GTA 6 Best Buy pre-order leak May 18

ScreenRant and Video Games Chronicle reported on May 14 that a Best Buy affiliate email had circulated online claiming Grand Theft Auto VI physical pre-orders would run from May 18 through May 21. Rockstar Games had not announced any pre-order start date on its official site as of Thursday, and its videos page still listed only Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 for the game. Rockstar Games' official Grand Theft Auto VI page says the game is set in Leonida and follows Jason and Lucia, while a November 6, 2025 Newswire post set the release date for November 19, 2026. That means the retailer-linked claim concerns pre-orders for a game that is officially dated but not yet open for purchase through Rockstar's own channels, at least publicly. (screenrant.com) ### What exactly did the alleged Best Buy email say? VGC reported that YouTuber Frogboyx1Gaming showed an email from Best Buy's affiliate program during a livestream on May 14. According to VGC, the message said a pre-order campaign for physical copies of Grand Theft Auto VI would take place from May 18 to May 21, and affiliates could receive 5% for each sale made through their links. (rockstargames.com) VideoCardz reported that a screenshot shared online showed a U.S. creator campaign labeled "GTA 6 Pre Order (Physical Game)" with the same May 18-21 window and 5% commission. ScreenRant described the same dates and tied them to speculation about a third trailer, but that linkage came from rumor reporting rather than a Rockstar announcement. (videogameschronicle.com) ### Has Rockstar Games confirmed Trailer 3 or any pre-order date? Rockstar Games had not published a Trailer 3 announcement on its Newswire or videos page as of May 14. The official videos page listed Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 and Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2, with no third trailer shown in the search results reviewed. The May 14 ScreenRant article said the alleged Best Buy dates circulated alongside claims that Trailer 3 would arrive during the same period. (videocardz.com) No such date appears on Rockstar's official Grand Theft Auto VI page or Newswire, so that part remains unconfirmed. ### Why did the leak spread so quickly? ScreenRant said fans amplified the alleged dates on social media after the affiliate listing surfaced on May 14. (rockstargames.com) VGC separately reported that multiple Best Buy affiliates said they had received the email, which gave the rumor a more concrete document trail than a typical anonymous post. Best Buy had not posted a public GTA VI pre-order page in the material reviewed through these reports. (screenrant.com) That leaves the affiliate email, and screenshots attributed to it, as the basis for the current claim. ### What is officially known about Grand Theft Auto VI right now? (screenrant.com) Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto VI is set to launch on November 19, 2026. The official site describes Vice City and the state of Leonida as the setting and names Jason Duval and Lucia as central characters. (videogameschronicle.com) Trailer 2 is currently the latest officially listed video for the game on Rockstar's site. Rockstar's May 2, 2025 update had previously moved the title to May 26, 2026, before the later November 19, 2026 date appeared in the November 2025 Newswire post. ### Where would confirmation show up first if the dates are real? Rockstar Games' Newswire and videos page are the clearest official checkpoints for any trailer release or marketing update. (rockstargames.com) Best Buy's own store pages would also be a direct place to verify whether physical pre-orders actually open on May 18. May 18 is the next concrete date in the circulating retailer claim. (rockstargames.com) If pre-orders do open, the first public confirmation should come from Rockstar Games, Best Buy, or both, rather than from affiliate screenshots alone. (videogameschronicle.com) (rockstargames.com)