemed straight away to pre-load.

Retailer	Format	Price	Status
PlayStation Store Australia	Digital (PS5)	A$129.95 / A$159.95	Official, checked 11 Nov
Microsoft Store Australia	Digital (Xbox)	A$129.95 / A$159.95	Official, checked 11 Nov
JB Hi-Fi	Code in a box	Not checked	Unconfirmed: the site blocked our check
EB Games	Code in a box	Not checked	Unconfirmed: the site blocked our check
Big W	Code in a box	Not checked	Unconfirmed: the site did not load
Amazon Australia	Code in a box	Not checked	Unconfirmed

Retail prices change daily and we only mark a price as official when we read it on the store’s own listing. Reviewed 11 Nov 2026.

Pre-orders and purchases before 20 November include the Vintage Vice City Pack, per Take-Two. The free month of GTA+ comes with digital pre-orders only.

GTA 6 classification in Australia

R18+. PlayStation Store Australia shows the Australian Classification Board rating “R 18+” with the consumer advice drug use, high impact violence and sex scenes, and Microsoft Store Australia shows the same Restricted rating. R18+ is a legally restricted category for adults only.

GTA 6 in New Zealand

New Zealand is the first country in the world to get GTA 6. The PlayStation Blog says the rolling midnight launch begins at 12:00 a.m. NZDT, and PS Store New Zealand lists the release at 11:00 UTC on 18 November. New Zealand has a single main time zone, so there is no split by city.

Item	New Zealand	Checked
Standard Edition	NZ$139.95 (PS Store and Microsoft Store)	11 Nov 2026
Ultimate Edition	NZ$174.95 (PS Store and Microsoft Store)	11 Nov 2026
Xbox upgrade to Ultimate	NZ$35.00	11 Nov 2026
Console unlock	19 Nov, 12:00 a.m. NZDT (18 Nov, 11:00 UTC)	PS Store NZ listing
Xbox Cloud Gaming	19 Nov, 7:00 p.m. NZDT	Xbox Wire (1 a.m. ET)
Rating	R18 (OFLC NZ on PS Store; “Restricted” on Xbox)	11 Nov 2026

Sources: PlayStation Store New Zealand and Microsoft Store New Zealand, checked 11 November 2026; PlayStation Blog (10 November 2026). Reviewed 11 Nov 2026.

Prices shown to New Zealand consumers include the 15% GST. Local shops such as EB Games, JB Hi-Fi, Mighty Ape, Noel Leeming and The Warehouse sell the boxed code; we could not check their prices on 11 November.

Players elsewhere talk about using a New Zealand account to start early. It means a second purchase on a separate account and is not guaranteed by Rockstar; the details are in the release time guide.

Can you play it on PS4, Xbox One or PC?

Not natively. GTA 6 is a PS5 and Xbox Series X|S game. Xbox One owners can stream it through Xbox Cloud Gaming from 5 p.m. AEDT on 19 November, if they buy the game and have Game Pass or purchased cloud time (Xbox Wire). No PC version has been announced. More in the platforms guide.