GTA 6 launch day checklist

Pocket data

Today (Nov 14 → 17)

• Preload downloaded — live since Nov 9 (Xbox) and Nov 10 (PS5). Here is how.
• 220 GB+ free on the console — the game takes up to 212 GB installed, and the day-one update may ask for more. How to free space.
• Right store region — the unlock follows your account region (US PSN / US Xbox). Region-swapped accounts can complicate everything.
• Payment sorted — bought it? Confirm the order. Buying at midnight? Check your card limits before the 19th.
• PS / Xbox app on your phone — trigger downloads remotely and track everything from bed.
• Physical copy? Delivery confirmed — digital unlocks at midnight; a disc depends on the retailer and your mail.

On the 18th

• Read the reviews — expected that day; scores and averages on our review board.
• Settle on an edition — the preorder bonus applies through Nov 20, and you can pay the difference to upgrade to Ultimate later. Compare editions.
• Console firmware updated — update the system on the 18th so you are not stuck downloading it at midnight.
• Controllers charged — the one everybody forgets.

November 19 · midnight

• 12:00 AM ET, nationwide — 9 PM PT on the 18th for the West Coast. Your time zone here.
• Day-one update — there may be one (size unannounced); with free headroom it goes fast.
• Story first — GTA 6 ships without online; the online mode arrives later, date unannounced.