GTA 6 tip: check your "home" console setting now, so the whole household can play (and PS5 works offline)

Tip · October 29, 2026

The tip: if you bought a new console for GTA 6, have more than one console, or share one with family, check one setting now. It decides where your digital copy works for everyone, not just you.

What's confirmed

• The US PlayStation Store listing for GTA VI says offline play enabled, and that you can play it on the main PS5 linked to your account (through the Console Sharing and Offline Play setting), or on any other PS5 when you sign in with your own account.
• On that PS5, anyone who uses the console can play your purchased, downloaded games, even when the console is offline (PlayStation Support). You can only switch it on for one PS5 at a time.
• On Xbox, your home Xbox gives friends and family access to your games when you're not signed in, and lets you play your digital games offline (Xbox Support). You get one home Xbox at a time and can switch it up to five times a year.
• The Xbox store listing for GTA VI doesn't say whether the game can be played offline, so we're not promising that on Xbox.

Do this now (two minutes)

1. PS5: Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play > Enable. If it's on for an old PS5, turn it off there first. (Remote "deactivate all" only works once every 6 months, so don't waste it.)
2. Xbox: Settings > General > Personalization > My home Xbox, then select Make this my home Xbox. Xbox Support specifically says to do this if you've upgraded from Xbox One to Series X|S.
3. Do it on the console where you'll play GTA 6, and where your pre-order will pre-load from Nov 10.

Remember: GTA VI is PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. An old PS4 or Xbox One can't be your GTA 6 console. Which consoles work.

Correction (Nov 4, 2026): Rockstar moved digital pre-load to November 10 (PS5 at midnight local time; Xbox from 7 p.m. ET on Nov 9). Download up to 212 GB. Boxed copies with a download code still arrive Nov 12. See our Nov 3 news post.

Related guides

• Pre-load on PS5
• Pre-load on Xbox
• Is GTA 6 on PS4 or Xbox One?

Sources

• PlayStation Store (US): GTA VI listing (offline play enabled; main PS5 via Console Sharing and Offline Play)
• PlayStation Support: how to turn on PS5 Console Sharing and Offline Play
• PlayStation Support: how to deactivate a PlayStation console (remote deactivation every 6 months)
• Xbox Support: how home Xbox and game sharing work
• Windows Central: how to set your home Xbox (Settings > General > Personalization)
• Xbox Store (US): Grand Theft Auto VI listing (Xbox Series X|S)

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