GTA 6 will be released on November 19, 2026. After several long-term delays, there is no stopping this train now, and the game will almost certainly not see its release date move again. That means, with the eligibility window now confirmed, GTA 6 will officially be in the running to be crowned 2026’s Game of the Year.
Spotted on The Game Awards’ FAQ page, it has been revealed that the eligibility window for GOTY nominations will officially slam shut on November 20, 2026. “Games must be made commercially available to customers on or before Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9 pm PT,” the updated section for 2026 reads.
That’s rather fortuitous for GTA 6 and the good people at Rockstar, as at 9 pm PT on November 20, the game will have been commercially available for a little more than 24 hours. Cutting it fine, but there it is in black and white. Not just confirmation that GTA 6 will be in the running, but a decision that means it will almost certainly be among the nominees, and if it’s even close to comparable to its predecessors, be crowned 2026’s GOTY.
The Game Awards, as we know them today, began in 2014, which means they didn't exist the last time a new GTA game was released.
Whether or not GTA 6 would make it in under the TGA wire has been a point of discussion ever since Rockstar moved its release date to November 19. Some spun conspiracy theories that Geoff Keighley would make an exception, holding the eligibility window open a little longer than usual so that GTA 6 could squeeze through.
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