PlayStation is writing to PS4 owners to suggest they’ll need to upgrade to a PS5 if they want to play Grand Theft Auto 6 when it launches in November.

Seemingly targeting players with GTA 6 on their wishlists – and PS4 players who’ve spent a lot of time with GTA 5 – PlayStation’s brief message reads: “Grand Theft Auto 6 is on your wishlist. Get a PlayStation 5 today to be ready for when Grand Theft Auto 6 launches on 19th November, 2026”.

While it’s easy to chalk this up to Sony’s enthusiastic hardware marketeers, the real takeaway here is that the message – coming six months before that all-important November release – is our best clue yet that development is on schedule and the release date won’t slip for a third time.

It also intimates that Rockstar Games’ marketing campaign could rev up in the next few weeks, giving us that highly-awaited third major teaser trailer – the last trailer dropped a full year ago now on 8th May 2025.

That’s not all, though. Over the weekend we’ve also seen additional marketing materials confirming the game has been rated as 17+ Mature by the US ratings board, the ESRB. This is due to: blood and gore, intense violence, mature humour, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of drugs and alcohol.

Sadly, there’s still no good news for PC players – the marketing materials beginning to make the rounds still only refer to a console release.

Analysts believe GTA 6 parent company Take-Two is estimated to have spent between $1bn and $1.5bn on Rockstar’s upcoming game.

GTA 6 is currently scheduled to release on 19th November, across PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. In April, Zelnick discussed GTA 6’s price, and while he didn’t give us that all-important figure, the Take-Two CEO stressed that the company’s “job is to charge way, way, way less of the value delivery”. Early last year, a report suggested that GTA 6 could retail for $100.

As for its console debut, Zelnick previously said he isn’t worried about getting GTA 6 to work on Microsoft’s lesser powered Xbox Series S console. Zelnick simply said the team would always “find a way to support platforms despite different levels of tech”, in a bid to alleviate any concerns. “Our labels are really good at that,” he said. “I’m not really worried.”

For more, here is everything we know about Grand Theft Auto 6 so far.