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Launch-Week Checklist

The whole launch, on one page: preload, storage, your edition bonuses, first-session setup, and the day-one step most players will forget: downloading Rockstar's official map. Print it, tape it to the wall next to the TV, and tick it off with a pen. On screen, the first panel is the same live checklist as the tracker and saves on this device.

Last verified: November 10, 2026Built only from this site's verified factsGTA VI launches Thu Nov 19, 2026
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Official GTA VI key art of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos together on a rooftop in Leonida
Official GTA VI key art of Jason and Lucia on a rooftop. © Rockstar Games, shown for editorial purposes.

Live panel: launch readiness

Tick these on screen and they save on this device, shared with the homepage and the tracker. Everything below this panel is the printable version — same jobs, pen-friendly.

Launch readiness

Before the download

  • Clear about 250 GB. The install can reach 212 GB. The full method, for internal storage and the PS5's M.2 expansion bay, is in the Storage & Setup Guide.
  • Pick your edition deliberately. Standard is $79.99, Ultimate is $99.99, and Rockstar has not published the Ultimate's full contents. The honest comparison is the Editions Guide.
  • Going boxed? Know what is in the box. Boxed copies go on sale November 12 and contain a download code, not a disc. You will still download the full game.

Download day

  • Start the preload the moment your platform opens it. PS5 preload opened at midnight local time on Tuesday, November 10. Xbox preload opened at midnight GMT on November 10 (6:00 PM Central on Monday, November 9). Step by step: the Preload Guide.
  • Keep the console on a wire or close to the router, and let it finish. A 212 GB download is not the place to discover a weak corner of the house. Verify the download completed, not just started.
  • Install console system updates before launch night, not during it.

Claim your bonuses

  • Vintage Vice City Pack: included with purchases made before November 20, 2026. If you are buying anyway, buy inside that window.
  • One month of GTA+: included with digital preorders. Note the date it starts so the month is not wasted before you are playing.

Launch night: first session

  • Know your unlock moment. PS5 unlocks at your local midnight on November 19; Xbox unlocks at midnight GMT November 19 (Wednesday evening in the US). Your exact local times are computed on the Launch Hub.
  • Charge the controller, keep a spare cable close, and download any day-one patch before you sit down to play, not after the intro.
  • Set the basics before the story starts: display brightness and HDR on your TV, subtitles on if you use them, and your preferred camera and aim settings. Menus are easier to read before the whole state is calling.
  • Open your tracker before your first session ends. Progress marked from hour one is progress you never have to reconstruct: the 100% Tracker and the Interactive Map both save on this device with no account.

Day one: the map step

  • Download Rockstar's official printable map of Leonida. Rockstar adds it to its site as a free download on launch day, November 19 — the first official map of the state, printed poster-style with cover art on one side and the map on the other. Print it or keep it on your phone.
  • Then watch this site's map. The moment the official map exists, our interactive map starts replacing its fan-estimate base and its demo pins with verified ones under the two-source rule. Launch-week changes are posted to the Verified Updates board as they land.

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