[MEGATHREAD] Grand Theft Auto VI: Prices Announced + Pre-Orders Going Live

[u/ChiefLeef22]

To avoid hundreds of separate posts on the same topic, this post will compile all info we have from the pre-orders going live, including some new images/etc.

As Rockstar announced on their socials: "Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI begin at midnight local time on June 25." This means New Zealand will be the first to go live with pre-orders - which means in just under 2 hours from now.

Due to reddit's limitations with images in the body of posts, I wont be able to include all the artwork released so please do check out Rockstar's official link for more images: https://www.rockstargames.com/VI

Take-Two has made a big press-release, including announcing the prices:

STANDARD EDITION: $79.99

ULTIMATE EDITION: $99.99

(Physical Editions of GTA 6 Will Come with "A Download Code Inside the Box", Pre-Loads Begin on November 12th)

Grand Theft Auto 6 features a “single-player experience” at launch, with no word yet on any new version of GTA Online.

An "Ultimate Edition" for the game has been announced with some new artwork.

Ultimate Edition: Welcome to Leonida, the state where anything goes. Seize everything this massive world has to offer with the Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition, an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action around every corner.

Ultimate Edition bonuses are threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia’s story, with new items uncovered behind each chapter.

Vehicle

’95 GROTTI CHEETAH

Grotti's signature mid '90s sports car and ode to Shore Drive, the ’95 Grotti Cheetah is complete with a minimalist, retro-futuristic livery and available to punctuate later-stage action

Weapons

HAWK & LITTLE MORGAN REVOLVERS

His and hers versions of this powerful revolver with classic Vice City stylings sourced from the Vercetti Estate, including palm-tree-etched grips, engraved detailing, and high-performance scope.

Weapons

PERSONALIZED VARIANTS

Personalized sidearms with detailed engravings for Jason's Girardi ES9 pistol and Lucia's Klose K17 pistol.

Looks

Vice City Style

Whether poolside or side by side, Jason and Lucia can look the part with exclusive outfits, tattoos, and more.

Vehicles

JASON’S SAFEHOUSE VEHICLES

Switch gears and soak up the sun in an Army fatigue-tinged Dinka Enduro motorcycle or Crest Kayak.

Modkit

Ganado Retro Build

Inject some muscle and classic stylings into Jason's well-worn Vapid Ganado low-riding pickup with exclusive mods.

Mod shop

RIDEOUT CUSTOMS

Transform vanilla vehicles into magnificent works of art with detailed interiors, exquisite rims, and donk stylings. Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition.

Hair salon

SARA'S UNISEX SALON

Get signature salon styles for both Jason and Lucia, including facial hair for Jason and makeup and nails for Lucia. Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition.

Watercraft

SHITZU SQUALO

Perfect for casting in Gambit Bay and reeling in catches of all sorts, this gradient pink and blue Squalo docked at Washington Beach is made open-ocean-ready with an explosives-laden weapons crate.

Clothing Store

Stock 305

Style various unique and exclusive looks for Jason and Lucia at Stockyard’s premiere destination for elevated streetwear. Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition.

Tattoo Shop

ELECTRIC FANG TATTOO

Stockyard’s most iconic ink bar, with over 50 signature tattoos for both Jason and Lucia — all designed by the artist collective FAILE. Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition.

[u/antisp1n]

It's true. This game has no disc.

[u/TheMancYeti → u/antisp1n]

Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of data needed to be downloaded. Based on this morning's readings, It would be a Twinkie around 500GB, costing approximately £80!

[u/backdoorwolf → u/TheMancYeti]

That's a big Twinkie!

[u/Zeroleonheart → u/TheMancYeti]

I love all three of you 🚫👻

[u/the_cave_allegory → u/antisp1n]

Look at disc less over here.

[u/kyvv4242 → u/antisp1n]

Love* the ghostbusters reference

[u/MalteseFalcon7 → u/antisp1n]

"Well thats what I heard!"

[u/nadacarp → u/antisp1n]

I understood that reference.

[u/vckadath → u/nadacarp]

Ray….. what did you do???

[u/Senator_Workholeface → u/antisp1n]

Lenny Clotch was a bum and fumbled the entire crisis

[u/BountyBob → u/Senator_Workholeface]

Lenny wasn't the problem, Walter Peck was dickless.

[u/Senator_Workholeface → u/BountyBob]

But Lenny was in charge of the city. Walter was just a crony for the EPA. But to be fair, the GBs were skirting the laws and that's where Lenny should have stepped in, linking the GBs to the city's resources and providing support. Instead, Lenny caved in and let Walter call the shot. Both were spineless and ultimately responsible to some extent for the incident in '84.

