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Useful: Now, before preload opens on 12 November
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Free up at least 250GB of internal storage Estimates put the download at 150 to 200GB. On PS5, check Settings, then Storage. Our advice Before 12 Nov Read Make sure the space is internal, not a USB drive A PS5 will not launch a PS5 game from external USB storage. Confirmed Before 12 Nov Read Pick your edition The Ultimate Edition and the pre-order pack carry the only vehicles and weapons Rockstar has named. Confirmed Before 12 Nov Read Bought a box? Redeem the code the day it arrives The physical edition contains a download code, not a disc. Confirmed 12 Nov Read Start the preload Preloading opens 12 November, a week before release. Confirmed 12 Nov Read Set the console to download in rest mode Most failed preloads are consoles that went to sleep. Our advice 12 Nov Read Check your local unlock time Midnight local time on 19 November, so the world does not start together. Confirmed Before 19 Nov Read Mute GTA 6, GTA VI, Jason and Lucia on social media Do it the night of the 18th. The rolling unlock puts the opening on social media hours before some countries start. Our advice Before 19 Nov Read Book Thursday 19 November off Our advice Before 19 Nov Read Charge a second controller Our advice Optional Have a headset ready The radio now keeps playing on foot, and the soundtrack is a large part of this one. Our advice Optional Read Move to another device Reset Saved in this browser only. No account, nothing sent to us.
What is not known The real install size and whether a day one patch adds to it. Rockstar has not published a figure, and the 150 to 200GB number is an estimate. The preload hour is also unconfirmed.
Labels: Confirmed means Rockstar said or showed it. Reported means a named outlet reported it and the linked page says which. Our advice is a recommendation, not a fact about the game.
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