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GTA VI Is Now Available For Preloading (rockstargames.com) 56

Posted by BeauHD from the PSA dept.
Ancient Slashdot reader Lank writes: GTA VI is now available for preloading. The download weighs in at a whopping 210+ gigabytes on the PS5! Start downloading now and remember to take Nov. 19th off from work. "On Xbox, preloads for digital versions went live at 12 a.m. GMT on November 10 for Series X and Series S, which translates to 7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST / 5 p.m. MST / 4 p.m. PT on Monday, November 9," notes PCMag. "For PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro owners, preloading started on Tuesday, November 10 at midnight local time."

"If you ordered a physical copy of GTA 6, games will begin arriving at retailers and shipping to buyers on November 12. You can use the code in your box to preload your copy of the game."

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  • Just started my download! (Score:5, Funny)

    by dfarrow ( 1683868 ) on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:27AM (#66419494)
    I can't wait, I heard there is an awesome new ho-slapping mechanic in this one!
  • You can basically kiss any release bigger than the smallest Indies goodbye for the next year or so. This is an extinction level event for any other games and it's probably why wolverine kind of stuck because it probably was rushed out in time to avoid going up against GTA 6.

    Also who knew the guys that made Blood Money for the Amiga did other games?

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by kqs ( 1038910 )

      Yeah, all signs are that GTA6 will be huge and very well done. Take-Two (the publisher) currently has two of the five top selling video games of all time (GTA5 and RDR2); this may give a third slot on that list.

      Obviously it won't make everyone happy, but it's likely to make enough people happy that it will affect all open-world design in the future (much like GTA3 did 25 years ago). I'm looking forward to it.

    • You can basically kiss any release bigger than the smallest Indies goodbye for the next year or so.

      Hardly. You can kiss November/December goodbye but that's about it. Most people will get over it in a month or two and move on. Plenty of fanatics will get fanatical over it, but the rest of the industry will be just fine with normal gamers, to say nothing of the fact that the release is distributed. e.g. PC master race gamers will be looking for something to play for a while, and by the time it drops on PC, the console players will be looking to move on.

    • Eh.. not necessarily. Starfield was supposed to be a game of this scale, touted as another Skyrim or Fallout. And it went over like a lead balloon, and about a week later everyone shrugged and went back to Baldurs Gate. Though I'm not expecting this to fare as poorly, since Rockstar do not have the reputation for jank that Bethesda have

      But more to the point, this is a console only release. I wont be playing it, cos its not on PC. I *will* be playing it when it releases for PC however.

  • Nothing says "excessive hype" as good as the presence of multiple(!) live-streams on Youtube showing the progress bar of somebody's console doing the pre-download. I wonder what pathetic people would watch a multi-hour live stream where it is for certain that the best outcome is for the progress bar to at some point reach 100%, and it is guaranteed that the game will not start.

  • The game isn't out yet and it's somehow become woke and abandoned "its irreverent roots".

    "I want everything to stay the way I imagine it forever" said everyone's 6-yo nephew. Have you never liked a band and as they get more successful their style changes? Sorry if this is your first disappointment with selling out, that's something you should learn as a teenager.

    GTA V made billions of dollars with it's online component and people are whining about GTA VI having online stuff. "Why would a company who's d

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by kqs ( 1038910 )

      People love to whine. They love to believe that they are oppressed, and most importantly they love to believe that it is ALL SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT. Growing up I ignored idiots ranting in bars and idiots ranting on street corners. Now I ignore idiots ranting online. The medium has changed, but the stupidity and the gullibility are infinite.

      As you said, play whatever game you want to play, or just go outside and take a walk. Either will be much better for your blood pressure than either whining or listeni

    • This isn't gamers. It's a few vocal morons who will literally get into every hobby and bitch about wokeness. These people aren't customers or gamers, they are just annoying fuckwits kicking a hornets nest for engagement. None of these people were going to play GTA VI regardless of who wrote it in what way.

  • Start downloading now and remember to take Nov. 19th off from work.

    Yes. Take off from your real-world grinding to play a video game that's mostly based around a mechanic of acquiring in-game wealth.

  • "Physical Copy" is just a download (Score:4, Informative)

    by tlhIngan ( 30335 ) <slashdot.worf@net> on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @02:21PM (#66420056)

    There is no physical copy of the game. There is a box you can buy with game-related stuff, including a disc case that is empty.

    The game is completely digital and requires a download - you get a code in the box that lets you get that download. But it won't let you play it until it's officially unlocked.

    Now granted, for the money you pay at least you get some bits of paper and plastic, but it's not like you can give it to someone else if they want to play it. You might give it away to someone else if they want some of the lore stuff, but the game they have to buy for their own account.

    Unless you're a fan, there really isn't a reason to pre-order this since nothing is really "limited" (other than paper the plastic, I suppose). I mean, the extra fancy editions are available for purchase since a digital store never really runs out of stock.

    That is our digital future. And honestly, I'd probably wait for a sale. If I wanted to gift it to a friend, I might even wait to see if it goes on sale first before the holidays. After all, whether I buy it on release day or Dec 25 there's no difference other than potentially saving a few bucks.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by CAIMLAS ( 41445 )

      Sure there is: it gives you several days to download it on a shitty internet link so that on the day of release you're able to play it. Some people are stuck at 50Mbit or less internet speeds, particularly in rural or financially depressed urban areas. You're going to have people tethering their phone to download it.

    • ... wait for a sale.

      A software house wants to make as much money as possible, before the next iShiny is released and 1/4 of their consumers disappear. Since Rockstar Games don't need a sales partner, they don't have to worry about their partner's problems of market position and price-point competition. So, there won't be any discounts for the next 9-18 months. Considering the past popularity of GTA products, it would be best to assume the higher end of that interval, is most likely.

  • 210 gigabytes for one single game.

    My goodness, how games have increased in size over the years.

    Almost every game ever made for Amiga (about 5000 games) is 17 gigabytes.

    Almost every game ever made for the Commodore 64 (about 30,000 games) is 850 megabytes.

    Almost every game ever made for the VIC 20 (about 1500 games) is 8.5 megabytes.

  • I'm going to bet we'll have an AI port and unlock of the game by the end of the month.

  • we will stop hearing about this stupid game

  • https://duckduckgo.com/?q=logi... [duckduckgo.com]

    Also, Viva La Dirt League made a few funny skit videos on GTA (check out their other ones too): https://www.youtube.com/@VivaL... [youtube.com]

  • There will almost certainly be a day 1 patch which is almost as large as the preload.

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