Topic

#preload

6 posts on #preload

GTA 6's preload: when it starts, what you need and how to be ready to play at minute zero.

Original illustration: a PlayStation 5 beside a TV showing a download bar reading "DOWNLOADING..." with question marks in place of the gigabytes ("?? GB / ?? GB"), in a living room overlooking the neon Vice City skyline at night

ConfirmedBuyingOctober 27, 2026

GTA 6 preload: November 12 is confirmed, and PS5 may need 210 GB

Original illustration: a November calendar with the 19th circled next to a PS5 copy of GTA 6 and a controller, in front of the sunset Vice City skyline

Pre-launchOctober 4, 2026

What time does GTA 6 unlock? Midnight local time, country by country

Original illustration: a PlayStation 5 beside a TV showing a download bar reading "DOWNLOADING..." with question marks in place of the gigabytes ("?? GB / ?? GB"), in a living room overlooking the neon Vice City skyline at night

Pre-launchAugust 31, 2026

GTA 6 file size: what is actually known about the GB

Rockstar-style illustration: a pink 1950s convertible on a Vice City beachfront boulevard at sunset, among palm trees and neon

ConfirmedBuyingJuly 17, 2026

GTA 6: pre-orders, editions and official prices, plus preload from November 12

Pre-launchJuly 16, 2026

GTA 6: how to get ready for the November 19 launch

Speculative illustration of a console ready for a GTA 6 download in front of the Vice City skyline at dawn

Pre-launchJuly 16, 2026

GTA 6 day one: unlock times, preload and download