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Every morning, what happened around GTA 6 in a few lines, plus the stories worth a full read. Sourced, no leaks.

Sunday, November 15

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 15: reports of dud codes in some boxes Some boxed copies reportedly ship with codes that don't work, Kai Cenat finishes his marathon, and your launch-week diary. 4 days to go.
  • Boxed copies: redeem your code right away
  • Kai Cenat is done with the old GTAs
  • Your launch-week diary
  • Four days out, the open questions
  • Fun fact: 1,080 days since Trailer 1

Saturday, November 14

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 14: a first update before launch Update 1.002.000 is rolling out, Macca the alligator gets a cartoon, YouTube plans a 24-hour stream and Rob Nelson opens the door to a GTA outside the US. 5 days to go.
  • A first update before launch day
  • Macca the alligator gets his own cartoon
  • Launch night on YouTube, free codes on Twitch and Kick
  • Rob Nelson: a GTA outside America? Never say never
  • Fan theory: Gay Tony in a two-second shot

Friday, November 13

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 13: over 11 million pre-orders, according to Sensor Tower A new pre-order estimate, a $1.9 billion bar set by Bank of America, a ten-year Xbox deal and a cheaper box at Kaufland. 6 days to go.
  • Sensor Tower now estimates more than 11 million pre-orders
  • Bank of America sets the bar at $1.9 billion
  • Xbox and Take-Two announce a ten-year partnership
  • Germany: Kaufland joins the price war
  • Star ratings already, but no reviews yet

Thursday, November 12

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 12: the pre-load breaks a broadband record The 212 GB download strains UK networks, German supermarkets cut the price, and Take-Two takes aim at AI clones. 7 days to go.
  • The pre-load broke a UK broadband record
  • Germany: Lidl and Edeka undercut the €79.99 price
  • Zelnick promises to fight AI clones and unofficial ports
  • Analyst forecast: next GTA Online in early 2027
  • A doughnut in one hand, a beer in the other

Wednesday, November 11

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 11: 30 fps confirmed and Xbox One joins via the cloud Rockstar gives its first performance targets, Xbox opens cloud play on last-gen consoles, and both stores report record pre-orders. 8 days to go.
  • Rockstar sets the bar at 30 fps, on every console
  • Xbox One gets in through the cloud
  • Most pre-ordered game ever on PlayStation and Xbox stores
  • Boxed copies arrive tomorrow, without a paper map
  • Munich gets a giant GTA VI banner
 Official GTA 6 runs at 30 fps on every console, and Xbox One gets it through the cloud Rockstar gives its first performance targets: 30 fps everywhere, PSSR and ray-traced shadows on PS5 Pro. Xbox adds cloud streaming on Xbox One, but PC is still left out.

Tuesday, November 10

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 10: a festival in Miami and pre-orders above target Rockstar plans a concert in Miami two days after launch, Take-Two says pre-orders beat its expectations, and the roughly 210 GB pre-load is under way. 9 days to go.
  • Rockstar announces a GTA VI festival in Miami
  • Take-Two: a weak quarter, but GTA VI pre-orders beat its own expectations
  • Zelnick: development is finished, PC is up to Rockstar
  • Pre-load is live, and it really is about 210 GB
  • Countdown: 9 days to go
 Official GTA 6 gets its own music festival in Miami, two days after launch Rockstar and PlayStation are throwing a one-day festival in Miami on November 21 with Travis Scott and Cardi B. You can't just buy a ticket: entry goes through a lottery that closes today.

Monday, November 9

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 9: pre-load day and a police department in a hurry Xbox pre-load opens tonight and PS5 at midnight, Take-Two reports after the bell, Amazon Italy cancels some pre-orders and a US police force wants the game out. 10 days to go.
  • Pre-load day: Xbox tonight, PS5 at midnight
  • Take-Two speaks tonight, the last time before launch
  • A police department asks Rockstar to hurry up
  • Italy: Amazon cancels some boxed pre-orders
  • Launch Gallery, take two: who's on the dance floor?

Sunday, November 8

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 8: six real cars in Miami and a pre-order poster West Coast Customs builds real versions of six GTA VI cars for Rockstar, German shops show a poster bonus and Paris plans a launch night at the cinema. 11 days to go.
  • Six GTA VI cars, built for real and driven around Miami
  • A poster with boxed pre-orders, at least in some shops
  • Smarter cops at the pump? A fan theory
  • Deals: coupons in Brazil, 1 zł with a TV in Poland
  • Paris will watch the unlock on a cinema screen

Saturday, November 7

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 7: a Kodak Black lookalike, a pilot's sky drawing and a 225 GB question Fans comb the Launch Gallery, a Cessna traces GTA VI over Arkansas, Spectrum boosts download speeds and an unofficial Xbox file size surfaces. 12 days to go.
  • Kodak Black in the Launch Gallery? Fans think so
  • A pilot draws GTA VI across the Arkansas sky
  • A US internet provider joins the launch
  • 225 GB on Xbox? An unofficial figure
  • Could AI speed up the PC version? An ex-Rockstar view

Friday, November 6

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 6: nearly 40 new screenshots, and the Brooklyn mural gets tagged Rockstar opens a Launch Gallery, Zelnick shrugs at piracy, graffiti covers Jason and Lucia in Brooklyn, and Xbox pre-load starts early in the Americas. 13 days to go.
  • Rockstar opens a Launch Gallery of nearly 40 screenshots
  • Zelnick: GTA 6 piracy is "a fact of life"
  • The Brooklyn mural gets tagged
  • Xbox pre-load starts on November 9 in the Americas
  • Germany: rated 18, still no word on cuts

