How To: Gaming
THE HOW TO CO. — EDITION 10
EVENT FILE 001 · LEONIDA
What Rockstar has confirmed, what it hasn’t, the real Florida behind Leonida, and how to have your PS5 ready the night it unlocks.
PoppyCURATOR · UPDATED OCT 3, 2026
THE FILE
Unannounced. Leaks say around 200 GB. Treat that as a rumour and clear more room than it asks for.
No date. GTA V took nineteen months to reach PC, so don’t hold your breath.
Rockstar has described launch as a single-player experience. GTA V’s online mode arrived two weeks after the game.
Not announced. The bar on this page counts to midnight Eastern.
THE ROAD HERE
DRAWN TO SCALE · ONE AXIS, DEC 2023 TO NOV 2026 · DASHED MARKS ARE DATES ROCKSTAR MISSED
LEONIDA IS REAL
Rockstar has named six regions of Leonida. Each one is a parody of a real corner of the state, and you can drive to all of them. These are the originals.
DRAWN FROM REAL COORDINATES · PINS SHOW WHAT EACH REGION PARODIES, NOT GAME GEOGRAPHY
1IN REAL LIFE ▸ Miami
Art deco hotels, neon after the rain, and the most overdressed nightlife in America. Rockstar calls it the darkest side of the sunniest place in the country.
2IN REAL LIFE ▸ The Florida Keys
A chain of islands strung along one long road over jade water, where the bars open before lunch and nobody asks why.
3IN REAL LIFE ▸ The Everglades
Sawgrass to the horizon, airboats at the dock, and more alligators than people. The quietest place in the state, until it isn’t.
4IN REAL LIFE ▸ The Panhandle coast
Faded motels and sugar-white sand on the Gulf. The Florida the postcards skip, which is exactly why it’s in the game.
5IN REAL LIFE ▸ Sugar country, Lake Okeechobee
Cane fields, mills and burn season. The real Clewiston calls itself America’s Sweetest Town, with a straight face.
6IN REAL LIFE ▸ North Florida’s wild woods
Florida has no mountains, so Rockstar invented one. The real wild is up north: spring-fed rivers, cypress and moss.
PS5 READY CHECK
There’s no official file size yet. Leaks put it near 200 GB and launch-day patches only add to that, so aim for 250 GB free. An original PS5 gives you about 667 GB to start with.
Digital copies can download a week early. Leave the console in rest mode with Settings › System › Power Saving › Features Available in Rest Mode › Stay Connected to the Internet switched on.
Turn on your TV’s Game Mode, then run Settings › Screen and Video › Video Output › Adjust HDR once, so sunsets don’t blow out.
One in your hands, one on the cable. The controllers station ▸
If 250 GB means deleting games you love, the PS5 takes an M.2 SSD in its expansion slot. The consoles station ▸
GET MY LOOK
Looks pulled from the real Florida the game is sending up: the club night, the charter boat, the strip-mall getaway. Shoppable, piece by piece.
◆ LOOKS COMING SOONWHILE YOU WAIT, AND AFTER
“Leave the bar loading in a tab. When it hits a hundred, the guides start landing right here.”POPPY · CURATOR, HOW TO: GAMING ▸