GTA 6 file size leaks, and we can definitely relax

Since the release of GTA III in 2001, the GTA series has evolved into something much bigger than its predecessors. Today, it's a global juggernaut in the video game industry.

Each new release of Grand Theft Auto has grown bigger in more ways than one in terms of popularity, map size, gameplay features and more, and we expect that GTA VI will be no exception.

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Before Rockstar Games officially revealed GTA VI to the world with its first trailer, the game had suffered from many leaks taken from early builds that were not a true representation of the final product. From gameplay, main protagonists and plot details, the GTA VI leaks were a nightmare to keep contained for the developer.

Out of those leaks came the rumours that the final version of GTA VI will have a whopping install size of 750GB to accommodate its speculated 400 hours of gameplay.

In fairness, the prospect of GTA VI being around 750GB is not outside the realm of possibility because we’re already seeing video games hit the 200GB+ mark. So with a game that’s likely to have one of the largest maps ever with loads of features, I’d be shocked if GTA VI doesn't well exceed 200GB.

In terms of the 400 hours of gameplay, that is more believable. In GTA V, it’s easy to spend hundreds of hours causing mayhem in its single-player campaign, let alone GTA Online.

However, with data taken from a leaked document said to be 60 pages long, it’s claimed that the developer build of GTA VI was around 80GB. That being said, as Reddit user Denso95 mentions, this 80GB build is a very early version and will be missing loads of features not to mention that it will be visually less impressive with missing textures.

With that in mind, Denso95 predicts that GTA VI could be around 200GB and not the whopping 750GB estimate. I think we can all agree that 200GB is far more reasonable even if that size is likely to grow the more GTA VI benefits from patches and content updates.

At the time of writing, Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to be released in late 2025 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S with its PC launch yet to be announced.