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GTA 6 pre-load date confirmed: November 12

Digital GTA 6 pre-orders can pre-load from November 12, 2026, one week before launch. Boxed copies carry a download code usable from the same day.

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GTA 6 pre-loading opens November 12, 2026 for digital pre-orders, a week before launch. Boxed copies contain a download code available from the same day.

Pre-load
November 12, 2026
Launch
November 19, 2026
Start hour
Not announced
File size
Not announced

Rockstar has not published the hour pre-loading opens or an official download size. The widely shared 210 GB figure comes from an unofficial account.

Sources

  1. Take-Two IR: Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI
  2. Forbes: You Can Install GTA VI Early - Here's The Preload Window
  3. Complex: 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Will Reportedly Be a 210 GB Download