# GTA 6 preloads opened nine days early. How to start yours in Canada, and what it costs

> Pre-loading is live on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It's up to 212 GB, the game costs $109.99 here, and Xbox One owners can stream it.

- Published: 2026-11-10T19:17:00.000Z
- By: The Circuit Staff
- Type: News
- Topics: Gaming
- URL: https://thecircuit.ca/posts/2026-11-10-gta-6-preload-canada-how-to/

If you pre-ordered *Grand Theft Auto VI* digitally, you can start downloading it now. Sony says the game is "the most pre-ordered game in the history of PlayStation Store," and that it worked with Rockstar to open pre-loading [nine days early](https://blog.playstation.com/2026/11/10/pre-load-grand-theft-auto-vi-on-ps5-starting-today/) because of the demand. The game unlocks Nov. 19.

That's earlier than the Nov. 12 date reported when we [worked out the download times](https://thecircuit.ca/posts/2026-10-27-gta-6-download-size-canada/), which is good news if your internet is slow.

## When it opened in Canada

- **Xbox Series X|S:** worldwide at midnight GMT, which was 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Nov. 9, [iPhone in Canada notes](https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/11/10/gta-vi-pre-load-live/).
- **PS5 and PS5 Pro:** midnight local time on Nov. 10.

Rockstar says you need up to **212 GB** free, depending on the platform. That's about 9 hours and 25 minutes at 50 Mbps, or 4 hours and 42 minutes at 100 Mbps, before any slowdowns.

## How to start it

- **PS5:** open your Game Library, find *GTA VI* under pre-orders, and turn on automatic downloads, or start the download from the game's PlayStation Store page.
- **Xbox Series X|S:** open the Microsoft Store, search for *GTA VI*, and select Install.
- **Boxed copies:** in Canada the box holds [a download code, not a disc](https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/06/25/grand-theft-auto-6-pre-orders-live-canada/). Retail editions are expected from Nov. 12, so you can't pre-load until you have the code.

## What it costs here

| Edition | PlayStation Store Canada | Xbox Store Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | [$109.99](https://store.playstation.com/en-ca/product/EP1004-PPSA01547_00-GTAVIULTIMATE001) | [$109.99](https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/store/grand-theft-auto-vi/9NNZSNHLR63L) |
| Ultimate | $139.99 | $139.99 |

*Prices from each store's Canadian page on Nov. 10, before tax.* Buying digitally on PlayStation by Nov. 19 also gets you a month of GTA+ and the Vintage Vice City Pack.

## No Series X? There's another way in

You'll also be able to play GTA 6 through Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles, including the older Xbox One, [Engadget reports](https://www.engadget.com/2312120/gta-6-is-targeting-30-fps-and-has-ray-tracing-support-on-ps5-pro/). Rockstar says streaming will run at Xbox Series S graphics settings. On PS5 and PS5 Pro, Rockstar says it's targeting 30 frames per second; the Pro adds ray-traced shadows and Sony's PSSR upscaling.

**Why it's worth your time:** A 212 GB download is the real launch-day hurdle for a lot of Canadians. Start it tonight, plug the console into your router if you can, and you'll have nine days of buffer instead of a progress bar on Nov. 19.