# Is GTA 6 censored in Japan or Australia?

Not known. Rockstar has not said, but both downloads are smaller. The Japanese pre-load of Grand Theft Auto VI is about 1.2 GB smaller than in most regions, and the Australian one is smaller by under a megabyte. Rockstar Games and Take-Two have not explained why. Japan rates GTA 6 CERO Z and Australia R18+, both adults only.

- Unconfirmed — Confirmed on the PlayStation Store: CERO Z in Japan, listed for crime and violence only, and R18+ in Australia, listed for drug use, high impact violence and sex scenes. Not confirmed: that any content was cut. The file sizes come from press reports.
- Verified: 2026-11-14
- Updated: 2026-11-14
- Topic: [Price & editions](https://gta6confirmed.com/topics/buying/)
- URL: https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-censored-japan-australia/

## The size difference

When pre-load opened on November 10, 2026, players compared download sizes by region. Kotaku, citing those comparisons, reported on November 11:

| Version | PS5 | Xbox Series X\|S |
|---|---|---|
| Most regions | 209.913 GB | 209.86 GB |
| Japan | 208.725 GB | 208.74 GB |
| Australia and New Zealand | about 0.7 MB smaller than most regions | no figure reported |

These are press figures, not numbers from Rockstar or the console makers. Kotaku wrote that it "has reached out to Take-Two for comment"; no reply had been published when we checked on November 14, 2026.

A smaller download does not by itself show what is missing. It can be cut scenes, but it can also be language files, region settings or anything else packed differently for one region.

## Japan: CERO Z, rated for crime and violence

The Japanese PlayStation Store lists the game as CERO Z, which means it is not sold to anyone under 18: "18才未満の方には販売しておりません" (not sold to those under 18). The page shows two CERO content icons, crime and violence.

That is the second reason for the censorship talk. Automaton points out that the Japanese listing has no sexual content icon, while ratings in other countries mention sex scenes or sexual content. Whether that means scenes were changed for Japan, or only that CERO labelled them differently, has not been said by Rockstar, Take-Two or CERO.

The Japanese store page also says that buying a CERO Z game on the PlayStation Store requires paying by credit card.

## Australia: R18+

The Australian PlayStation Store lists the game as R18+ with three consumer advice lines: "Drug Use, High Impact Violence, Sex Scenes". R18+ is the adults-only category for games in Australia. Since sex scenes are listed, the rating itself gives no sign that they were removed there.

The Australian and New Zealand download is smaller by less than a megabyte. A dataminer named a missing file in that version; what the file does is not known.

## What is not known

- Whether any scene, mission or line was changed in the Japanese or Australian version.
- Whether the difference is in the game's content at all, or in language, legal or region files.

Both can be checked after the release on November 19, 2026. For ratings in the US and Europe, see [What is GTA 6 rated?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-age-rating/).

## Sources

1. [Grand Theft Auto VI (PlayStation Japan)](https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/) — PlayStation Japan, accessed 2026-11-14
   > この作品には、18才以上対象の内容(CERO審査)が含まれています。18才未満の方には販売しておりません。
2. [Grand Theft Auto VI (PlayStation Australia)](https://www.playstation.com/en-au/games/grand-theft-auto-vi/) — PlayStation Australia, accessed 2026-11-14
   > Drug Use, High Impact Violence, Sex Scenes
3. [GTA VI Is Slightly Smaller In Australia And Japan, Sparking Censorship Concerns](https://kotaku.com/gta-6-smaller-in-australia-japan-censorship-concerns-rockstar-2000755882) — Kotaku, accessed 2026-11-14
   > In most regions, GTA VI’s file size is 209.913 GB on PS5, and 209.86 GB on Xbox Series S/X. In Japan, it’s 208.725 GB on PS5 and 208.74 GB on Xbox.
4. [GTA 6's smaller file size and lack of "sexual content disclaimer" in Japan raises concerns about possible regional censorship](https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gta-6s-smaller-file-size-and-lack-of-sexual-content-disclaimer-in-japan-raises-concerns-about-possible-regional-censorship/) — Automaton, accessed 2026-11-14
   > As Game*Spark reports, the Japanese PS5 version of GTA 6 is 208.725 GB, while the file size is 209.913 GB in most other regions.

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