Preload
Download GTA VI before launch night: the window opens a week early, and boxed copies (a download code) arrive the same day. This page adds per-store hours and the install size the moment they are published.
Opens
About Nov 12
Official Exact hour per store not published
How early
7 days
Official The PlayStation Store's pre-load window
Install size
Not announced
TBA We'd free about 150 GB (our estimate)
From November 12, the launch status board tracks preload on each platform, the install size, the day-one patch and Rockstar's known issues as they land.
What Rockstar did last time
| Launch | Preload window | Install size |
|---|---|---|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) | Preload opened ~7 days before launch | ~90-105 GB |
| GTA V (PS4/Xbox One, 2014) | Preload ~2-7 days before launch (varied by store) | ~50 GB |
| GTA VI (2026) | From ~November 12, 2026 (per-store hours pending) | Not announced |
Past-launch figures are approximate platform-store values at launch; GTA VI row updates on announcement.
Do these three things now
- Free the space. Rockstar hasn't published the install size; we'd clear about 150 GB on the console SSD (our estimate). Deleting a big game at 11pm on November 18 is the classic launch-night fail.
- Remember: there is no disc. Boxed copies contain a download code and are available from November 12, a week early - if you buy boxed, redeem the code the day you get it so you can preload like everyone else.
- Run the launch checklist. Everything above plus the boring stuff (controller charged, day off booked) in one tracker.