How long does gta 5 take to install on ps4
James Bradley
Published Mar 13, 2026
It took almost 1.5 hours to download and install from epic store launcher. It also depend on your system and internet speed . Why does GTA 5 Take so Long to Install on PS4?
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It all depends on the individual. Some games take my friends 2 hrs and it takes me 22 hrs -.-
Top Voted Answer. It depends on your internet speed and how stable it is, if you are using Ethernet, I can take between 1.5 hrs up to 3 or even more l, …
The problem with this is that the PS4 will throttle downloads while a game is running, this so the download doesn’t affect the performance of the game. In the case of GTA V, this is dumb because the ‘game’ is just that install screen. Close everything and the download should speed up. You can see the progress in the notifications screen.
I would also like to note it is a better idea to go ahead and get the game installing while the main download (~45GB) is downloading because the install itself will take 2+ hours and is not contingent on the Application Data (~45GB) being completed, just …
Even with pretty fast wifi, GTA can still take an hour to download. I personally have around 400mps down with ethernet, but GTA still took about an hour and a half to install. The PS4 uses a 5200rpm hard drive, and that is extremely slow and outdated.
Fairly certain you didn’t download 51GB in 30 minutes… Most people think the download is complete just because it shows finished in the download menu …
It 100% depends on your internet speed. Grand Theft Auto 5 is a huge game, the file being around 60GB. With a decent internet internet connection, it can take almost a day to download if you leave your Playstaion 4 on rest mode so it downloads in the background.
Click the options button and go to game information. There it will show the FULL download for the game which is a HUGE 50mb download which will take at least 8 hours to complete. Sony should have been A LOT more clear on how this worked. Or even added the MAJOR download to your PS4 que with the other 2!
Grand Theft Auto 5 is a big sport, the file being round 60GB. With an honest web web connection, it will possibly take nearly a day to obtain when you go away your Playstaion Four on relaxation mode so it downloads within the background.
Related Questions
How long does it take to download GTA 5 on PS4?
Even with pretty fast wifi, GTA can still take an hour to download. I personally have around 400mps down with ethernet, but GTA still took about an hour and a half to install. The PS4 uses a 5200rpm hard drive, and that is extremely slow and outdated. The standard for hard drives is 7200rpm, but even that is still beyond slow to a modern SSD.
How long does it take to download a game on PS4?
Click the options button and go to game information. There it will show the FULL download for the game which is a HUGE 50mb download which will take at least 8 hours to complete. Sony should have been A LOT more clear on how this worked. Or even added the MAJOR download to your PS4 que with the other 2!
What is the size of Grand Theft Auto 5 for PS4?
The size of GTA V for PS4 is about 55GB. If you buy the game from PlayStation store, you should download the entire 55GB or if you would like to install the game by physical game disc, you need not download 55GB, the gmae will get installed from the disc itself.
How long does it take to install a game?
The installation process starts slowly, then it speeds up really quickly in a few minutes. No way in hell they’d allow 12 hours to install a game
