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GTA 6's File Size Is Smaller In Australia And Japan, Sparking Censorship Concerns

Kotaku·Lewis Parker·about 12 hours ago
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As of yesterday, Grand Theft Auto VI can now be preloaded on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X . If you pre-ordered one of the unlimited copies of the digital version of the game, you can get ahead of things and start installing the 209.913 GB right now—unless, that is, you live in Australia, New Zealand, or Japan. There, you’ll be downloading slightly less.

Of course you can still pre-install GTA VI in those regions, but you seemingly won’t be installing the same file as everyone else. As reported by GameSpark , users in Japan have noticed that GTA VI’s preload file size is notably smaller than the standard version available elsewhere, creating concerns that censorship might be afoot.

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. That’s roughly 1.19 GB smaller on PS5.…

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