PS5 Video Output Settings to Check Before GTA VI Launches November 19
Engadget published guidance on November 1, 2026 advising PS5 owners to adjust a short list of video output settings before Grand Theft Auto VI launches. Rockstar Games has set the release for November 19, 2026.
The core of the advice sits in one menu. Engadget directs users to Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output, where they should enable VRR (variable refresh rate, which lets the display match its refresh rate to the frames the console produces) and turn on 120 Hz Output. Within the VRR menu, Engadget suggests enabling Apply to Unsupported Games, which it says helps stabilize frame rate in titles without native VRR support. Users should also check ALLM (auto low-latency mode) in the same Video Output menu, so that a supported TV can switch into its low-latency game mode without manual intervention.
Hardware matters as much as the menu. Engadget notes that VRR usually requires HDMI 2.1, and that not every HDMI port supports a 120 Hz signal, so the console should be connected to an HDMI 2.1 input. A TV that exposes VRR and ALLM on a port that cannot carry 120 Hz will not deliver the full combination, and console settings alone will not correct that.
HDR (high dynamic range, which widens the range between the darkest and brightest parts of the image) is the third area. Engadget advises setting it under the same Video Output path. The Always On option converts even non-HDR games and apps to HDR output, while On When Supported displays them in standard dynamic range. PlayStation's support documentation separately describes an Adjust HDR option for fine brightness adjustment and optimized HDR, and places the video output settings, including resolution, under the same Settings > Screen and Video > Video Output menu. Display and Sound accessibility options sit elsewhere, under Settings > Accessibility > Display and Sound.
Rockstar first announced on May 2, 2025 that Grand Theft Auto VI would arrive on May 26, 2026. It has since announced the November 19, 2026 date. Rockstar set pre-orders to begin at midnight local time on June 25, and it offers a Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition. Reuters reported on July 29, 2026 that the base version on PS5 will be priced at $79.99 and that the PS5 release will be digital-only. Collider reported on October 8, 2026 that the game will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
In my view, the practical question for most owners is less whether these options exist than whether the full display chain supports them at once. A 120 Hz output that the HDMI port cannot carry, or a VRR toggle the TV does not honor, will look like a console fault when the cause is a negotiation problem between devices. Players who have not touched these menus since initial setup should expect to spend some time on them before launch week.
The broader context here is that console display pipelines have grown more configurable over successive hardware generations. That gives players control over refresh behavior, dynamic range and latency, and it also multiplies the combinations that can be set incorrectly. For a title of this scale, a launch-day performance complaint will often trace back to a mismatched cable, port or TV mode rather than to the game itself. Checking the chain in advance is cheap, and for a game players have anticipated this long, it is a reasonable use of an afternoon.
