GTA 6 preload and global release times confirmed by Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games has confirmed the GTA 6 preload and global release timelines as well as the game’s install size.

Digital pre-loading on PS5 will begin at midnight local time in your respective time zone on Tuesday, November 10, Rockstar announced. On Xbox Series It’s 4 p.m. PT and 7 p.m. ET on November 9. Code-in-box versions for both consoles “should” be available at retailers starting November 12, Rockstar added.

Rockstar has also officially confirmed that GTA 6 itself will launch globally on November 19, using the local midnight release timing strategy on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.

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GTA 6 Preload Worldwide Release Times:

PS5

• Los Angeles: 9 p.m. PST (November 9)
• Denver (Mountain): 10 p.m. MST (November 9)
• Chicago (Central): 11 p.m. CST (November 9)
• New York: 12:00 a.m. EST (November 10)
• Mexico City: 12:00 a.m. CST (November 10)
• Brazil: 00:00 BRT (November 10)
• London: 00:00 GMT (November 10)
• Beijing: 12:00 a.m. CST (November 10)
• Seoul: 12:00 a.m. KST (November 10)
• Tokyo: 00:00 JST (November 10)
• Melbourne: 00:00 AEST (10 November)

Xbox Series X and S

• Los Angeles: 4 p.m. PST (November 9)
• Denver (Mountain): 5 p.m. MST (November 9)
• Chicago (Central): 6 p.m. CST (November 9)
• New York: 7 p.m. EST (November 9)
• Mexico City: 6 p.m. CST (November 9)
• Brazil: 9 p.m. BRT (November 9)
• London: 00:00 GMT (November 10)
• Beijing: 8:00 a.m. CST (November 10)
• Seoul: 9:00 a.m. KST (November 10)
• Tokyo: 9:00 a.m. JST (November 10)
• Melbourne: 11:00 a.m. AEST (November 10)

Global release times for GTA 6 on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S:

• Los Angeles: 9 p.m. PST (November 9)
• Denver (Mountain): 10 p.m. MST (November 9)
• Chicago (Central): 11 p.m. CST (November 9)
• New York: 12:00 a.m. EST (November 10)
• Mexico City: 12:00 a.m. CST (November 10)
• Brazil: 00:00 BRT (November 10)
• London: 00:00 GMT (November 10)
• Beijing: 12:00 a.m. CST (November 10)
• Seoul: 12:00 a.m. KST (November 10)
• Tokyo: 00:00 JST (November 10)
• Melbourne: 00:00 AEST (10 November)

As for the installation size, Rockstar confirmed that the preload file weighs up to 212 GB, “depending on your device.” “So make sure you have enough space to start preloading as soon as possible,” Rockstar said.

Elsewhere, Rockstar said that on November 19, GTA 6’s release day, it would add an official GTA 6 printable cover poster and Leonida map as a free digital download to the official website. A physical double-sided version of this poster will also be available shortly after launch on the Rockstar Store – for $0.99 standalone or as a free gift with any Rockstar Store purchase.

We’ve got a lot more about GTA 6 ahead of its November 19 release date, including an unlikely gameplay reveal in the latest episode of South Park, how GTA 6 named one of its greatest mechanics after a beloved GTA 4 memeand how The GTA 6 map will open relatively early and allow you to explore freely.

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