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GTA 6 File Size Leak Points to Nearly 200 GB on PS5

A new unofficial leak suggests Grand Theft Auto VI will take up just under 200 GB on PlayStation 5 at launch. The figure isn't confirmed, and Rockstar could still push storage requirements higher before the November release.

A fresh GTA 6 detail has surfaced ahead of the long-awaited Trailer 3, and this time it’s about how much room the game will claim on your console. According to leaks circulating again this month, Grand Theft Auto VI could install at just under 200 GB on PS5. Nothing is official, but the number is worth a look given where it came from.

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Where the number comes from

The estimate originally traces back to GTA 6 Intel, an account that has previously shared accurate information about the game. The same roughly 200 GB figure resurfaced earlier this month from a separate source, which lines up with the original claim and suggests Rockstar has managed to hold the install size to that ballpark.

For a game that has been in development for this many years, landing under 200 GB is honestly a little surprising on the low side. If accurate, it says good things about how well Rockstar’s compression is working, especially for a world of this scale.

Why it could still grow

The catch is that storage requirements rarely stay fixed this far out. Rockstar is still fine-tuning the game, and last-minute polishing and day-one patches tend to add weight. A 200 GB estimate today does not guarantee 200 GB on launch day, so treat it as a floor rather than a ceiling.

The studio has stayed quiet on official system requirements, which is normal at this stage. With an aggressive summer marketing campaign expected, that is the likely window for harder details like specs and pricing to start dropping.

The bigger picture

On price, GTA 6 is shaping up to be expensive, with earlier chatter from people close to the matter pointing to a starting tag around $100 for the top version. Combine that with a 200 GB footprint and you have a game that asks a fair bit of both your wallet and your drive.

Fan impatience for Trailer 3 has reached the point where one person reportedly installed monitoring hardware in Rockstar’s parking lot to log every vehicle coming and going, hoping to time executive meetings and predict big announcements. Rockstar, meanwhile, is leaning on aggressive anti-leak tactics to track and punish whoever spreads inside information, which is exactly why unconfirmed bits like this file size deserve a healthy dose of skepticism.

What comes next

Trailer 3 is expected in late June or early July. The full game launches in November with PS5 owners first in line, while a confirmed PC version has no firm date yet and realistically may not arrive until around 2027, roughly a year after the console release. Until Rockstar puts an official number on the box, the sub-200 GB figure stays a rumor worth watching rather than a spec to plan around.

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