Gamespot iconGamespotAug 31, 2026 ~1 min source read

GTA 6 Fans Are Bracing For One Massive Download

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPpqZwUwl0 For example, Red Dead Redemption 2 requires approximately 105GB to 150GB, depending on your platform, and was released in 2018. We already know that you can preload the game a week before launch, but is that because you'll need multiple days to download all the files?

GTA 6 Fans Are Bracing For One Massive Download

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We already know that you can preload the game a week before launch, but is that because you'll need multiple days to download all the files?

GTA 6 fans are currently speculating just how big the install is going to be, with the majority of people taking part in a ResetEra poll guessing that it'll clock in between 100GB to 250GB.

That's a fairly generous margin--and highly likely--given the history of Rockstar's previous games and the current state of game-install sizes.

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We already know that you can preload the game a week before launch, but is that because you'll need multiple days to download all the files? GTA 6 fans are currently speculating just how big the install is going to be, with the majority of people taking part in a ResetEra poll guessing that it'll clock in between 100GB to 250GB. That's a fairly generous margin--and highly likely--given the history of Rockstar's previous games and the current state of game-install sizes.

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  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPpqZwUwl0 For example, Red Dead Redemption 2 requires approximately 105GB to 150GB, depending on your platform, and was released in 2018.
  • Considering that GTA 6 is a download-only game --physical copies are just a code in a box--you're going to want to make some space available on your PS5 or Xbox Series X|S.

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