GTA 6 now has a page in Walmart's backend, and it's not just a search result
The rumored May 18 pre-order date for GTA 6 is here, and we still haven't heard anything from Rockstar (although that could change later today). But the retail breadcrumbs are still piling up, and the latest one is sitting right inside Walmart's own database.
Users on r/GTA6 and r/GamingLeaksAndRumours have spotted a "Grand Theft Auto VI" category entry in Walmart's backend, complete with a structured database ID (2636_7899038_6635346_3810518) and a fully formed browse URL. The page 404s if you visit it, but that's not really the point — the community was quick to flag that this is an actual database record, not just Walmart or Google passively indexing a search term. Retailers build out these category entries as part of their pre-order pipeline, usually well before anything goes public.
For context, it's the third piece of retail backend activity pointing the same way in a matter of weeks. Back in March, GTA 6 title IDs quietly appeared in the PlayStation Store database. Then earlier this month, a Best Buy affiliate email — independently verified by Insider Gaming and traced back to the Impact marketplace — named May 18 as the kickoff for a physical pre-order campaign. The affiliate window technically runs until May 21, which is also when Take-Two's earnings call lands.
As it turns out, at least one retailer didn't wait. Italian store Showgame has gone live with GTA 6 pre-orders today for both PS5 (curr. $599 on Amazon) and Xbox Series X at €69.90. Major platforms like the PlayStation Store haven't followed yet, and it's possible Showgame jumped the gun on Take-Two's official start time, but the pre-order page is very much live and taking orders right now. You can read about it in detail here.
Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming has pushed back on the May timeline as well, adding that trailer 3 might not even show up until July — worth keeping in mind before getting too excited. That said, the Walmart entry isn't merely speculation. It's backend infrastructure, and it's now part of a pattern that's even more difficult to write off, considering Showgame's listing.
Rockstar and Take-Two haven't said a word as of writing.
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