GTA VI will need PS5 firmware 14.22, according to its preload data, well above the public jailbreak
Analysis of the package metadata suggests GTA VI won't start below 14.22. Anyone who wants to keep a PS5 jailbreak, which ends at 13.60, has a choice to make before November 19.
Where the requirement comes from
X user CRTkafa published an analysis of the game's PlayStation Network manifest, and both VideoCardz and OneJailbreak have reported the 14.22 requirement. Neither Sony nor Rockstar has announced it. The two reports also disagree about earlier builds, with one citing 13.60 and the other 14.10.
The schedule is official. Preload opens on November 10 at midnight local time and needs up to 212 GB of free space. The game launches on the 19th.
What it means on a jailbroken console
The public jailbreak goes up to 13.60 with Relapse. There's nothing public from 14.00 onward, and Prolapse, the route people expected for 14.00 and 14.10, was ruled out last week. The current PS5 firmware is 14.22, and Sony's notes only list security fixes.
If the requirement holds, GTA VI won't run on a console at 13.60 or lower.
A retail PS5 can't be downgraded. Update to 14.22 to play and you lose the jailbreak for good.
