GTA 6 pre-orders open May 18 to 21 per a claimed Best Buy affiliate email: contested

May 16, 2026 audit-trail correction. Insider Gaming walked back the May 18 preorder timing on Insider Gaming Weekly Episode 62 (a video podcast featuring four panelists including Tom Henderson), while maintaining their May 14 position that the Best Buy affiliate email is legitimate. The panel characterised a May 18 preorder open as very unlikely and pointed to the May 21 Take-Two Q4 earnings call as the more likely GTA-related event window. The verdict moves corroborated to contested at confidence 35. The May 14 Insider Gaming amplification row stays on the chain so the same-outlet walkback is visible alongside the original carry. The Frogboyx1 affiliate-email screenshot row and the GameSpot stock-surge amplification row remain on the chain. observed_at on the new walkback row is derived from a YouTube 23 hours ago relative marker captured by the operator around 2026-05-16 19:55 UTC, placing the broadcast around 2026-05-15 21:00 UTC; the source link carries the underlying audio for independent verification. No verbatim panel quote is recorded. The May 18 to 21 window still governs: a Best Buy public storefront listing inside the window moves the verdict toward confirmed; the window passing with no public listing moves the verdict toward killed. Verdict contested.