GTA 6 has made its first sound on console. Insider Gaming reports that PS5 preloads opened in New Zealand, and players there started posting clips of the game’s PS5 home-screen music: a soft, synth-heavy track with a distinct 80s feel. It plays when you highlight the GTA 6 icon, so you don’t need to launch anything to hear it.
One of the clips came from the @gtasix_ account, which called it the first listen to the GTA 6 main menu theme on PS5.
Treat it as the dashboard theme for now. TweakTown notes that the track plays from the PS5 home screen and may differ from the music in GTA 6’s own menu. Insider Gaming expects the two to match, but that’s a guess until people can boot the game on 19 November.
Why New Zealand heard it first
The order comes down to time zones. According to Rockstar’s support page, PS5 digital preload begins at midnight local time on 10 November 2026, so New Zealand, which is among the first places to reach that midnight, got there first. Xbox Series X|S works differently, with a single worldwide start at 12am GMT on 10 November.
For readers in the Gulf and Egypt, that means PS5 players in the UAE can start downloading at midnight tonight, UAE time. Xbox owners get the same window at 4am in the UAE, 3am in Saudi Arabia and 2am in Egypt. Rockstar’s page also says the game itself still releases at midnight local time on 19 November on both consoles.
The date is earlier than originally listed. Pre-order details published in June pointed to a 12 November preload, which is the date in our pricing and editions coverage. gHacks reports that Rockstar’s Newswire has since moved it to 10 November and says the preload file needs up to 212 GB depending on your device.
Clear space before you press download
Early readings from live consoles suggest you’ll want more than a token amount of free storage. RockstarINTEL cites an X user for a PS5 download of about 209.75GB (212GB installed) and roughly 225.34GB on Xbox Series X|S. It also says anyone with a boxed copy, which contains a download code rather than a disc, can queue the install from the Xbox phone app without waiting to enter the code.
The music is part of a wider push on the audio side. Rockstar’s launch trailer, published on 15 October, features music from the electronic duo Justice, credited as composers of the original score. The same description points to an official soundtrack album, GTA VI: The Album, which was open for pre-save at the time.
When can I preload GTA 6 in the UAE?
On PS5, preload opens at midnight local time on 10 November, which is tonight in the UAE. On Xbox Series X|S it opens at 12am GMT, or 4am UAE time. Check that you’ve got 212GB or more free first, since Rockstar’s figure is “up to” and Xbox downloads are reported to be larger.
Will the PS5 home-screen music be the same in-game?
That’s unconfirmed. The track plays when GTA 6 is highlighted on the PS5 dashboard, and it may differ from the music in the game’s own menu.
Does preloading let me play early?
No. Rockstar says GTA 6 releases at midnight local time on 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, in all regions.
