GTA 6 reports and rumours
PS5 firmware 14.22 needed for GTA 6, report says
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
GTA 6 needs PS5 system software 14.22, according to PlayStation Network database listings read by the PlayStation Game Size account, as Push Square reported on 2 November. Here is how to switch on automatic updates before pre-loading starts.
This is a report, not an announcement from Rockstar. We track whether it turns out true in the claims register; when Rockstar confirms or denies it, this page gets an update and the label above changes.
Before GTA 6 lands on your PS5, its system software may need to be on 14.22. Push Square reported on 2 November 2026 that the game needs system software 14.22.00.00, a figure from the PlayStation Game Size account, which reads the PlayStation Store backend. Push Square calls it “entirely their reporting based on their own findings”. In early October the same account had named 14.10. Notebookcheck repeated the report on 6 November and added that 14.22 is the security update Sony released on 2 November.
Neither Sony nor Rockstar has published a minimum firmware for GTA 6, and Notebookcheck notes that neither has confirmed this one. Sony has not said whether its recent updates target jailbreaks.
Update your PS5 in two steps
PlayStation’s own GTA VI support page lists this under getting ready for launch:
- From the home screen, go to Settings > System > System Software > System Software Update and Settings.
- Turn on Download Update Files Automatically and Install Update Files Automatically.
With both on, the console downloads and installs new system software by itself. Do it before Tuesday: pre-loading on PS5 starts at midnight local time on 10 November, according to Rockstar’s announcement of 3 November, and our unlock time page has the moment for your region.
Still unknown: whether 14.22 is a hard minimum or just the version the store listing names today, and whether a later update will raise it again. We will update this report when Sony or Rockstar say what the game requires, or when it is visible on the console at launch. The claim and its status are in our claims register.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- Push Square — Sony Fighting GTA 6 PS5 Piracy with New Firmware Demands
- Notebookcheck — GTA 6 piracy "a fact of life," says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
- Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10
- PlayStation Support — Grand Theft Auto VI support (US)
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