Best Buy email points to possible GTA 6 pre-orders starting May 18

Grand Theft Auto 6 may be heading into its next major marketing phase. A Best Buy affiliate email reportedly points to GTA 6 pre-orders starting on May 18, 2026, five months before the game’s current November 19 release date. VGC and Insider Gaming both report that multiple affiliates received the email, and Insider Gaming says it independently verified the campaign email. That still does not make it official. Rockstar and Take-Two have not publicly confirmed the pre-order date, and players should treat this as a strong retail signal rather than a formal announcement. The timing is interesting because Take-Two’s next earnings call is scheduled for May 21, and fans are already speculating that a new trailer could land around the same window. For gamers, the practical advice is simple: wait for Rockstar’s official channels before spending money. For the industry, even a pre-order rumor around GTA 6 is enough to dominate the news cycle. That says everything about the scale of this launch.