GTA 6 preload starts November 10, and needs up to 212 GB

Grand Theft Auto VI preload opens on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Rockstar Games announced on the Newswire on November 3. On PS5 it starts “at midnight local time in your respective time zone.” On Xbox it “begins globally on Tuesday, November 10 at 12 a.m. GMT.” The file “will require up to 212 GB depending on your device.”

The two clocks split American players. VGC puts the Xbox opening at 4 p.m. PT and 7 p.m. ET on Monday, November 9, so an Xbox owner in New York starts five hours before a PS5 owner next door, who waits for local midnight. Code-in-box copies “should be available from retailers beginning November 12,” Rockstar writes, and the box holds a download code, not a disc.

Two days earlier than November 12

Since June, the date on the record had been November 12. Take-Two’s June 24, 2026 pre-order announcement made the boxed version available that day “to support pre-loading,” and the Rockstar Store page, read on September 17, spoke of a “pre-load on November 12.” Digital preload now opens nine days before the November 19 launch. Red Dead Redemption 2 had seven: preload on October 19, 2018, release on the 26th.

The 212 GB is the first size figure Rockstar has put out. On October 27, 2026, GameSpot reported 210 GB for the PS5 Standard Edition, from the PlayStation Game Size account. The Newswire post names neither the console nor the edition behind the maximum, and how much storage you need runs the numbers console by console.

The new date moves the PlayStation refund cutoff too. Under the PlayStation Store cancellation policy, a pre-order stops being refundable once the main download begins, preload included. With automatic downloads on, that now happens at midnight on November 10, not the 12th, as the refund guide explains. The preload guide covers the settings on each console.

A printable map of Leonida on November 19

The same post promises an official printable cover art poster and a map of Leonida as a free digital download on the official site on launch day. A double-sided physical version of the poster follows “shortly after launch” on the Rockstar Store, at $0.99 on its own or free with any Rockstar Store purchase.