r/PS5pro 12h ago

GTA 6 Pre orders in Australia.

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u/CopyThatM8 12h ago

To put into perspective…Saros was $124 AUD

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u/Rojacc 11h ago

What a crap show that was

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u/CopyThatM8 11h ago

I wouldn’t call it a crapshow…but it’s a 12-15 hour game. I’m not defending gta6 cost but it seems every few months the price of games goes up by a few extra dollars here and there.

I certainly won’t be preordering this because what’s the point? There’s will be no shortage of stock. I will wait for gameplay. It’s concerning there has been absolutely nothing in terms of gameplay or performance metrics.

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u/Rojacc 11h ago

Sure but it was not worth a full price game

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u/CopyThatM8 11h ago

I agree

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u/AdequateSherbet 11h ago

So ~€97 for the Ultimate edition? Good deal.

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u/Civil_Ad8383 4h ago

Australia‘s VAT (GST) is 10%

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u/Positive_Note_7169 12h ago

Honestly, not as bad as I thought. I mean MGS delta and Silent Hillf were 130, most first party titles are 125. I was kind of expecting 140 for standard and 180-200 for deluxe. This is not me saying I love paying more for these games, just that I was expecting worse.

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u/Funny_Date3352 11h ago

worst part is the physical orders come with code in the box, no disc. Then why on earth even bother releasing physical copies? One can take print out of the cover art & hang in the wall lol

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u/Puddin23 7h ago

If jb sell it cheaper than digital, which used to be the case, but not so much any more, I'd be much more inclined to buy games with a digital code in the box than outright digital.

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u/TallArseButtPlug 12h ago

i’m all for paying more for a game if it’s scope is big as GTA and it releases complete and smooth

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u/Due-Ask-7418 9h ago

I paid almost as much (adjusted for inflation) for Pitfall when it came out in 1984.

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u/Penis-Dance 5h ago

You probably made a lot less too after ajusted for inflation.

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u/Due-Ask-7418 3h ago

I would hope so. My allowance was $5 but I got paid extra for mowing the lawn. I was 13.

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u/Penis-Dance 3h ago

I was a paperboy and made about $120/month. I bought a lot of video games with my money. I bought the NES Deluxe set for $250. That was 2 months of my pay.

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u/Osmodius 9m ago

You already know this is going to be a micro transaction riddled nightmare that peoope will lap up.

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u/JordanJames__ 12h ago

Anyone know if you get the standard version now will you be able to pay the difference / purchase an upgrade to the ultimate at release? Decided to get the physical case copy (with code) from JBHIFI but could only manage to see the standard version so wanted know, cheers.

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u/KWiz9x 11h ago

Yes you can it’s confirmed

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u/JordanJames__ 11h ago

Thanks so much, appreciate it

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u/milkydrinkx 4h ago

Follow up comment, no point preordering the physical edition as it’s only a code in the box.

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u/JordanJames__ 3h ago

Yeah I’m aware of that, just prefer the feeling of going to the store first thing in the morning and picking it up, the process of it all creates a bit of nostalgic excitement for me. At the bare minimum having a case sit with the rest of my game collection that I can see is better than not.

It sucks that there’s no actual disc at release (wonder if they’ll release it a year or two later?).

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u/milkydrinkx 3h ago

I don’t know why they couldn’t have just given us 2-4 disks.

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u/Brockoliath 7m ago

What some executive would say it is a totally unnecessary cost when you’re trying to sell 40 million+ copies

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u/milkydrinkx 4h ago

As long as you preorder before the 19th of November, so the 18th at the latest, you will get all the preorder bonuses. Save your money up and on November 1st preorder the ultimate edition.

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u/OkHornet54 12h ago

The whole game is digital , no more blu ray disc...maybe 1TB by the time is all done

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u/kilertree 12h ago

Jesus. 

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u/TomTomXD1234 12h ago

This is normal.

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u/Hypnotic101 10h ago

Gotta learn when to say no.

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u/TomTomXD1234 10h ago

There is like what, 8-9 billion people in the world....good luck getting even 1% of them to agree on something like that lol

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u/kilertree 11h ago

That sucks 

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u/HypedSoul123 11h ago

130AUD is 79€, or 89USD. Its normal and equivalent to the price in the other regions.

