YouTube’s 24-hour GTA 6 livestream starts 11 PM ET Nov 18: lineup and times
The pre-show is at 11 PM ET Nov 18, the main stream at 12 AM ET Nov 19. Kick and Twitch are giving away game codes.
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- YouTube's 24-hour GTA VI stream starts 12 AM ET Nov 19, after an RDCWorld pre-show at 11 PM ET Nov 18.
- YouTube names Caylus, Zhong and Kat, Jelly, Rivers, Jake Baldino and Cinna; RockstarINTEL adds Kinda Funny Games, Loserfruit and Anwar Jibawi.
- Dexerto reports Kick is giving away 10,000 codes through Dec 7 and Twitch plans daily code drops through November.
YouTube will run a 24-hour Grand Theft Auto VI launch livestream on its main channel, youtube.com/youtube, starting at 12 AM ET on Nov 19, according to a YouTube blog post dated Nov 12. A pre-show hosted by RDCWorld starts at 11 PM ET on Nov 18. The game itself launches Nov 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
When does the YouTube GTA 6 livestream start?
- Pre-show hosted by RDCWorld, per YouTube.
- The 24-hour stream begins at youtube.com/youtube.
- GTA VI launches. YouTube says the stream ends with live coverage from Miami.
If you are on the West Coast, that is 8 PM PT for the pre-show and 9 PM PT for the main stream on Nov 18. YouTube says you can also jump in by clicking the GTA VI-themed YouTube logo on the homepage.
Who is on the lineup?
YouTube’s blog names Caylus, Zhong and Kat, Jelly, Rivers, Jake Baldino and Cinna “and more.” RockstarINTEL, quoting a longer list from YouTube’s account on X, adds Kinda Funny Games, Loserfruit, Anwar Jibawi, Windah Basudara, Total Gaming, JuanSGuarnizo and others. YouTube describes the content as live gameplay, creator podcasts and original segments.
RockstarINTEL also reports streams in English, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese and Indonesian. YouTube’s blog post does not list languages.
Viewers have three places to spend GTA 6 launch night. YouTube is offering a free broadcast and in-stream gifts, while Kick and Twitch are offering codes for the game itself.
What else is YouTube doing for the launch?
Per the blog, YouTube Live is adding five limited-edition GTA VI gifts, including a Wanted Stars animation, and eligible viewers of select creator streams can claim and send one free while they last. There is also a “GTAVI: Visit Vice City” Shorts effect and the official soundtrack on the YouTube Music homepage during launch week. As of Nov 12, YouTube says the Grand Theft Auto series has passed 900 billion lifetime views on the platform, and pre-launch GTA VI videos have topped 40 billion.
How does it compare with the Kick and Twitch giveaways?
YouTube’s offer is a stream and gifts. The other two platforms are handing out game codes, according to Dexerto, which cites Kick’s terms and a Twitch post.
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Kick says no purchase is required and that codes will not be issued before Nov 19. Dexerto reports Xbox codes work worldwide subject to Microsoft restrictions, while PS5 codes are limited to supported PlayStation Network regions. Twitch also said at TwitchCon San Diego that it will offer GTA 6-themed emotes and badges.
What to do before Nov 18
Only select creator streams get the free gifts, per YouTube. If you want a Kick code, the 180-minute clock can start now, since the campaign is already running. Twitch’s drops have no published rules yet, so check its channel pages after launch.
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