GTA 6 will take over a day to download for millions of gamers

GTA VI could take over a day to download for millions of UK gamers, according to new broadband analysis from Uswitch, who looked at a range of UK internet speeds and revealed which will be waiting the longest to jump into Rockstar's highly anticipated GTA 6.

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UK households using standard copper ADSL connections at 10Mbps could wait up to 6 days and 6 hours to download a 676GB file, or over a day for a 120GB version. With 90% of games now sold digitally, the potential for launch-day frustrations is high. Rumors are currently circulating that GTA 6 will be as big as 676GB, but those remain just rumors, and if history is anything to go by, it would be incredibly unusual for Rockstar to release a game that requires more than half a terabyte of storage.

Uswitch's broadband experts modeled download times across a range of UK internet speeds, revealing big differences between ultrafast and slower connections. The UK's average broadband speed of 170.2Mbps could result in around 1 hour and 34 minutes for the smaller 120GB file, but gamers with sub-100Mbps connections will be waiting for hours.

Max Beckett, a broadband expert at Uswitch, highlighted the growing need for faster internet to accommodate next-gen game sizes. "If GTA VI is digital-only, download speed will be a major factor in how quickly players can start playing," he said.

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With pre-orders live and release day fast approaching, UK gamers may need to upgrade their broadband or prepare for a long wait. Additionally, these wait times are without any unexpected server-side problems, which would be Xbox and PlayStation services.