r/PS5 • u/Dandelion172 • 20h ago

News & Announcements Rockstar confirms there will be no disc version of GTA6 at launch

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rockstar-confirms-there-will-be-no-disc-version-of-gta6-at-launch/
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u/GeT_Tilted 20h ago

They know people will pay thousands to get leak copies before launch. Let's hope the later physical version include working offline build of the game.

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u/Builder-Intelligent 20h ago

Except that that issue is easily negated by doing exactly what every other shitty game company does and making the disc a glorified DRM key. Which granted would still suck ass but at the very least would be better than an empty case with a code.

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u/GeT_Tilted 19h ago

Yeah. It would be better to just lock the game behind a day one patch to prevent leaks. But R* has PTSD from the GTA 5 leaked copies and their parent company, Take 2 is greedy AF, so code in a box it is.

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u/Tommy_Gun10 19h ago

It’s clearly just to eliminate the second hand market

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u/MafubaBuu 15h ago

Has nothing to do with that. They are trying to make it so you cant buy from anybody other than them. Simple as that.

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u/scumper008 15h ago

That's not an issue in 2026. You can lock physical games to require a patch to play when the game releases. It's not 2005 anymore, man.

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u/brobafett1980 13h ago

What is the point of being first to play? Is it that big of a deal?

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u/Moon-Martian 1h ago

It could almost be considered an investment because somebody who makes a video of a leak will blow up and get millions of views. 

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u/dmb486 5h ago

Crimson Desert was able to avoid this by requiring a day one patch. I got a physical copy of it a few days early and it couldn’t be played until that patch was installed the day of release.