Grand Theft Auto V comes out tonight when the clock strikes midnight local time. Our extensive review makes it sound like a must-play, but here’s something you should know before getting started on Xbox 360: Only install the first disc.
The open-world crime game, which takes players to a fictional version of California, comes on two discs for Xbox 360. Don’t worry — you won’t have to swap between the two DVDs in the middle of gameplay, but you do have to install the entire 8GBs of data from disc one in order to start playing in the first place.
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@mfw For optimal performance, we recommend not installing that disc. We will have more info on our Support Site at launch.
— Rockstar Support (@RockstarSupport) September 16, 2013
We’ve reached out to Rockstar and asked if it could elaborate on why. We’ll update this post with any new information.
Grand Theft Auto V comes on one Blu-ray disc for PlayStation 3, but that version still requires the 8GB install.