I get the message “Grand Theft Auto 5 is starting” in Steam and GTA 5 won’t start, what should I do? Did you get the new GTA 5 and started the preload a few days ago so you could play on time for the release? This was a good decision because even though there is already a small day one patch, although this is probably just the remaining files to complete the game, you no longer have to download the entire game. At 65 GB, Grand Theft Auto 5 isn’t exactly small, although the large download will certainly be worth it if you look at the screenshots from the last few days.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is launching message in Steam
As with every preload, the game data is downloaded encrypted beforehand and is only activated and decrypted on the official release date. This is intended to prevent players from being able to play the game beforehand using tricks. This is also the case with the new GTA 5 and accordingly the files have to be decrypted again after the download, which can take some time with a download size of 65 gigabytes. At the same time, you should make sure that you have enough memory available, because decrypting Grand Theft Auto 5 apparently requires a lot of memory space.
At the same time, you shouldn’t be surprised if “Grand Theft Auto 5 is starting” appears in Steam all the time. This is apparently simply the decryption process of the game. So don’t be surprised and just sit back and relax, it also took a few minutes for us to start GTA 5 after what felt like 30 minutes “Grand Theft Auto 5 is starting” was displayed in Steam. By the way, the “Start game” button was gray and could not be pressed. At some point it will change to “Ready to start in about 0 seconds” and you should be able to start the game.
Did you also struggle with the phenomenon? Does your GTA 5 not start or do you get other error messages? Feel free to share your experiences with us in the comments.
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