You won't have to ruin your weekend plans to download this open-world epic.
There's no getting around it: GTA VI is the most anticipated video game of all time. As such (at time of writing) Rockstar will let you pre-download the huge official 212GB file a week ahead of time of release. But how long is that download going to take? We're talking about arguably the most hyped game ever here. Depending on your connection, is it going to fill a full day or a couple of hours? Let's get into the practicalities of downloading the biggest game of this current console generation.
This is quite a difficult question to answer, but I'll do my best to guide you based on my experience of downloading GTA VI within the last few hours as I'm typing this. I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I have the fastest available fiber broadband connection in my city (a full 1Gbps of rapid downloads speeds). I just downloaded Rockstar's hugely anticipated Vice City mega hit with my PS5 Pro in exactly 63 minutes and 30 seconds. Yes, I timed it on my iPhone. I clearly need to get a life.
For context, I tested my console's internet settings immediately before pre-installing GTA VI (I went with the code in the box version, because I'm a sentimental…
