- Grand Theft Auto 6 has broken UK internet records more than a week ahead of its 19 November launch, driven by players pre-loading the highly anticipated title.
- Network provider Virgin Media O2 reported that peak internet traffic rose 3.8 per cent above the previous record, whilst daily data volume surpassed the previous record by 4 per cent.
- The huge 212GB download caused network traffic to jump 51.6 per cent within an hour of pre-loads going live, with morning data volume up by 73.3 per cent compared to the previous week.
- The game is being released exclusively in digital format, with its massive file size consuming approximately one-third of the available storage on a base PlayStation 5 console.
- Virgin Media O2 confirmed it had taken steps to prepare its network for the unprecedented surge in demand ahead of the official launch.
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