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GTA 6 release time in Portugal

Portuguese release day is November 19, 2026. Rockstar has not announced an unlock hour for November 19. This page updates when it does. Pre-load begins at local midnight on November 12, 2026, which on the Portuguese mainland is 00:00 WET (UTC+0).

Source boundary: Rockstar facts are marked official; store listings and third-party reports are labeled as such and are not Rockstar announcements. Not a mission walkthrough.

Confirmed now

  • Release date: November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Pre-load begins at local midnight on November 12, 2026 (Rockstar Support).
  • Mainland Portugal moved back from UTC+1 to WET (UTC+0) on October 25, 2026, so both key dates stay on UTC+0.
  • The Portugal PlayStation Store listing (pt-pt) shows Thu, Nov 19, 12:00 AM GMT+0. That is store data, not a Rockstar announcement.

Still unknown

  • The unlock hour on November 19 on the Portuguese mainland.
  • Whether players in the Azores unlock on the Lisbon clock or at their own local midnight. The Azores are not extra rows on this page.

Portugal pre-load start

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  • Dublin (GMT)

    Preload opens (local)
    Nov 12 · 12:00 AM local
    Same moment in UTC
    Thu 12 Nov, 00:00 UTC

Portugal release day

Rockstar's release date is Thursday, November 19, and it has not announced the unlock hour. The store column is the PlayStation Store listing time.

Store times as shown on each PlayStation Store listing page, fetched 2026-10-27. Retailer data: it can change and is not a Rockstar announcement.

  • Dublin (GMT)

    PlayStation Store listing (not a Rockstar announcement)
    Thu, Nov 19, 12:00 AM GMT

Store pages checked: PlayStation Store en-ie ↗

Portuguese clock facts

  • Daylight saving ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Mainland Portugal is on WET (UTC+0) on November 12 and November 19.
  • The tables use the Ireland / Portugal group. The row is labeled Dublin (GMT); mainland Portugal is on the same November offset (UTC+0), not a second Portuguese clock.
  • The Azores are on UTC-1 in November and are not extra rows here.
  • A midnight pre-load in Lisbon is Thu 12 Nov, 00:00 UTC, matching Dublin and London. Madrid is 1 hour ahead.

Lisbon midnight on other clocks

When pre-load opens in Lisbon, what time is it elsewhere?

  • Dublin (GMT)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 AM GMT

  • London (GMT)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 AM GMT

  • Madrid (CET)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Thu, Nov 12, 1:00 AM GMT+1

  • São Paulo (BRT)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Wed, Nov 11, 9:00 PM GMT-3

  • New York (Eastern)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM EST

  • Tokyo (JST)

    Time when Lisbon pre-load opens
    Thu, Nov 12, 9:00 AM GMT+9

Accounts and codes

The Portugal PlayStation Store listing cited here is pt-pt, not the Ireland storefront. PlayStation download codes are region-tied to the platform account country group. Xbox codes are not region-locked. Check that your console account region matches the code you plan to redeem.

Official sources

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