The 210 GB figure comes from PlayStation Game Size, an account that tracks install sizes ahead of release. Polygon reports the account lists GTA 6 at about 210 GB on PS5. Game Rant cites the same account and says the game will weigh in around that number.

It is not a Rockstar announcement. Game Rant says the size has not been formally confirmed for both launch platforms.

Polygon notes that install sizes move as patches and content updates arrive, so a pre-release figure is a snapshot. It also says the account supplied a comparison with another game, but the available excerpt does not name it, so that comparison is left out here.

The number has travelled under stronger headlines than the evidence supports. One outlet calls it officially revealed while attributing it to a report; another calls it all but official while noting it is unconfirmed for both consoles. Those are headline problems, not new facts.

Game Rant reports that preloading opens on 12 November, a week before the 19 November launch, on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Pre-orders have been open since 25 June. The preload matters because the game is digital-only at launch: there is no disc to fall back on, and 210 GB is a long download on a deadline.

The Xbox size is the obvious gap. Game Rant ties the 210 GB figure to PS5 and says it is not formally confirmed for both platforms. No source gives an Xbox number. The final PS5 size can also change before or after preload, depending on patches; no source says whether a day-one update will add to the download.

The confirmed picture is short: a reported PS5 size of about 210 GB, a reported 12 November preload, and a 19 November launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.