Thursday, November 5

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 5: Take-Two stock jumps, and Rockstar's spoiler rules resurface Take-Two gains 7% ahead of its results, ending videos could be taken down, the 99-cent map draws grumbles, and Xbox hides a console in an alligator. 14 days to go.
  • Take-Two shares jump 7%, Zelnick pushes back
  • Ending videos could be taken down after launch
  • The 99-cent map isn't going down well
  • Xbox hides a Series X inside an alligator
  • A UK police force does its own GTA edit

Wednesday, November 4

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 4: pre-load moves up to November 10, and a free Leonida map Rockstar brings pre-load forward and confirms up to 212 GB, Sensor Tower estimates 7.71 million digital pre-orders, and the billboards reach Europe. 15 days to go.
  • Pre-load moves up to November 10, size up to 212 GB
  • A free Leonida map on launch day
  • Sensor Tower estimates 7.71 million digital pre-orders
  • The billboards reach Warsaw and Munich
  • A "last dance" in GTA Online on November 18
 Official GTA 6 pre-load moves up to November 10, and Rockstar confirms up to 212 GB Digital pre-orders can download two days earlier than planned, Xbox opens at the same moment worldwide, and a free Leonida map is coming on launch day.

Tuesday, November 3

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 3: PS5 firmware 14.22 reportedly required, and teens line up GTA 6 reportedly needs the latest PS5 update, a teen survey points to huge demand, and the press explains the New Zealand trick. 16 days to go.
  • PS5: GTA 6 reportedly needs system software 14.22
  • Teen survey: 7 in 10 console owners plan to buy
  • The "New Zealand account" trick is doing the rounds
  • A jogger's muscles get the RDR2 horse treatment
  • Countdown: 16 days to go, pre-load in 9

Monday, November 2

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 2: a Miami club becomes NINE1NINE, and São Paulo gets the ads A real nightclub borrows the game's name for a night, Brazil sees its first street ads, and a third of GamePro readers are taking leave. 17 days to go.
  • Miami's E11EVEN turns into NINE1NINE for one night
  • Brazil: GTA 6 ads hit the streets of São Paulo
  • One in three GamePro readers is taking time off
  • Can GTA 6 "save" you $5,000? A finance creator says yes, with a wink
  • Still unanswered, 17 days out

Sunday, November 1

Press review GTA 6 press review, November 1: Justice's score gets a date, and Air Force 1s are rumored Rockstar dates the Justice score, sneaker sites talk up a Nike collab, and GTA Online has its last Halloween before the new game. 18 days to go.
  • Justice's GTA VI score is official: December 11, on CD and vinyl
  • Rumor: GTA VI Air Force 1s from Travis Scott and Nike
  • GTA Online's last Halloween before GTA 6
  • Still unanswered, 18 days out
  • Fun fact: 1,080 days since Trailer 1

Saturday, October 31

Press review GTA 6 press review, October 31: Miami-Dade goes pink and blue, Japan gets a ¥99,980 box A Miami-Dade County marketing deal in Florida, a pricey collector's box from Capcom and more from the Edge preview. 19 days to go.
  • Miami-Dade signs a $3.9 million marketing deal with Rockstar
  • Japan: a ¥99,980 collector's box, sold by Capcom
  • Longer days, a slower world
  • Stealing a supercar? Watch out for the tracker
  • Community: real buildings from a tiny Georgia town?
 News Miami-Dade's $3.9 million GTA 6 deal: pink and blue lights for the airport, port cranes and traffic boxes The county that is home to the real Miami will light up its airport and port cranes in GTA 6 colors before launch. Here is what the deal covers and why not everyone is happy.

Friday, October 30

Press review GTA 6 press review, October 30: a Criminal Profile and an actor who isn't Jason Edge's preview keeps giving, a rumored Jason actor says it isn't him and a mission-count rumor does the rounds. 20 days to go.
  • Edge's new screenshots, and a "Criminal Profile" that shapes the story
  • The actor fans picked for Jason says it isn't him
  • Rumor: 201 story missions, from an account with no track record
  • Close to 7 million pre-orders, according to estimates
  • Take-Two reports on November 9, ten days before launch
 Community The actor fans tied to GTA 6's Jason says he isn't playing him Reddit sleuths matched Rob Brinkmann's voice to Jason Duval. He has now denied it, and the hunt for Jason's actor starts over.

Thursday, October 29

Press review GTA 6 press review, October 29: a map nearly the size of three games Rockstar talks scale in Edge, fresh gameplay turns up in South Park, and a survey breaks a record. 21 days to go.
  • Edge: Leonida nearly matches three Rockstar maps put together
  • New GTA 6 gameplay, courtesy of South Park
  • Nearly one in three US gamers plans to buy it
  • Justice and Gesaffelstein deliver a second score track
  • Rockstar UK staff vote on a union around launch
 Official GTA 6's map nears GTA IV, GTA V and RDR2 combined, Rockstar tells Edge Edge's GTA VI cover story brings Rockstar's clearest statement yet on how big Leonida is, and a lot more doors you can open.

Wednesday, October 28

Press review GTA 6 press review, October 28: 210 GB on PS5? A huge file size from PlayStation Store data, a review date that's still a rumor, and an analyst's PC guess. 22 days to go.
  • PS5 download: about 210 GB, according to store data
  • Reviews on November 18? Still a rumor
  • PC version around mid-2027, says an analyst
  • No launch-day piracy from the latest PS5 exploit
  • The Miami Heat turn into Vice City on launch eve
 News GTA 6 is about 210 GB on PS5, according to PlayStation Store data The figure isn't official yet, but it comes from store data and an insider backs it. Here's what it means for your console. Community The light that came before the gunshot: the GTA 6 trailer 'bugs' fans love Frame by frame, fans found tiny mistakes in Rockstar's trailers. The internet's reaction was better than the bugs.

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