According to a recent tweet from PlayStation Game Size, an account that, as the name suggests, tracks file sizes for upcoming PS games, Grand Theft Auto 5 is likely to take up just over 86 GB. By no means is that the biggest file size around for a modern game, but even with the PS5’s available 667 GB on its in-built solid-state drive, that’s quite a significant amount of storage that the game will need. Not to mention that this may not include any future updates or patches, which could see that number leap up, as it did on the previous gen console versions of the game.
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The storage requirements for Grand Theft Auto 5 on previous consoles was around 57 GB, but this could fluctuate after updates and such, whereby the file size could be as much as 90 GB. For a game that came out in 2013, that is a lot of storage needed. Of course, it’s to be expected that the PS5 port of the game will take up more what with improved visuals, and it’s at least smaller than the likes of Gran Turismo 7, which requires just shy of 100 GB.
With screenshots from GTA 5 comparing current gen to PC, it does seem as though Rockstar has made a few tweaks here and there. According to the developer, there will be some graphical upgrades, which will include ray tracing. Players will also be able to transfer their data over from the PS4 version onto PS5. Currently, the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of the game are due out on March 15.
With Grand Theft Auto 6 hopefully getting a trailer this year, all eyes are on the studio, seeing what it will do next with the franchise. It’s been way overdue as far as fans are concerned, and while the current gen ports of GTA 5 will be welcome by many, most others are just holding out for the next installment.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on March 15.
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