GTA 6 briefing
Peak Hole GTA 6 Pre-Loads Are Live | Peekhole
The peak hole just got a lot closer. Anyone hanging around Peekhole for Taylor Love 303's neon Vice City mood already felt it: yesterday, the GTA 6 download bar finally showed up.
Rockstar opened Grand Theft Auto VI pre-loading on November 10 — nine days before launch — after Sony and Microsoft each said the game is the most pre-ordered title in their store histories. PlayStation moved the start earlier so players can actually finish the install before the doors open. If you already pre-ordered digitally, the files are waiting. Physical code-in-box copies, which include a download code rather than a disc, are due from retailers on November 12.
Clear a serious chunk of storage first. Rockstar says the pre-load needs up to 212 GB, depending on the device. The game still launches on November 19, with a rolling midnight unlock that begins at 12:00 a.m. NZDT in New Zealand and then follows local midnight around the world.
On a November 9 earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said, "Rockstar has completed the development of GTA VI," and that pre-orders are tracking "far above" initial expectations. While you wait, the official Pre-Load Now video is scored by Tove Lo's new track "Blood In Your Eyes," which is also headed to GTAVI: The Album.
Sources
- PlayStation Blog — pre-load now live, record pre-orders, rolling midnight launch
- Xbox Wire — most pre-ordered title on the Microsoft Store; pre-load encouragement
- Rockstar Games on X — pre-loading now available for pre-orders
- Rockstar Games on X — Tove Lo, "Blood In Your Eyes," in the Pre-Load Now video
- The Verge — Rockstar confirms up to 212 GB of storage
- The Verge — Strauss Zelnick on completed development and pre-orders
Peekhole take: Taylor Love 303 would already have the playlist humming and the drive cleared. Start the peak hole download, then see us in Leonida on the 19th.