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GTA 6 Pre-Load Internet Speed: ISPs Feel It | Peekhole
If your GTA 6 pre-load internet speed feels slow this week, you are not alone. Over at Peekhole, Taylor Love 303 has one rule for big downloads: get comfortable, because it might take a while.
Pre-loading opened on November 10, and the game needs up to 212 GB. Lots of people hit download at once. GGRecon, citing Push Square and Forbes, reports that UK provider Virgin Media O2 saw record traffic and its biggest-ever data day on November 10. Smaller UK provider YouFibre told customers about slower speeds from a capacity issue linked to GTA 6 downloads. Providers in Germany and Sweden also reported big spikes.
In the US, Spectrum is going the other way. Its free “Gig Speed Lift” runs November 9 to 30 for eligible customers who turn it on in the My Spectrum app. Most get bumped to 1 Gig, and some 1 Gig customers in select areas move to 2 Gig. Spectrum says your bill does not change, and restrictions apply.
Quick tip: start your download early and leave the console on. Launch is November 19, and the servers will be even busier.
Sources
- GGRecon — GTA 6 pre-loads break broadband traffic records
- Charter newsroom — Spectrum's free Gig Speed Lift, Nov 9–30
- PlayStation Blog — pre-load open, up to 212 GB
Peekhole take: The whole internet is squeezing through one peak hole this week. Pre-load now, thank us on the 19th.