How the midnight unlock works
GTA VI unlocks at midnight local time on November 19, so the release rolls around the world, starting in New Zealand. PlayStation's support page says so, and every regional PlayStation Store and Xbox Store listing we checked carries a release time equal to local midnight. The whole US unlocks at once: the US listings show 05:00 UTC on November 19, which is midnight Eastern and 9 p.m. Pacific on November 18.
Sources: PlayStation support: Grand Theft Auto VI · Xbox Store listing: Grand Theft Auto VI · PlayStation Store (US): Grand Theft Auto VI