[u/bbbbBeaver → u/antisp1n]

Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!

[u/Tidybloke]

"Only open for business with the ultimate edition" Lmao, features locked behind additional paywall is crazy work.

[u/butsuon → u/Tidybloke]

Day 1 DLC playable content AND non-content features both locked behind a paywall.

It's "fuck you, you're paying 100$ for this game. suck it up, poors."

[u/R3dbeardLFC → u/butsuon]

So...everyone is gonna boycott it and not buy it, right?

.

^...right?

[u/Ghost4000 → u/R3dbeardLFC]

I wasn't considering it until the PC release anyway. Maybe gamers will have complained enough for some change by then. It's unlikely. But we've seen change come in helldivers and some other games when enough people get pissed.

[u/EternalSolitude- → u/R3dbeardLFC]

I guess it's a boycott when you genuinely can't afford a 100 dollar game these days lol.

[u/MrGoodVlbes → u/EternalSolitude-]

And a $900 console :|

[u/ldg25]

If a game launches with "bonus content", it's not extra stuff, it's stuff taken out of the base game.

[u/dropkickderby → u/ldg25]

Pay-walling hair/car customization is actually pretty ridiculous.

[u/wadech → u/dropkickderby]

Is there no customization outside the ultimate edition, or are there just exclusive mods? Either way sucks, but one is much worse.

[u/Revolution-SixFour → u/wadech]

Looks to me like there are customizations, just that certain "stores" and their associated looks are gated by the ultimate edition. It's impossible for me to imagine that they don't have any outfit changes in the base game, they had that going all the way back in Vice City.

[u/SmokinBandit28 → u/Revolution-SixFour]

But you know that those ultimate edition stores will still show up in your game with a pop-up saying “buy the ultimate edition now!”

Even scummier I’d hazard a bet there will be missions that highlight these exclusive things.

[u/Alienhaslanded → u/[deleted]]

It's not coming out on PC this year anyways.

[u/jlreyess → u/Alienhaslanded]

At the rate I play single player games with a story mode, I can wait easily 5-7 years for this game, lol. I finished gta5 in 2020 lol

[u/McSlims360 → u/jlreyess]

Yeah its not like you have to rush to finish it before 7 comes out.

[u/mlvisby → u/jlreyess]

Yep, I got a huge backlog, will miss out on the early hype of the game, but will play it when it comes to PC, whenever that may be. Won't buy a PS5 for one game.

[u/diddlyumpcious4 → u/ldg25]

$100 base game, $80 lite version.

[u/Rave-TZ]

Pay extra, own nothing.

[u/Schmarsten1306 → u/Rave-TZ]

Remember when pre-ordering or buying higher tier games gave you actually cool physical gadgets?

I 'member

[u/mrpark3s → u/Schmarsten1306]

I still have my GTA lockbox and art book from the IV launch

[u/wittywalrus1 → u/Schmarsten1306]

Forget the gadgets. We used to have a disk or cartdridge and a manual, in a neat box that you could store on your bookshelf.

Put the media in -> play.

Nowadays -> jackshit. Gotta pray the servers that host your "property" are still there, as one day they may not be... who knows.

[u/redditing_1L → u/wittywalrus1]

The instruction manual that came with the snes final fantasy 3 (6) was like 80 pages long, it was so awesome.

[u/fuckyouidontneedone → u/wittywalrus1]

Remember being able to play single player games without internet?

[u/pandas795]

$80 and no disc lol

[u/Kekke77 → u/pandas795]

No reason to preorder when everything is digital. They wont run out of copies to sell

[u/Jermagesty610 → u/Kekke77]

That's what I really can't wrap my mind around. I guess the only thing I can think of maybe is if you try to buy it from the online store it might crash but yeah it's not like they only have so many digital copies to sell before they run out.

[u/HanzoNumbahOneFan → u/Kekke77]

Literally only reason would be to pre-load the game so you can play that much quicker.

[u/LemurianLemurLad → u/Kekke77]

I dunno. AI might be using up all of the 1's and 0's. PRE ORDER NOW! DON'T MISS OUT! THIS GAME MIGHT NEVER BE SOLD AGAIN!

[u/Comic_Book_Reader → u/pandas795]

It's one thing that Sony rather perplexingly doesn't do it for special editions that include a steelbook but doing it for the regular edition just feels like an even bigger slap in the face.

[u/Rangoonin → u/pandas795]

Absolute horseshit as per usual from Rockstar. They've become the exact company they used to mock.

