GTA 6 news · 9 November 2026

GTA 6 pre-loading goes live in Australia and New Zealand

Pre-loading for GTA 6 went live in Australia and New Zealand on 9 November 2026, GameSpot reported. Players in other regions can start installing at midnight local time, so the US is next in line.

When can I pre-load GTA 6?

Pre-loading opened in Australia and New Zealand on 9 November 2026, according to GameSpot. That means players in the first regions can install the game on their consoles now, ahead of the 19 November release.

Everyone else gets access at midnight local time in their own region. GameSpot notes that players in the US are almost there, with their turn coming as the clock passes midnight locally.

What have players found in the GTA 6 files?

With the install live, people have been looking through the files and found references they were not meant to see, GameSpot reports. These include strings such as "join Session", "launch Activity" and "launch Multiplayer Activity".

Readers have taken those lines as hints about multiplayer, though nothing official has been said about what they mean. Treat them as file findings rather than announcements.

What else is in the pre-load story?

GameSpot's report also mentions PS5 Pro features appearing in the files. The game arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 19 November 2026, and no PC version has been announced.