GTA 6 will need 225.34 GB of Xbox storage space

Kotaku reports that the New Zealand and Australia version of GTA 6 is missing a file chunk the rest of the world has, "core_restofworld001", according to Tex2, a user who analyses Rockstar's game files. It is the first concrete detail on what sets that package apart. On PS5 it is 0.688 MB smaller than the standard file. Kotaku admits nobody knows what the chunk contains.

The outlet also puts the Japanese PS5 difference at 1.19 GB, and Japanese users on X suspect CERO censorship. Kotaku has asked Take-Two for comment and has not had a reply yet.

GTA BOOM adds something the article did not have: Japan's content rating. According to the outlet, CERO rates GTA 6 as Z, its 18-and-over tier, with icons for violence and crime but none for sexual content, which does appear in the ESRB and PEGI ratings. In Australia and New Zealand, the R18+ and R18 ratings do mention sex scenes.

The outlet puts the store data at 209.913 GB for the global build and 208.725 GB for the Japanese one, and says the Australia and New Zealand build is short by under a megabyte. Even so, GTA BOOM admits neither point proves cuts, and Rockstar and Take-Two have said nothing about content changes in Japan.

Uswitch analysed more than 825,000 speed tests to estimate how long the download would take in the UK, as reported by Advanced Television. It starts from 212 GB, a figure the outlet attributes to Rockstar, although the company has not published a size. At the median speed of 71 Mbps it would take over six and a half hours. In Caistor, the slowest area at 9 Mbps, it would pass 52 hours, while in Milton, the fastest, it would take 72 minutes.

The analysis says you need about 10 Mbps to finish within two days, 20 Mbps within one day and 59 Mbps to finish overnight. These figures are based on 212 GB, not on the 209.86 GB Xbox pre-load size given above.

Rockstar Intel, a community news site, reported on 9 November that PS5 pre-loading is staggered: it starts at local midnight on Tuesday 10 November, first in New Zealand and Australia. On Xbox it is simultaneous worldwide, from 00:00 GMT that day. Anyone buying the boxed copy with a code can start the download from the Xbox app without waiting for 12 November.

For PS5 it gives 212 GB installed, the first sourced figure for that console. For Xbox it quotes 225.34 GB as the download, while GameGPU gave it as the install size. It also says the Japanese version is over 1 GB smaller on both consoles. Rockstar Intel is a fan outlet and Rockstar has not said anything.

Rockstar Games has announced the preload but hasn't said how big GTA 6 is. Clarín mentioned up to 212 GB without naming a source. The Xbox figures are the first ones with a stated origin.

According to @GTAVI_Countdown, a community account that tracks the preload countdown, Xbox confirms GTA 6 is 209.86 GB on Xbox Series X|S. GameGPU adds that this is the compressed pre-download, and that the unpacked game takes 225.34 GB on the SSD.

GameGPU says the numbers come from Microsoft's server directory. It blames the size on dense high-resolution textures and on the geometry of the open world, which means the map of Leonida.

For perspective, the 225.34 GB install sits above the 212 GB Clarín mentioned. That figure had no named source. GameGPU's does.

There are three data versions on PS5 and Xbox, says @GTAVI_Countdown. The worldwide one (US, Europe, Middle East and Asia) shares the same data, New Zealand and Australia share another, and Japan has its own.

The Japanese one is a bit over 1 GB smaller on Xbox. GameGPU lists it at 208.74 GB for the pre-download and 224.14 GB installed. The account says it has no confirmation on censorship.

If you use a New Zealand account to play early on PS5, the account advises downloading the game on it before playing from your main one. On Xbox, you can just change your region.

The tightest console is the Xbox Series S. GameGPU points out that its stock SSD leaves limited usable space.

If you don't want to uninstall games, you'll need an official expansion card. The practical move is to check your library before the preload instead of waiting for launch night. Our beginner's guide covers what to expect from the first hours.

The 225.34 GB figure comes from a server directory, not from a Rockstar statement or a store page. There's also no sourced number for PS5: the only one in circulation is Clarín's, with no source.

The next clue arrives when the preload opens and the Xbox store shows the game's page with its size. GTA 6 launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026. For everything else, see what we know about GTA 6.

How big is GTA 6 on Xbox Series X|S?

The pre-download is 209.86 GB and the final install is 225.34 GB, according to GameGPU. @GTAVI_Countdown also gives 209.86 GB.

Is the size the same in every region?

No. There's a worldwide version, one for New Zealand and Australia, and one for Japan, which is a bit over 1 GB smaller on Xbox, says @GTAVI_Countdown.

Has Rockstar confirmed the size?

No. Rockstar hasn't published a size; the figure comes from Microsoft's server directory, according to GameGPU.