GTA 6 Pre-load Go Live, With Main Menu Theme Song and Release Times Revealed
It’s almost here, ladies and gents! There’s no stopping the Grand Theft Auto 6 train this time; no delays, no sudden movement of the release date. As of today, the GTA 6 pre-loads are now live!
While players can download the large file, they won’t be able to play it until November 19.
But there is one thing players can do, and that’s listen to the menu music while waiting. I know, that’s not much, but at least you can have it playing in the background…teasing until the day it finally unlocks.
GTA 6 Pre-loads Now Live, as Menu Music Is Revealed
Listen to the main theme, which will be imprinted in our memory banks soon!
As confirmed by Rockstar previously, the total file size of GTA 6 is at 212 GB, and this applies to both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions. Having said that, our pre-load shows 210 GB, though this doesn’t account for a day-one update (if there is any).
As for when we can actually play the file, we’ve included the release/unlock times for the GTA 6 game client.
GTA 6 Unlock/Release Times
| Region | Local Release Time | Equivalent UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland, NZ | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 11:00 AM |
| Sydney, Australia | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 1:00 PM |
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 3:00 PM |
| Seoul, South Korea | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 3:00 PM |
| Singapore | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 4:00 PM |
| Beijing, China | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 4:00 PM |
| Bangkok, Thailand | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 5:00 PM |
| New Delhi, India | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 6:30 PM |
| Dubai, UAE | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 8:00 PM |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 10:00 PM |
| Paris, France | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 18 – 11:00 PM |
| London, UK | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM |
| São Paulo, Brazil | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM | Nov. 19 – 3:00 AM |
| New York, USA | Nov. 19 – 12:00 AM EST | Nov. 19 – 5:00 AM |
| Chicago, USA | Nov. 18 – 11:00 PM CST | Nov. 19 – 5:00 AM |
| Denver, USA | Nov. 18 – 10:00 PM MST | Nov. 19 – 5:00 AM |
| Los Angeles, USA | Nov. 18 – 9:00 PM PST | Nov. 19 – 5:00 AM |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | Nov. 18 – 7:00 PM HST | Nov. 19 – 5:00 AM |
Expect more info for GTA 6 to trickle out as we get nearer to launch! The wait is almost over, and soon, everyone will be spending day and night in the virtual city of Leonida.
In related news, the first “physical” copy of GTA 6 has been spotted in the wild, though it sounds a lot more exciting than it looks.
Last week, Sony released a new PS5 system update for “security,” and we wouldn’t be surprised if we see another one drop just before GTA 6 launches.
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