GTA 6’s gigantic download size and anticipation has led to it breaking lots of records already. The pre-load for the game has led to British broadband companies seeing new highs of usage.
According to Virgin Media O2, GTA VI has made history causing the biggest-ever traffic peak and highest-ever daily data volume during pre-load day. In the first hour that pre-loading became available, Virgin Media O2 recorded a 51.6% increase in broadband traffic between 12am and 1am on Tuesday 10th November. This is compared to the previous week. The total volume of data downloaded was 73.3% higher than during the equivalent period last Tuesday 3rd November by 9am that say morning
Previous Record And Comparison
The company’s previous evening peak period broadband traffic record was set during Arsenal v Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. GTA VI downloads surpassed it by 3.8%.
Additionally, total daily data volumes exceeded the previous record set by the release of Fortnite Chapter 7 Mini Season on 1 November by 4%. On top of that, as of 11.05pm, the total volume of data downloaded exceeded the previous record for an entire day. Virgin Media are also offering a payment plan for GTA VI at just 5p a day.
In related news, another broadband provider YouFibre have been experiencing issues due to the high volume of traffic. CEO Jeremy Chelot said on Twitter that “GTA6 is causing issue with one of our BNG…trying to rebalance the traffic therefore people around Yorkshire are currently suffering congestion…bear with us please.”
Grand Theft Auto VI is just days away and the game has been confirmed to be 30FPS on all platforms. Plus, XBOX have signed a 10 year deal with Rockstar/Take-Two for cloud streaming of GTA VI. You can learn more here.
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