GTA VI pre-loading opened on November 10 and the game launches on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Did your pre-load start and finish on its own, and how long did it take on your connection?
Video: "Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2", official Rockstar Games YouTube channel. It is a trailer, not a recording of the pre-load: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQRLujxTm3c
Some context from our article (sources read November 13, 2026, Paris time): Virgin Media O2 quotes a 190 GB game, The Independent reports 212 GB on the Xbox and PlayStation stores, and thinkbroadband estimates 4 hours 30 minutes on a 100 Mbps connection. The Independent also notes the pre-load may start automatically only if automatic downloads are on and the console is in standby.
Our questions:
- Which platform are you on (PS5, Xbox Series X|S), and which download size does your console store show?
- What is your connection speed, and how long did the pre-load take? Did it match the estimate above?
- Did it start automatically (automatic downloads on, console in standby), or did you have to start it yourself?
- Did you change any setting to speed it up or to free up space, and did it help?
- Did you pre-load on November 10 or later? Did you notice slowdowns?
- If you plan to use Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 19 (from 1 am ET) instead, tell us why.
Full details (Virgin Media O2 traffic records, sizes, what we could not confirm): https://tricknfix.com/articles/gta-vi-pre-load-broke-virgin-media-o2-broadband-records-10-november-what-it-means-for-your-download/
Sources: Virgin Media O2, press release of November 11, 2026; thinkbroadband; The Independent; Xbox Wire, November 10, 2026. Details and links in the article.
Image: official Rockstar Games "pre-load now" visual (Rockstar Newswire). © Rockstar Games / Take-Two.
French version of this topic: https://tricknfix.com/fr/sujet/prechargement-gta-vi-s-est-il-termine-tout-seul-et-combien-de-temps-a-t-il-pris-sur-votre-connexion-7940a1a932/
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