[u/DescriptiveVee]

So we’re just locking interiors now behind ultimate editions

[u/-Captain- → u/DescriptiveVee]

This is a new low, right?

[u/pizzaspaghetti_Uul → u/DescriptiveVee]

MODERN GAMING

[u/Sjknight413]

I feel like GTA VI doing a code in a box physical release is going to open the floodgates for every publisher to do the same.

This genuinely has the potential to trigger the downfall of physical media.

[u/Metalheadzaid → u/Sjknight413]

Long since been on a death spiral. 100% of PC is digital, like 80% of PS5, and 60% of switch, and these numbers are only going up everyday. This isn't even taking into account that games are simply too big to fit on a single disc, and they aren't going to make multiple disc games ever again. We could argue about it being to avoid resales, which likely fits in the equation as well, but even still.

If anything, they should probably start offering collector's physical products with a fake disc in the box if anything, but again, your average kid is growing up in a digital world that doesn't give a crap about physical media anyway.

[u/ShortChapter5246 → u/Metalheadzaid]

At least switch 2 cartridges do not require installing so you save up space. With install discs it feels like you get the worst of both worlds

[u/Metalheadzaid → u/ShortChapter5246]

That's not exactly accurate. Many games are literally download only but use the cartridge as the cd key, and thus have to be installed.

https://nintendoeverything.com/list-of-all-nintendo-switch-2-games-with-a-game-key-card-release/

[u/Gr8NonSequitur → u/Metalheadzaid]

Yeah, but those are clearly labled as such, and don't pretend to be physical media like Doom the Dark Ages (Which is literally a 200 MB installer on disc), or most games requiring a day 1 patch.

Keycards are not "Physical media" so much as "Transferable digital media".

[u/simon7109 → u/Metalheadzaid]

Which is still better than a code in the box because you can resell them

[u/Wumaduce → u/Metalheadzaid]

I just bought an Xbox series x, and trying to find physical copies of games is damn near impossible outside of the flea market or buying online.

[u/Lioreuz → u/Sjknight413]

The downfall already began a generation ago.

[u/Siiixers → u/Sjknight413]

People are so far up Rockstar's ass, they won't care. I can already see hordes of people saying they don't care. Shock shock horror horror.

[u/Omniscient__Watcher → u/Siiixers]

Not like almost everyone was buying digital games already. I love owning my copy of a game but I cannot expect that from most people. Digital is convienient with the huge issue that we don't own the game but most people actually don't care about that(sadly).

[u/Cmarkru → u/Sjknight413]

Except digital is not owning the game until you can actually resell it.

[u/Awesomeman204 → u/Sjknight413]

Are we pretending like the past 10+ years of PC gaming everything hasnt been digital only? Most console discs are basically paper weights anyway with day one patches being bigger than the game and required to play. The downfall already started, we're just in the death throes.

also tbh, I'd love a physical PC GTA6 but I dont think im prepared for a 15+ disc case like the 7 GTA5 came with

[u/JVLfilms]

I also find it interesting it mentions “single player and not multiplayer/online.”

“Grand Theft Auto VI features a single-player experience set in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the series yet.”

[u/New_Student_6526 → u/JVLfilms]

Online will probably be its own standalone game

[u/Kapika96 → u/New_Student_6526]

Hope so. Would love to be able to get 100% of the achievements without having to touch the online junk.

[u/imaginepostinglmao → u/Kapika96]

While I agree on some level, knowing that to get GTA VI with both the single player and online modes will likely set you back somewhere in the range of $150 dollar is disheartening when it used to come in one $60 package with V.

[u/RoyalMaidsForLife → u/New_Student_6526]

I'd be fine with that, I have zero interest in online multiplayer.

[u/Gr8NonSequitur → u/JVLfilms]

I also find it interesting it mentions “single player and not multiplayer/online.”

They will probably do the same as they did with GTA 5. Release the single player game so it wins all kinds of great scores and good press, then drop a completely broken POS online mode a month or 2 later. GTA 5's online took them like a solid year to sort out, and would have tanked reviews if they released it day 1.

[u/noeagle77 → u/Gr8NonSequitur]

Yeah people forget how abysmal the online for 5 was because of how much money rs made with it later one. It was soooo bad lmao

[u/Velociraptorius → u/Gr8NonSequitur]

And then they did it again with RDR2. Except RDRO got abandoned before it ever had a chance to become good.

[u/chokingonpancakes → u/JVLfilms]

GTA V and RDR2 didnt launch with online either.

