GTA 6 Preloads are Live – Time to Make Space on those Consoles

We’ve arrived, folks. This is it. GTA 6 Preloads are now live in New Zealand at the time of writing, and will arrive in each new time zone on the hour (or, in some cases, half-hour — I’m looking at you, India).

It’s been a long time coming, but if you’re in New Zealand, you can start downloading GTA 6 so it’s ready to play at midnight your local time. Or, if you did the “New Zealand trick” and bought your copy on an account based in the country, midnight New Zealand time.

This just about marks the end of what has been an amazing hype cycle, filled with highs, lows, leaks, and plenty of emotion. It feels like the countdown has finally begun to what will no doubt be the biggest release we’ll experience in a long while. In case you weren’t able to grab the NZ version of the game, you can check in on TGG’s stream for more, where he is downloading the game as I write this.

Despite rumors that the NZ release would be around 223 GB, and official sources stating that the download would be 212 GB, the evidence on TGG’s stream is plain for all to see: It’s 210 GB. Turns out the leaks were more accurate than the official communication.

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That said, we might yet get a patch before 19 November.

The point is, get excited, preloads are live and we’re on the cusp of playing GTA 6.