GTA 6 file size on PS5 & Xbox

The official number: up to 212 GB

On November 3, Rockstar announced that pre-loading would open on November 10 and that the pre-load requires up to 212 GB, depending on your device OFFICIAL. Rockstar gives that one figure for both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Digital pre-loading opened at midnight local time on November 10 on PS5 and at 00:00 GMT the same day on Xbox OFFICIAL. The game launches November 19, 2026.

Sources: Rockstar Newswire, Nov 3, 2026 · Rockstar Support pre-load FAQ

What trackers measured

Once the pre-load went live, trackers posted the sizes they saw. They don't come from Rockstar, so treat them as estimates REPORTED · NOT OFFICIAL.

The Xbox install figure is bigger than Rockstar's “up to 212 GB”. Nobody official has explained the gap, so plan for the bigger number. Patches can change the size again; Rockstar hasn't published a day-one patch size.

Source: tracker @MrDalekJD, as reported by RockstarINTEL (Nov 9, 2026). REPORTED, not official.

Will GTA 6 fit on your console?

Consoles have less usable space than the box says, because the system software takes a share. These usable figures were reported when the consoles came out REPORTED · NOT OFFICIAL:

“Left after GTA VI” is our own subtraction: 212 GB on PS5 and 225 GB on Xbox, on an otherwise empty console. On a 512 GB Series S, GTA VI takes more than half of the usable space. Models with bigger drives (for example the 1 TB Series S or the 2 TB PS5 Pro) have more room; we couldn't verify their exact usable figures.

Source: The FPS Review, Nov 5, 2020

How much free space to keep

Our rule of thumb (advice, not a Rockstar requirement): have about 250 GB free before the pre-load, to cover the larger Xbox figure plus patches.

• Delete games you've finished. Anything you own digitally can be downloaded again later.
• Clear old screenshots and video captures.
• On PS5, open Settings > Storage to see what is using the space.
• On Xbox, park other games on a USB drive. They can be stored there, but Series X|S optimized games have to move back to fast storage to play. Details in our Xbox storage guide.

Still short? On PS5, add an M.2 SSD that meets Sony's spec (PS5 SSD guide); on Xbox, a Storage Expansion Card. Box copy on the way? See code in box explained.