GTA 6 Receives Update 1.002 and It Looks Like Rockstar Might Be Rolling Out Patches in Waves
With Grand Theft Auto 6 set to be released next week, Rockstar Games hasn’t announced whether we’ll be getting a day-one update or not.
Today, we got confirmation that players will need to download an update file, though it’s unclear whether this is it or if we need to download another one.
It seems Rockstar might be handling game updates a different way too, though we can’t confirm that it will be the case for all updates moving forward.
GTA 6 Updated to Version 1.002 Before Release
PlayStation Game Size, an individual who scrapes PlayStation Store data, has managed to confirm that GTA 6 has been updated to version 1.002.000 with today’s 1 GB file donwload. But here’s the kicker: it’s not available for everyone just yet.
For now, it’s only available for the first 50% of users, and the remaining file will be released after a few hours (11 hours to be exact).
While the changelog won’t be released given the game isn’t out yet, the patch should be something that handles game performance, stability and even security. Just two weeks ago, Sony released a game update that was for security purposes, and while Sony didn’t outright state it, the update was meant to make sure GTA 6 won’t run on unauthorized firmware versions on the PS5. Think of it as Sony’s way of ensuring GTA 6 won’t run on “cracked” PS5’s, and also to prevent piracy.
Further info was shared by iGrandTheftAuto.com, who shared that the Australia/New Zealand and Japan packages have grown by 35 MB after the file install. It’s also said, “the biggest changes are to story000-[GameContent] (+15.75 MiB) and Levels(americas)-0 (+15.625 MiB).”
GTA 6’s Audio, Movies and TextureDatabases have unchanged sizes.
This patch also requires firmware version 14.22.00.00, which is what the latest PS5 update is on.
Don’t be surprised if we see another day-one update for the game released as we get closer to launch as well, though Rockstar hasn’t said anything yet.
In other GTA 6 news, it’s now confirmed that the PS5 Pro version will also run at 30 frames-per-second, though there are still some exclusive features exclusive to the more powerful console.
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