Some GTA 6 Players on PS5 May Have Activation Problems

By Mohsen Baqery Published Jul 27, 2026, 9:44 AM EDT Mohsen Baqery is a Staff Writer at GameRant based in Turkey. He mainly covers video game news and industry features while occasionally publishing guides and listicles. Mohsen started his journey into video game journalism by self-publishing reviews of games he loved, which led to freelance work for smaller online publications and launched his professional writing career. Sign in to your GameRant account Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 PlayStation 5 codes will be region-locked, meaning they can only be redeemed in specific regions. While digital games purchased through the PS Store automatically match a player's account region, region-locked codes could create problems for those who choose Grand Theft Auto 6 's physical code-in-the-box edition. GTA 6's PS5 Codes Are Region-Locked Image via Rockstar Games As explained on Rockstar Games' official support page , Grand Theft Auto 6 codes for several regions, including the United Kingdom, North America, Brazil, and Latin America, must be redeemed with a PlayStation account registered in a specific country. Interestingly, this restriction only applies to the PlayStation 5 version of Grand Theft Auto 6 , as the Xbox Series X/S edition has no region-lock restrictions on its codes. Code Region Redeemable in These Countries Brazil Brazil LATAM Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay North America Canada, United States Korea South Korea Japan Japan United Kingdom United Kingdom Saudi Arabia & UAE Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Rest of Asia Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand Rest of EMEA and Asia Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine Grand Theft Auto 6 Like Follow Followed Action Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Released November 19, 2026 ESRB Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+ Developer(s) Rockstar Games Publisher(s) Rockstar Games 8 Images Close Where to play Close WHERE TO PLAY DIGITAL Genre(s) Action , Adventure Powered by Expand Collapse Close