# Does GTA 6 have a day-one patch, and how big is it?

Reportedly yes, update 1.002, about 1 GB on PS5. Press reports say Grand Theft Auto VI update 1.002.000 began rolling out on November 13, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and that it must be installed before you can play. Rockstar Games has not announced the update or published patch notes.

- Unconfirmed — Not confirmed by Rockstar, PlayStation or Xbox: the update, its size and its mandatory status come from press reports that read console download data. Confirmed: the game unlocks on November 19, 2026, and PlayStation asks owners to turn on automatic updates.
- Verified: 2026-11-14
- Updated: 2026-11-14
- Topic: [Performance & tech](https://gta6confirmed.com/topics/tech/)
- URL: https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-day-one-patch/

## What has been reported

On November 13, 2026, several sites reported that the first update for Grand Theft Auto VI, version 1.002.000, had started rolling out to people who pre-loaded the game on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. ComicBook.com wrote that "it is marked as mandatory, meaning everyone who plays the game at launch will need to download the update before they can start playing".

- **Size.** About 1 GB on PS5, according to ComicBook.com and tbreak. We found no consistent figure for Xbox.
- **Rollout.** Both sites say it reached half of players first and the rest about 11 hours later, citing a fan account that tracks PlayStation download data.
- **What it changes.** Unknown. tbreak: "Rockstar hasn’t published patch notes, and it hasn’t said why the download is mandatory."

These details come from console download data read by fan accounts and repeated by the press. Rockstar Games, PlayStation and Xbox have not published anything about the update, so we list it as unconfirmed.

## What to do before November 19

Nothing beyond what PlayStation already asks of everyone who pre-loaded. Its support page for the game says to turn on "Download Update Files Automatically" and "Install Update Files Automatically" in **Settings > System > System Software > System Software Update and Settings**, and to keep the console connected in rest mode so downloads continue. If the update has not arrived yet, it will download when you start the game while online.

## Does it change how much space you need?

Rockstar's figure of up to 212 GB of free space has not changed. An update of about 1 GB fits inside it. See [How big is GTA 6 and how much storage do I need?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-download-size/).

## Not the same as the smaller downloads in Japan and Australia

The pre-load is smaller in Japan and, by less than a megabyte, in Australia and New Zealand. That difference was reported before this update and is a separate story. See [Is GTA 6 censored in Japan or Australia?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-censored-japan-australia/).

## When this answer will change

We will update this page if Rockstar publishes patch notes, or after the release on November 19, 2026, when the game version can be checked on a console.

## Sources

1. [GTA 6 First Update Released Ahead of Launch](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/gta-6-update-patch-notes-1002000/) — ComicBook.com, accessed 2026-11-14
   > it is marked as mandatory, meaning everyone who plays the game at launch will need to download the update before they can start playing
2. [GTA 6 gets a mandatory update before launch, with no patch notes](https://tbreak.com/gta-6-update-1-002-000/) — tbreak, accessed 2026-11-14
   > Rockstar hasn’t published patch notes, and it hasn’t said why the download is mandatory. The download is about 1 GB.
3. [Grand Theft Auto VI support (US)](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/gta-vi-support/) — PlayStation Support, accessed 2026-11-14
   > Turn on Download Update Files Automatically and Install Update Files Automatically.

## Related questions

- [How big is GTA 6 and how much storage do I need?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-download-size.md)
- [How do I pre-load GTA 6 on PS5 and Xbox?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-preload.md)
- [When does GTA 6 come out?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-release-date.md)
- [Is GTA 6 censored in Japan or Australia?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-censored-japan-australia.md)

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