Grand Theft Auto VI already has its first update, before anyone can play it. Rockstar released update 1.002.000 on PS5 and Xbox Series X on November 13, 2026, six days before the game launches on November 19, ComicBook reported. It is marked as mandatory: anyone who wants to play on launch day will have to install it first.
What the first update changes
Rockstar has not published patch notes or said what the update contains, and reviewers who already have the game cannot talk about it because of their embargo. The download is about 1 GB. According to data gathered by iGrandTheftAuto and cited by ComicBook, the biggest changes are in the story and level files, while the audio, video and texture databases are untouched.
The rollout is staggered: half of players received it first, and the other half about 11 hours later. ComicBook believes another update before launch is likely, but Rockstar has not said so.
The launch in figures
- 212 GBfree space needed for the pre-load, depending on the console
- 30 FPSframe rate Rockstar is targeting
- $79.99price, according to Reuters
Digital pre-loads opened on November 10, nine days before launch. Rockstar has also confirmed that the game targets 30 frames per second, with ray-traced shadows reserved for PS5 Pro. These are the features it has detailed for each console:
| Frame rate | Confirmed extras | |
|---|---|---|
| PS5 | 30 FPS target | DualSense haptic feedback, Tempest 3D Audio, faster loading |
| PS5 Pro | 30 FPS target | PSSR for a sharper image and ray-traced shadows |
| Xbox Series X|S | 30 FPS target | No specific extras detailed |
| Xbox One | Cloud only | Via Xbox Cloud Gaming, with Xbox Series S settings |
| PC | Not announced | No release scheduled |
Source: Rockstar, via Video Games Chronicle (November 10, 2026).
GTA Online for GTA 6, not before 2027
Multiplayer is still missing from the picture. In a Bloomberg Originals video published on YouTube, the narrator says “the real long-term engine arrives a year later with multiplayer”, which Vice reads as pointing to late 2027, a window it calls tentative. Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier had already reported on October 14 that the online component was expected in 2027. Rockstar has not announced an online mode or a date for one, and it describes the November 19 launch as a single-player experience.
It would be a big change from the previous game. GTA Online launched on October 1, 2013, just two weeks after GTA V, and the Bloomberg video calls it “the largest factor” in GTA V reaching 230 million copies sold.
The road to November 19
- Feb 2022Rockstar confirms development is “well underway”
- Sep 2022About 50 minutes of work-in-progress footage leaks
- Dec 2023First trailer, with a 2025 window: 101 million views in two days
- May 2025Second trailer and delay to May 26, 2026
- Nov 2025Second delay, to November 19, 2026, for extra polish
- Jun 2026Pre-orders open
- Nov 10Digital pre-load opens
- Nov 13First update, 1.002.000
- Nov 19Launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
Sources: Wikipedia, ComicBook, TechRadar.
For the release date, editions and everything else confirmed so far, see our GTA 6 guide.
This article was written with AI assistance from the sources linked above.
