Internal emails suggest GTA 6 pre-orders might not go live on May 18: Reports

Recent reports have emerged suggesting that the GTA 6 pre-orders date leak from Best Buy could have been a mistake, and it might not be going live on May 18, 2026. This news came just hours before Rockstar Games usually drops news about their titles on social media platforms.

On a GTAForums thread, an individual named Graczdari_91 claimed that internal Best Buy emails suggest that the pre-orders leak was false and that it won’t drop today, on May 18, 2026. They said that the entire situation might pivot at the last minute.

This seemed like a fake rumor until GTAForums admin, Spider-Vice, contacted Graczdari_91 and looked at the internal emails themselves. The admin then verified that the company emails were authentic and that the individual who reported it on GTAForums had the same email to log in to the website.

Along with Spider-Vice, @videotech (Ben) on X, also reported on the discussion. Since several reputed reporters have discussed this on their respective social media platforms, this latest development has some weight to it. This suggests that the community might have to wait a few more days before purchasing the game.

As of now, no concrete confirmation has arrived directly from Rockstar Games, who still have their doors closed and are working hard on the game.

How GTA 6 pre-orders Best Buy rumored leak emerged

For those who might not know, Best Buy affiliates received a mysterious email about GTA 6 pre-orders on May 14, 2026. This first surfaced on YouTuber FrogBoyX1Gaming’s stream, where he showed his viewers the email that he received. Almost immediately, he was contacted by popular YouTuber TGG, who checked the email and verified that it was authentic, as in, it was from the company.

Later, reputed insider Tom Henderson also reported on Insider Gaming that they were able to independently verify Best Buy’s affiliate email to be authentic.

The community erupted with elation, knowing about the dates when the game could be purchased and kept for November 19, 2026. All eyes were on May 18, 2026.

Now, however, reports are emerging that Best Buy could have made a mistake, as per the aforementioned GTAForums member.

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