Make room on your console for GTA VI

This guide is for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players whose console is close to full. At the end, you will have enough free space for GTA VI and know which kind of extra drive can run it and which can only store it.

Check your free space

1. On PS5, open Settings and then Storage.
2. On Xbox, open Settings, then System and Storage devices.
3. Compare the free space with what GTA VI needs.

PlayStation says you need at least 212 GB free to preload on PS5. On Xbox, the Store page we checked does not list a size, and Microsoft has not published one. Your console shows the size when you start the download. Updates after launch can take extra room, so aim for more than the minimum.

Decide what to delete or move

Start with what you are not playing.

• Delete games you have finished or no longer play. You can download them again later from your library.
• Move games you want to keep to a USB drive instead of deleting them.
• Check for large captures, such as long video clips, that you no longer need.

Before deleting a game, make sure its saves are safe, for example through your platform’s cloud saves if you use them.

Park other games on a USB drive

A USB drive is useful as storage, not for playing GTA VI.

On PS5, a USB drive can hold PS5 games that you copy back when you want to play them. PlayStation says it must support SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps or faster, hold between 250 GB and 8 TB, and be plugged in directly, without a hub. To copy a game back, open your Game Library and the Installed tab, highlight the game, press Options and choose Copy.

On Xbox, a USB drive can also hold games for later transfer. GTA VI is listed as optimized for Series X|S, and such games cannot run from USB.

Add internal-speed storage if you need more

To play GTA VI, it has to sit on the internal SSD or on one of these:

• On PS5, an M.2 SSD in the console’s expansion slot. PlayStation says it must be a PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD between 250 GB and 8 TB, with a heatsink. The console formats it the first time you use it, so anything on it is erased.
• On Xbox Series X|S, a Storage Expansion Card, which runs at the same speed as the internal SSD.

Follow your console maker’s own instructions when fitting an M.2 SSD.

Start the download

Once you have room, start the preload from your library and leave the console online. Check the downloads list again near launch in case an update needs more space.

If something is still unclear

See our answers on how much storage space GTA VI needs, on playing from an external drive, on preloading and on the day-one patch.