E-MagazineGTA 6 preload time in India: Check pre-loading date and timings for your PS5 and Xbox gaming consoles
GTA 6 pre-loading starts on PS5 at 12:00 AM IST on November 10 and on Xbox at 5:30 AM IST.
The game requires up to 212GB of free storage and launches globally on November 19.
GTA 6 Standard Edition costs Rs 5,999, while the Ultimate Edition is priced at Rs 7,499 in India.
Rockstar Games is set to open pre-loading of Grand Theft Auto 6 in India on November 10. While pre-loads will begin tomorrow, the game is set to launch on November 19 after a long wait of 13 years since the launch of its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto V. Amid the hype around the upcoming gaming title, social media platforms, such as X (formerly Twitter), have been buzzing with information about the game's pre-load timings. Los Angeles will reportedly be the first city where pre-loads will begin (09:00 PM PST, November 9), IGN reported.
GTA 6 preload timing in India
Rockstar Games has announced that Digital pre-loading on PlayStation 5 will begin on November 10 at “midnight local time” in the country’s respective time zone. This implies GTA VI pre-loading will go live in India for eligible Sony gaming consoles at 12:00 AM IST tomorrow.
For Xbox Series X and S consoles, the pre-loadings will begin at 12:00 GMT (05:30 AM IST). Further, Take-Two Interactive noted that physical copies (that will have a code and not a disc) will be available starting November 12.
GTA 6 price, download size, release date, pre-order details and more
The game is set to launch across the globe on November 19, 12:00 AM IST, on PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox Series X and S. The pre-orders for two editions of the game (GTA 6 Standard and GTA 6 Ultimate are now live. The editions cost Rs 5,999 and 7,499 in India, respectively. Interested players can pre-order the open-world gaming title from their respective gaming console manufacturers' websites. Rockstar Games has confirmed the pre-load will require free space of up to 212GB on your console.
On a related note, a PC version of GTA 6 is expected in the first quarter of 2027. Moreover, a recent X handle reportedly discovered code hints (“joinSession”, “launchActivity” and “launchMultiplayerActivity”) of online linkage in GTA 6, indicating an internet-backed version of Grand Theft Auto 6 may also be in the works and arrive soon. However, readers should note that Rockstar Games has not confirmed a PC or online version at the time of filing.
Vikas Yadav
Vikas Yadav Vikas, a Copy Editor at Digit, writes to express his interest in technology. He covers consumer-centric tech news while hunting the day's most "VFM" smartphone deal. Plus, this curious geek enjoys digging into the last-mile intricacies of latest gadgets. Before Digit, he reported for Jagran English. Off work, you'll find him emotionally attached to historical sites or lost in tales of India's past. Simply put, tech is his 9-to-5, the rest is history.
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