What should I do before GTA 6 launches?

Clear about 260 GB of storage, pre-order, book your days off, set your TV to Game Mode, pre-load from November 10, turn on Console Sharing and Offline Play on PS5, and know your unlock time. This page tracks all of it.

When does GTA 6 pre-load start?

November 10, 2026, nine days before launch, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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GTA 6 Launch Day Checklist: 18 Things to Do Before November 19

Eighteen things to do before GTA 6 unlocks on November 19, in order, from Rolo's guides. Tick them off; this page remembers your progress in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. Prefer paper? Print the two-page PDF.

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Pre-load opensNov 10

GTA 6 unlocksNov 19

Before November 10

Clear about 260 GB on your consoleGTA 6 is a reported 210 GB on PS5. Check Settings, Storage, and move or delete what you have finished. Guide ›
Pick an edition and pre-orderStandard $79.99 or Ultimate $99.99, digital or boxed code. Pre-orders get the Vintage Vice City Pack. Guide ›
Boxed copy on PS5? Check the regionPlayStation codes only work with an account from the same country. Xbox codes are region-free. Guide ›
Book your days offThursday November 19 and Friday November 20, if you can. Do it properly, through the proper system. Guide ›
Set up your TV: Game Mode and HDRRolo's settings guide, done once, saves you squinting on launch night. Guide ›
Thinking about more storage? Decide nowAn internal SSD (PS5) or an expansion card (Xbox) takes time to arrive and set up. Guide ›

November 10 to 18

Redeem your boxed code the day it arrivesPre-load only starts once the code is on your account. Guide ›
Start the pre-load on November 10Leave the console in rest mode with downloads allowed. Check it finished. Guide ›
Turn on Console Sharing and Offline Play (PS5)Settings, Users and Accounts, Other, Console Sharing and Offline Play, Enable. Lets you play if PSN falls over. Guide ›
Know your unlock timeMidnight Eastern on November 19 for the Americas; other regions differ. Check yours. Guide ›
Mute the spoiler wordsReviews are reported for November 18. Our spoiler guide has the words to mute and where. Guide ›
Optional: finish your GTA replayBama and Rolo's 18-day run from Vice City to V, if you started it. Guide ›

November 19

Check for the day-one patch before midnightOpen the game's page on the store and let any update finish.
Charge the controller and headsetObvious. Also the one people forget.
Food and water within reachJason and Lucia have to eat. So do you. Guide ›
Phone on do not disturbThe group chat will survive without you for one evening.
Decide: story first or explore firstThe map opens early. Bama has a plan either way. Guide ›
Read nothing after midnight that you did not writeOur pages stay spoiler-free; the rest of the internet will not. Guide ›

Missing something? Tell Rolo. Everything else is in the launch guide and the launch week calendar.