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)
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.