GTA VI pre-download release November 19, Digi Mart USA News: Rockstar Games on Monday made its highly anticipated video game “GTA VI” available for download so that the most eager fans could install it before its official worldwide release on November 19.
Players began downloading the game’s data to their consoles at 11:00 GMT, which corresponds to 12:00 a.m. in New Zealand, according to their respective time zones.
Players will only be able to start playing from midnight local time on November 19 in their country.
“GTA VI” is available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. The game weighs approximately 212 gigabytes, making it one of the largest titles at launch.
Rockstar is using a staggered rollout strategy to avoid overloading its servers amid strong demand. According to the consultancy Sensor Tower, nearly eight million units had been pre-ordered two weeks before the release.
Take-Two Interactive, the U.S.-based parent company of Rockstar, described pre-order levels in early August as “exceptional,” though it did not release figures.
The Grand Theft Auto series has sold more than 475 million copies worldwide since its debut in 1997. Fans have been waiting for this new installment for more than a decade.
The previous installment, “GTA V” (2013), sold more than 230 million units, according to Take-Two Interactive.
