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Ahead of its November 19 release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 will unlock at different times depending on region, with reports noting Xbox owners may still exploit an old New Zealand time-zone trick to play slightly earlier. Rockstar North boss Rob Nelson also weighed in on the game's rocky road to release, revealing in a new interview that GTA6 was not "fully formed" when its first trailer debuted in December 2023. Nelson said the trailer's use of Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road" served as a "mission statement" that helped rally the development team around a vision for the still-unfinished game, offering fans a rare glimpse into how far the project has evolved since its initial reveal.