More than 1 billion people around the world are currently unable to pre-order 'Grand Theft Auto 6' from some official digital storefronts after PlayStation's 'GTA 6' product pages listed a group of territories where the pre-order bonus and, in some storefront views, the game itself are unavailable, according to the PlayStation pages noted in reports on the rollout on 24 - 25 June 2026. The headline-grabbing list singles out Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the Russian Federation and Taiwan as excluded territories for the promotional GTA+ offer tied to pre-orders, and in some cases the storefronts show the title as not purchasable at all.
Rockstar Games opened pre-orders for 'Grand Theft Auto 6' in late June ahead of its scheduled 19 November 2026 launch, with standard and Ultimate editions offering differing price points and digital extras such as an initial month of GTA+ for some buyers. To recall, the series has a long history of running afoul of regional censors because of its explicit violence and sexual content, and previous installments notably 'GTA 5' were restricted in several markets for similar reasons. That history helps explain why some territories are already marked as excluded on PlayStation's pages even before wide release.