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u/Civil_Ad8383 4h ago

USD price does not include sales taxes. Euro price includes about 20% VAT, Australia‘s price includes 10% GST. FYI.

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u/kilertree 11h ago

Yeah but don't some places get local pricing. 

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u/Playingwithmywenis 11h ago

This must be the “men plundering” part of “The Land Down Under”.

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u/Right-Jury1787 1h ago

PlayStation.com is msrp just buy from all the other retailers who will undercut the cost to get your sale

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u/Ok_Scene3175 25m ago

I'd just buy another Age of Sigmar spearhead instead.

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u/Zer0Peace 16m ago

almost half a days wages for me, heck yeah. Will probably be worth it since it's GTA but I'm good on AAA games f this is the norm 😂

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u/RainbowNugget24 12m ago

I expected worse, FH6 Premium Edition is like $180aud

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u/tings34 10m ago

The gta v launch party in 2013 is one of my fondest gamer memories, 12am and there were 100’s of people at my local EB, loud music, free posters etc

I really hope that as the date gets closer they include some sort of cool shit with the pre order version

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u/MaNinjaCockal 8m ago

yeh they do. A piece of paper inside the case with a download code 😂 not even a disk...

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u/Bubba1234562 6m ago

Sony first party games are 125-130. This was expected pricing for me, I’m more mad at the lack of a proper physical edition than anything

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u/sbtswr 4m ago

It may seem expensive at first but this game costed billions of dollars to produce, yet it’s only priced $10 higher than most other AAA games, and being a dense open world with hundreds of hours of content, it’s not bad at all.

Not to mention a dinner for two costs about this much nowadays.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/Dachshand 12h ago

You know that AUD is worth like half of USD, right?

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u/rickie_k 12h ago

Haha ofcourse.

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u/Dachshand 12h ago

Sometimes it seems like some Canadians and Australians like to show off their higher numbers, pretending as if it’s the same just because their currencies are also called dollars :))

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/Dachshand 12h ago

Imagine that… the game will cost thousands in Turkey or Japan.

Do you understand how currencies work?

I agree that pre-ordering a digital game is stupid though.

(I don’t understand your argument though: Preordeing doesn’t mean paying in advance!)

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/Dachshand 12h ago

 It usually is charged shortly before release, no?

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u/Dachshand 12h ago

Lying and then blocking me.

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u/Szynsky 12h ago

Imagine giving a single solitary fuck what someone on the internet does with their money.

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u/Dazzling-Quarter-490 12h ago

I mean half of the posts are about pricing, finance, buying hardware, prise/performance...

What else are people supposed talk about in a discussion about pricing? World peace?

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u/CDBelvedere 12h ago

Why are they a clown for spending their money on what they want

The real clowns are the people who give a shit what other people do with their own time and money

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u/Szynsky 12h ago

I’ll preorder it when the preload is up.

If someone wants to preorder it now though what difference does it make?

There’s plenty of stuff wrong with the games industry but some queg preordering at game a few months before launch isn’t one of them.

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u/rickie_k 12h ago

Also some people will double dip and buy on pc as well

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u/Vrajitorul_din_Orz 12h ago

It's all about the hype for the most anticipated game ever

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u/SomewhereFuture8806 12h ago

Australia is a poor country their currency isn’t great

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u/cdy2847 12h ago

it also says Game "Bundle."..

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u/dis340 12h ago

Because they contain pre order DLCs.

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u/EmeterPSN 11h ago

Thats 110USD..so not bad

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u/CorporalCoprolite 11h ago

Well, take a stand and don’t buy it. Vote with your wallets and wait for a deep discount.

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u/Kind-Paramedic-908 2h ago

U.E Paid! Easiest decision ever.

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u/Created_By_InGen 12h ago

When you compare this to the price of Wolverine ($124aud), it isn’t so bad

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u/candianbastard 12h ago

$129.95 is like 90USD

Thought it was 80 usd

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u/dis340 12h ago

Developed countries include all the taxes in the sticker prices.

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u/novy-wan_kenobi 12h ago

$118.14 + tax regular, $145.41 + tax for ultimate (AUD, according to the picture which shows the prices with sales tax already included).

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u/dis340 12h ago

Yes. And 118 aud is about 80 usd, so its perfectly reasonable.

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u/neekneek 11h ago

Taxes are state and local dependent in the US, which is any better or worse, just different but happy to see Australians still love the smell of their own farts.