The official preload for GTA 6 is literally just a few hours away at the time of writing, and it means everyone will be able to install all 200GB+ of the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S ahead of launch on November 19th.

Here are the official preload / preinstall times for GTA 6 on Xbox Series X|S, as we recently highlighted on Pure Xbox:

  • North America: 4pm (Mon) PST / 5pm (Mon) MST / 6pm (Mon) CST / 7pm (Mon) EST
  • UK/Ire: 12am GMT
  • Europe: 1am CET / 2am EET
  • Asia/Oceania: 9am JST / 8am AWST / 11am AEDT

So, there are two ways to preload GTA 6 on Xbox Series X|S depending on whether you have or haven't bought it yet. If you've pre-ordered the game, payment should have now been taken out of your account, and you'll be able to preload it by going to the Microsoft Store app on your Xbox console and searching for Grand Theft Auto VI.

The page you're looking for is the one in the image at the top of this article, although instead of a "pre-order" button, you should see the ability to install the game if you've bought it already. This will install a 300MB placeholder file until 12am GMT on November 10th, after which time the full 200GB download will become available as an update.

If you run into any issues with this, it's worth doing a restart of your console after the full preload goes live.

"On XBOX Series X|S, pre-loading begins globally on Tuesday, November 10 at 12 a.m. GMT. Code-in-box versions for both consoles should be available from retailers beginning November 12. The pre-load file will require up to 212 GB depending on your device, so make sure you've got ample space to begin pre-loading as soon as possible."

If you haven't bought GTA 6 yet but still want to preload it on Xbox Series X|S, you can do so by opening up the Xbox mobile app, going to the "Store" page (represented by a bag icon) and searching for Grand Theft Auto VI. You're specifically looking for "Grand Theft Auto VI" - not the Bundle version, but the standalone version.

In our case, it showed up as the fourth option down - you should see a variant of the following page when you open it:

How To Preload GTA 6 In Full On Xbox Series X|S (Even If You Haven't Bought It) 2

Again, hitting the install button prior to 12am GMT on November 10th will install a small placeholder file, and then the full 200GB+ download will become available when the full game preload goes live.

That means everyone (except Xbox One owners, of course) has the ability to download GTA 6 on their Xbox consoles later today, so be sure to clear some room ahead of time - it's going to take up a heck of a lot of storage space!

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