GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition COUNTDOWN: Release Time, Preload, & Download Size Details

GTA 6 may be a long ways off, but the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition is finally here, so you can play San Andreas, Vice City, and III again.

Below, we've got everything you need to know about when you can dive into the games and how big the download will be.

Latest - Game Pulled on PlayStation

The GTA Trilogy has been pulled from sale on PS4 and PS5 as it went live too early. It is now scheduled to release (again) at the specified release time.

You will have to wait until 10am ET/3pm GMT to play on all platforms.

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Release Time

Thankfully, Rockstar has been clear about the worldwide release times for GTA Trilogy, so we know exactly when the Definitive Edition is releasing in the UK, US, Europe, and Australia.

Over on the Rockstar support website, the studio had the following to say:

"Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will officially launch and unlock at 10:00 AM EST in all regions and across all platforms. We are aware of an issue where current countdown timers on the PlayStation Store may be displaying an inaccurate official launch time."

Therefore, the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition release times are:

  • UK - 3pm GMT
  • US East Coast - 10am ET
  • US West Coast - 7am PT
  • Australia - 2am ACT (Friday 12th)

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Release Time

Preload

Thankfully, if you pre order the GTA Trilogy, you won't have to wait to download the game once the release time arrives.

You can preload the game now on all platforms, so get everything ready to go as soon as you can.

GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Download Size

While we don't know the download size for sure on all platforms, we know what they are on PS4. Below are the sizes of the three remastered games.

  • Grand Theft Auto III - 5.3GB
  • Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - 22.8GB
  • Grand Theft Auto Vice City - 11.1GB

The GTA Trilogy download sizes should be about the same on other platforms, however.

PC Requirements

Rockstar were also ahead of the game when it comes to the GTA Trilogy PC requirements. You can check out the minimum and recommended specs below.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2700K / AMD FX-6300
  • Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
  • Storage: 45GB

Recommended System Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
  • Storage: 45GB

Rockstar Games shared the above information here - you will only be able to play the games on PC via the Rockstar Games launcher.