Trust · source ladder
How the launch desk judges GTA 6 signals
Fast answers are useful only when the evidence boundary stays visible.
- Official commitment
- Rockstar, Take-Two, a platform holder, or an official support page publishes a date, platform, or term. It tells us what the institution currently commits to; it is not a guarantee.
- Material change
- An authoritative source moves, narrows, expands, or withdraws a public target. The delta comes before the explanation.
- Operational Store signal
- An official Store page exposes a preload, edition, compatibility label, or regional unlock timestamp. It helps a reader plan, but Store metadata can change and does not prove delivery or transfer to another platform.
- Launch-collateral signal
- A soundtrack, physical product, localization package, preorder, accessory, or campaign rollout supports coordinated commercial activity. It can move confidence slightly, but it does not prove a finished build or freeze the date.
- Confidence signal
- An observation that supports, limits, or leaves confidence unchanged without settling the date. Converging listings and active logistics support an active plan; two previous delays limit confidence.
- Reported context
- A named outlet reports an interview, proceeding, local proposal, hardware market, or industry signal. It stays reported and contextual until an authoritative source makes a commitment.
- Unofficial claim
- A rumor, leak, community post, or anonymous report. We summarize relevant claims with source history, corroboration, missing evidence, verdict, and what would change it—without linking sensitive material or access routes.
- Unknown
- No checked source supports the answer yet. Unknown is a useful result, not an invitation to fill the gap with a guess.
We do not publish numeric release probabilities without a documented method and evidence base. We publish the smaller decision: trust, wait, buy, verify, or return for the next source-ranked update.