GTA 6 in South Korea: Price in Won, Adults-Only Rating, Korean Subtitles and Unlock Time
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| Status | Confirmed |
|---|---|
| Price | ₩89,800 Standard, ₩112,800 Ultimate — well below the US $79.99 in wonConfirmed |
| Rating | Adults only (청소년이용불가), set by the GCRB on October 16, 2026Confirmed |
| Boxed copy | Standard only — a registration code in the box, no discConfirmed |
| Korean language | Subtitles and interface; audio is EnglishConfirmed |
| Unlock | 00:00 KST on November 19, together with Japan; only New Zealand and Australia start earlierSupposed |
When the clock in Seoul hits midnight on November 19, Europe is still finishing its afternoon and New York has its morning coffee. South Korea opens GTA 6 at the same moment as Japan, ahead of almost everyone. The game costs ₩89,800, or ₩112,800 for the Ultimate Edition, with Korean subtitles and menus, and in October it received the adults-only rating everyone expected.
| Edition | Price | Store |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | ₩89,800 | PlayStation Store |
| Ultimate Edition | ₩112,800 | PlayStation Store |
Prices as of 9 November 2026.
The cheapest GTA 6 in the world?
₩89,800 for the Standard Edition, ₩112,800 for the Ultimate. The US price of $79.99 came to about ₩123,700 at the June exchange rate, so Korean players pay roughly a quarter less than Americans for the same download. Taiwanese site 4Gamers went further and called Korea the cheapest of all known markets. Japan’s ¥9,800 is close, but either way the region-pricing math is on your side this time.
That makes the Ultimate question easier. ₩112,800 is still less than the American Standard Edition in won. If you’d rather wait and see, the Ultimate upgrade stays on sale after launch, and the Vintage Vice City Pack comes with any pre-order, and with any digital purchase before November 20.
The box with a code
The physical edition exists only as the Standard Edition. Inside the box there is a registration code for the download and no disc. Korean retailers listed on Danawa’s GTA 6 countdown page ship pre-ordered boxes in turn, some of them on November 12. Once you register the code, the preload starts like any digital copy. The Ultimate Edition is digital only.
So the box is a shelf piece with a code inside. I like owning the case, I’ll be honest, but with a 200-plus gigabyte download no disc would have saved you the wait anyway.
Adults only
On October 16, 2026, the rating committee of the GCRB, the Game Content Rating Board, gave GTA 6 an adults-only rating, 청소년이용불가. The GCRB is a private body that took over adult ratings for PC and console games in November 2025, on behalf of the government’s GRAC. The reasons named in the coverage were intense violence, criminal acts and sexual content, the last reportedly the strongest in the series. GTA 5 got the same rating back in 2013.
What that means in practice: the game is cleared for official sale in Korea, to adults. There was never real doubt it would pass, and now it has, a month before launch.
Korean subtitles, English voices
Korean is one of the thirteen languages for subtitles and interface. The voices are English in every country, as in every GTA. I know Korean players have seen big releases with full Korean dubbing, and some fans hoped for it here. Vice City is built on American talk radio, street slang and accents, though, and I’d rather read fast than hear the city flattened in a studio. Set the console to Korean and the game picks it up automatically.
No PC at launch, in PC bang country
Korea built half of its gaming culture in PC bangs, and GTA 6 starts on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. A GamesBeat report citing four sources points to the first quarter of 2027 for PC. From where I sit in game development, the order makes sense: two fixed consoles can be tuned until every neon reflection on wet asphalt holds its frame rate, and a thousand PC configurations take their own time. Your PC bang seat will have to wait.
Midnight KST, among the first
The Korean store listing points to 00:00 KST on November 19, which is 15:00 UTC on November 18. Only New Zealand, four hours earlier, and Australia, two hours earlier, open before you, and Japan opens at the same second. Berlin is eight hours behind and New York fourteen. Preload starts on November 10, so the download should be finished days ahead. The full schedule by country has every region.
For once the spoilers flow outward from Seoul, not toward it. By the time Europe wakes up on Thursday, Korean players will have been in Vice City all night.
FAQ
How much does GTA 6 cost in Korea?
₩89,800 for the Standard Edition and ₩112,800 for the Ultimate Edition in the PlayStation Store. That is noticeably below the US $79.99 in won.
What is GTA 6’s age rating in Korea?
Adults only (청소년이용불가). The GCRB set it on October 16, 2026, the same rating GTA 5 received.
Does GTA 6 have Korean subtitles?
Yes, subtitles and the interface are in Korean. There is no Korean dubbing, the voices are English in every country.
Does the Korean boxed edition of GTA 6 have a disc?
No. The box contains a registration code for the download. Some Korean retailers ship it from November 12.
What time does GTA 6 unlock in Korea?
At 00:00 KST on November 19, 2026, which is 15:00 UTC on November 18, at the same moment as Japan. Preload starts on November 10.
All information comes from official Rockstar materials. Analysis is marked as such. We do not publish leaks.
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