Warsaw Business hours
10:04:03 Mon 9 Nov, GMT+1
New York After hours
04:04:03 Mon 9 Nov, GMT-5
Beijing Business hours
17:04:03 Mon 9 Nov, GMT+8
Dubai Business hours
13:04:03 Mon 9 Nov, GMT+4
The Handelot Times
Markets

What to play this winter: the big games of Q4 2026

One game will dominate this winter — but it is not the only one worth stocking for.

The Handelot Times Issue 64, November 2026 4 min read

Q4 is always the gaming industry’s biggest quarter, and 2026 brings the most anticipated launch in a decade. Here is what is coming between October and December, and what it means for consoles, accessories and the trade.

The big one: Grand Theft Auto VI

After two delays and years of waiting, GTA VI launches on Thursday 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S (Variety). Pre-orders opened on 25 June.

• Price: $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition — $10 above the old $69.99 AAA standard. Every pre-order includes a free Vintage Vice City Pack (TrackaLacker).

• No disc: the „physical” edition ships with a download code in the box. Boxes reach shops on 12 November so players can pre-load the huge download a week early (Variety).

The rest of this article is in the magazine Continue in issue 64

More in Markets

Markets Salt instead of scarcity: how CATL’s sodium battery launch redraws the map of the energy transition Issue 63 9 min read Markets Quick hits: TikTok saved, sort of, and SpaceX swallows xAI in the largest merger in history Issue 62 4 min read Markets Big Tech’s power shift: who owns AI, who owns the future Issue 62 7 min read Markets The $3 trillion IPO summer: SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public Issue 62 8 min read

Get the magazine every time a new issue is out

Each new issue of The Handelot Times, straight to your inbox.