GTA VI Preloads Begin November 10, Rockstar Says

Rockstar Games says digital preloads for Grand Theft Auto VI will begin November 10, ahead of the game’s scheduled November 19 release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The download may require up to 212 GB of storage, according to the company’s announcement as reported by the sources. Preload access will open at midnight local time on PlayStation 5, while Xbox Series X|S downloads are set to begin worldwide at 12:00 a.m. GMT on November 10. The separate timing means the start will fall on the evening of November 9 for some Xbox players in the Americas. Preloading permits players to download the game ahead of release but does not allow them to play before November 19. The November 10 date is attributed to Rockstar’s Newswire announcement. One report also says the company’s support page listed November 12 for digital preloading, leaving different dates in the company information cited by that report. Rockstar’s announcement date is repeated in the other supplied coverage; no further update to the support-page listing is reported. The reported storage figure is given as up to 212 GB, though one account describes 212 GB as the minimum space required. Rockstar has not...