GTA 6 gets a 1GB update days before launch
GTA 6 update 1.002 is rolling out on PS5 ahead of the November 19 launch. Here's the size, and why Rockstar hasn't said what's in it.
14th Nov 2026 07:45
Image via Rockstar Games
GTA 6 gets a 1GB update days before launch
GTA 6 update 1.002 is rolling out on PS5 ahead of the November 19 launch. Here's the size, and why Rockstar hasn't said what's in it.
14th Nov 2026 07:45
Image via Rockstar Games
GTA 6 isn't out for another five days, but it's already got its first update, so if you pre-loaded early it's worth checking your console before launch night.
Version 1.002 of Grand Theft Auto VI started appearing on PS5 on November 13, as spotted by players on Reddit and reported by outlets including MovieWeb, KeenGamer and tbreak, with the PS5 download coming in at roughly 1GB. Rockstar hasn't published any patch notes or said what the update actually does, so for now it's a bit of a mystery parcel sitting in your downloads queue.
A small download for a very big game
According to the PlayStation Game Size account on X, via KeenGamer, the PS5 patch weighs about 1.07GB and went out in stages, with around half of eligible players getting it first and the rest roughly 11 hours later, which lines up with Polygon's report (cited by MovieWeb) that it's rolling out gradually. KeenGamer also reports an Xbox Series X|S version of around 2.18GB, though we haven't seen that confirmed anywhere else yet, so treat the Xbox number as a rough guide rather than gospel.
Compared to the 212GB pre-load that's been clogging up broadband lines all week, a gigabyte or two is barely a rounding error, but it's still worth grabbing now rather than at midnight when everyone else is hammering the servers too. If it hasn't shown up for you yet, you can check manually on PS5 by highlighting the game, pressing Options and choosing Check for Update, or on Xbox by heading into Manage game and add-ons and looking under Updates.
Some fans have already started picking through the files to guess at what's changed, but we'd steer clear of that unless you fancy spoiling bits of the story a week early (we certainly don't). Rockstar Support says GTA 6 unlocks at midnight local time on November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in all regions, which means midnight ET in New York, midnight PT in Los Angeles and midnight in the UK, and our GTA 6 pre-load guide has the full details on download sizes and timings.
If you've picked up a boxed copy, the same applies once you've redeemed the code inside, as there's no disc in the box anyway. Well, at least this is one queue in Vice City you can skip without anyone leaning on their horn.
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