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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — 36 days from now and after two delays. It costs $79.99, preload opens Nov. 12, and no PC version has been announced.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: Oct. 23, with campaign early access from Oct. 16

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches worldwide on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. Digital pre-orders unlock the full campaign on Friday, Oct. 16 and DMZ on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and is not on Game Pass.

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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — 36 days from now and after two delays. It costs $79.99, preload opens Nov. 12, and no PC version has been announced.

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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — 36 days from now and after two delays. It costs $79.99, preload opens Nov. 12, and no PC version has been announced.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: Oct. 23, with campaign early access from Oct. 16

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches worldwide on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. Digital pre-orders unlock the full campaign on Friday, Oct. 16 and DMZ on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and is not on Game Pass.

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iPhone Fold release date and price: it's called iPhone Duo, and it's out Oct. 23

Pre-orders open Oct. 16, in stores Oct. 23

Apple's folding iPhone is called iPhone Duo, not iPhone Fold. Pre-orders open Friday, October 16 at 5 a.m. Pacific (8 a.m. Eastern), and it goes on sale Friday, October 23, starting at $1,999 for 256GB.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: Oct. 23, with campaign early access from Oct. 16

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches worldwide on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. Digital pre-orders unlock the full campaign on Friday, Oct. 16 and DMZ on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and is not on Game Pass.

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Meta Quest 4 release date: not announced, and Meta's next VR device is a pair of glasses

Meta has not announced a Meta Quest 4. At Connect on Sept. 23, 2026, it unveiled a different kind of VR device instead, Meta VR Glasses, which go on sale in spring 2027 for $1,299.99. The headsets Meta sells today are still the Quest 3 and Quest 3S, and they cost more than at launch: on April 19, 2026, Meta raised US prices to $599.99 for the Quest 3 and from $349.99 for the Quest 3S.

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State of Decay 3 release date: 2027, closed beta now underway

State of Decay 3 is coming in 2027, but Undead Labs hasn't named a day or a month. The closed beta opened on Oct. 13, 2026, with every alpha tester let in automatically and a new wave of invites sent the same day. The game is coming to Xbox Series X|S, PC through Xbox and Steam, cloud and PS5, and it will be on Game Pass on day one. It's also no longer an Xbox studio game: on Sept. 22, 2026, Undead Labs said it had split from Xbox and become an independent, employee-owned studio.

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Apple's Oct. 13 event: HomeView, Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 prices and release dates

Apple's Oct. 13 launches, with prices

On Oct. 13, Apple announced HomeView, a home hub with a 7-inch screen, at $299, along with a new Apple TV 4K at $299 and HomePod mini 2 at $149. Pre-orders are open now. HomePod mini 2 arrives Oct. 30; HomeView and Apple TV 4K follow on Nov. 13.