GTA VI will unlock region by region, and the US is near the back of the queue
GameSpot's reading of Rockstar's local-midnight launch puts New Zealand and Australia first and the US among the last major regions, with a gap of about 16 hours.
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GameSpot's reading of Rockstar's local-midnight launch puts New Zealand and Australia first and the US among the last major regions, with a gap of about 16 hours.
Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI can be pre-loaded from November 10 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, two days earlier than the pre-order form said. The file needs up to 212 GB.
Sony's new PS5 system update, released on November 2, says only that it contains security fixes. Talk of a link to GTA VI's firmware requirement is speculation.
Rockstar North boss Rob Nelson told Edge that the jump in performance meant some things developers could no longer "get away with", including NPC reactions and animation timing.
Head of development Phil Hooker says Leonida has a functioning train and bus network, and that it can help players lose the police.
GamesRadar+ says Grand Theft Auto VI will have more than 170 animal species. It is a roundup of trailers, previews and the Extended Look, not a new Rockstar announcement.
Capcom has announced it is the exclusive Japanese retailer for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State - Vice City Collection, a ¥99,980 box that does not include the game.
Rockstar has confirmed the Grand Theft Auto VI Original Score, composed by Justice, for December 11 on streaming, CD and vinyl. Retailer listings had leaked prices before the announcement.
The Kaseya Center's food page lists Burger Shot in four sections and Cluckin' Bell in one. Skinny Louie says its Florida restaurants carry the Burger Shot rebrand into December.
Vice City Bean has put a limited LEONIDA coffee on sale for $23. GTAVice.net calls it an official Rockstar collaboration, but we have seen no statement from Rockstar.
Rockstar Games has begun showing a trimmed one-minute cut of the GTA VI launch trailer as ads on X, in all regions, according to GTAVice.net and iGrandTheftAuto.
Virgin Media has launched an Ireland-only promotion that pays one randomly chosen entrant €100 an hour to play Grand Theft Auto VI for eight hours, GameSpot reports. Entries close on November 15.