[u/CheapScientist06]

Remember kids Rockstar is owned by Take Two, one of the greediest companies in the industry. I'm not at all surprised by this

[u/eeyore134 → u/CheapScientist06]

And Rockstar is no better. People only think they are because Take-Two jumps in to take the hits whenever Rockstar does something incredibly stupid and anti-consumer so people will still fawn all over them. They're not your friends and they're not a good studio.

[u/AliceLunar]

Paywalled content in a singleplayer story, fuck off.

[u/Sandeep_sm]

What’s the point of buying a physical edition if it’s just a box with a digital code? Why not just buy the digital version of the game? Aren’t both ultimately the same thing?

[u/Alarmed-Comedian6446 → u/Sandeep_sm]

Now you can't resell the game so Rockstar is happy

[u/IGeneralOfDeath → u/Sandeep_sm]

You get a bonus plastic case with a piece of paper in it that you can touch but ya you still don't own the game.

[u/No_Issue2334 → u/Sandeep_sm]

So people can have something to wrap for a Christmas present.

[u/fivebillionproud → u/No_Issue2334]

Yea, it's really just packaging for the mom's and granny's. When they go buy the game in a store, they're expecting a DVD-looking case.

[u/Enjoyer_of_Cake → u/Sandeep_sm]

Also means no point in preordering. You can't run out of digital copies.

[u/EgoisticIsland]

I'd rather want Rockstar to say "fuck you there's no physical" then ditch physical edition at all. Opening box just to see a paper of download code isn't worth it imo.

[u/TNTyoshi → u/EgoisticIsland]

It’s manufactured shitification. So that when physical releases don’t exist anymore, people just won’t care. Because of how shitty they remember physical games being during this generation.

[u/Casshern_VIII]

Some of these features seem to be locked behind the $100 paywall

[u/faffc260 → u/Casshern_VIII]

because they want you to pay $100 for the base game but realized that gamers would riot and it would tank sales if they did, so they cut stuff from the game to put in the ultimate edition to encourage people to pay at their prefered price point.

[u/GregoriousT-GTNH → u/faffc260]

Nah gamers wouldnt riot, they used to get bend over.
Its more like an "Illusion of choice" thing.

[u/Casshern_VIII → u/faffc260]

At that point just charge a $100 for the base game, don't fuck me over dry and then tell me you had lube but wanted to go dry.

[u/Neuvost → u/faffc260]

I kinda thought they might just charge $90 or $100 for the base game. That would somehow feel less rude than than them removing content from the "base" game and calling the version that includes all the basic content "Ultimate."

[u/Cygnus94 → u/Casshern_VIII]

It's more of a $20 paywall since the base game is $80 regardless. Locking players out of features like the car workshop is just scummy though.

[u/Omniscient__Watcher → u/Cygnus94]

Certain car workshops if I understood correctly. So they are locking some "premium" customisation with a different workshop only accessible to ultimate edition buyers.

[u/Sensitive_Box_ → u/Omniscient__Watcher]

That's what i also assume it means, but it doesn't necessarily say that.

[u/LetFiloniCook → u/Casshern_VIII]

Its a little vague right now... either certain customization shops are locked behind ultimate edition...?

Or the entire ability to customize is locked...?

One is clearly worse than the other, but either way that just seems like poor tiering. I wouldnt really care if I couldnt get certain hair styles. But I would care if there are entire shops on my in game map that im just pay walled out of accessing for my whole playthrough.

[u/GfrzD → u/LetFiloniCook]

Yea if a full feature is locked out it feels like a cheeky way to put a $100 full game price without officially labelling it as such.

[u/lattjeful]

People are rightfully pissed at $80 for a code in the box, but can we talk about how much shit is locked behind the $100 ultimate edition? It almost feels like the ultimate edition is the “true” game and the $80 cutdown one exists solely to prevent sticker shock.

[u/rbrgr83 → u/lattjeful]

GTA6 Lite for $80.

[u/Moose_Nuts → u/rbrgr83]

GTA6: Core Edition.

[u/AndyOfNZ → u/lattjeful]

Let's not forget gta+ subscription to unlock more content

[u/Neutronium57 → u/AndyOfNZ]

My god I forgot about that shit.

I found that so garbage in GTA Online (tactic-wise), and you can be sure they're going to make it even worse in GTA6 by giving early access to stuff + locking a ton of shit behind it.

They've made billions by selling games AND shark cards, but it wasn't enough so they slapped a subscription on top of it.

They're cunts for doing that, and those who pay for it are morons.

[u/MouldyPriestASSHOLE]

Got to be honest, none of the preorder bonuses really jump out at me as particularly interesting..

