DebunkedUpdated June 18, 2026
Best Buy email pointed to May GTA VI pre-orders; they did not open until June
A Best Buy affiliate email listed GTA VI pre-orders for May 18 to 21, 2026. They did not open then; Rockstar later set June 25.
GTA VI news
Every announcement, report and rumor since Rockstar confirmed the game in February 2022. Each post is labelled: confirmed means Rockstar or Take-Two said it; reported means a major outlet reported it; rumor means nobody official has confirmed it; debunked means it turned out to be false.
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DebunkedUpdated February 3, 2026
Insider claimed GTA VI's boxed copies would trail launch; Take-Two denied it
An insider claimed GTA VI's physical edition would arrive weeks or months after launch. Take-Two's CEO denied it, and the box later proved to hold a code.
DebunkedUpdated June 24, 2026
Analyst's $100 GTA VI price prediction did not come true
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter predicted GTA VI could sell for $100 or more. It did not: the standard edition costs $79.99, the Ultimate $99.99.