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GTA 6 preload moved up to Tuesday 10 November

Rockstar's 3 November Newswire post brought GTA 6's digital preload forward by two days: downloads now open Tuesday 10 November instead of the 12th — PS5 at midnight local time, Xbox at 00:00 GMT worldwide. Nine days of preload for an install that may need up to 212 GB is genuinely useful if your connection is slow or capped. Boxed code-in-box copies still reach stores on 12 November. Everything else about launch night is unchanged: unlock is midnight per store region on Thursday 19 November. Our preload guide walks through the per-platform steps.

Source: Rockstar Games Newswire, 3 Nov 2026. Tracked on this site: GTA 6 Preload Guide

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