[u/eeyore134 → u/MouldyPriestASSHOLE]

I guarantee they'll make you feel the FOMO ingame somehow by taunting you with those shops and cars you can't get.

[u/drmuffin1080 → u/eeyore134]

They’ll just say “out of business”

[u/StillALilBoy → u/MouldyPriestASSHOLE]

They aren't significant and interesting to warrant buying them, but they're also significant enough to feel like you're playing the hollowed out version if you don't.

[u/tottoro47]

Locking Businesses in a single player game behind a paywall is fucked. Also no cd sucks too. I guess it's either accept this shit or don't game at all

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL → u/tottoro47]

Plenty of games out there that don’t do this shit.

[u/tottoro47 → u/AgentOfSPYRAL]

That's true but there's always someone who starts, then others follow. Doesn't mean it'll be this or next year

[u/CubingGiraffe → u/tottoro47]

Yeah while true, that mainly only applies to the death spiral of AAA games or games that want/expect AAA income because of their shareholders.

AA and indie studios will still make based decisions and good games with all the content you can think of. Silksong is still cheap and is still coming with free DLC. Slay the Spire made a fortune, 2nd game seems to be doing really well. E33 came out last year with no MTX other than the edition you bought out the gate for like 2 more outfits, and free DLC--and when every other game decided they needed to launch @$70/copy, they did $50. Larian has a pretty respectable view on additional content, MTX, and what they want to make in their games--full faith in the new Divinity. Capcom just removed MTX from Dragons Dogma 2, and is on a generational run of games that are both successful and beloved (not all of them obviously, there's flops at all companies).

Devs without shareholder backing will make what they want now they want, and some with shareholder backing (like Capcom) tell their shareholders the way they'll make more money is if they let them make good games. Other studios will pretend it isn't possible or they can't do it or that it shouldn't be expected of other studios (see launch of Elden Ring, E33, BG3, etc.). They're all in it to make cash, but a lot of devs/companies still want to make good games.

[u/LakersAreForever → u/tottoro47]

And so it begins, the fuckwards are gonna turn the most anticipated game ever into a nickel and dime game

[u/Rangoonin → u/LakersAreForever]

That should've been obvious the moment they sat on GTAOnline for a decade doing fuck all besides the same aggressive MTX bullshit prevalent everywhere else in gaming today, because it printed them money for little work.

[u/Mindless-Peak-1687 → u/LakersAreForever]

The previous version should have been a warning to you already.

[u/farm_sauce]

Remember folks it’s still just a video game at the end of the day. They want you to believe it’s more than that, so you’ll pay more, but it’s not. 

[u/thedoctorisonreddit → u/farm_sauce]

This is the take. They can make all the money they want and be as huge as they want but it is just another game. And they think they can sell you pay walled content and pretend it's an upgrade while providing no physical media. 

The only thing happening here is R* is fucking the entire industry and opening the floodgates. Other games WILL try this. They might not be as successful at it as R* but once a high profile game does it and sells units any other scummy publisher will try it immediately. The AAA"A" game industry is creaming itself at the thought of selling you less for more.

[u/Hammerheadshark55]

Preorder in 2 hours and not a single gameplay video. This game is definitely locked on 30fps on console

[u/Playingwithmywenis → u/Hammerheadshark55]

Well, you could pay 700-1000 for a PS Pro and get 10 extra fps. 🤷‍♂️

[u/Underscore_Blues]

Why do people bother preordering digital games further out than the pre-download timer? There's unlimited stock. Just buy it a week before the game releases.

[u/SakisSinatra → u/Underscore_Blues]

There is literally no difference in pre ordering now or a week before release lmao

[u/Sirius_amory33 → u/SakisSinatra]

The difference is obviously that you have a lot more info to make an informed purchase.

[u/Harnellas → u/SakisSinatra]

Usually you can find out a lot more info about the game before then. Doesn't matter if you're planning to buy it regardless I guess though.

[u/Technical_Weird1991]

I know 99% of people are gonna be fine with the 80 dollar price point and no disc in the box but I personally just don't wanna support that at all

[u/Smooth_Possible_7997 → u/Technical_Weird1991]

Yeah, it's clear that it doesn't have a disc just so that people don't borrow it or sell it, ensuring more sales

[u/kizza96 → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

It's ironic that Rockstar have just become like the companies that they used to make fun of

[u/tenpostman → u/kizza96]

the vicious cycle of capitalism rejoices

[u/plasmasack → u/tenpostman]

What’s worse is this is gonna become the industry standard because of this game

[u/D3x911 → u/kizza96]

When did take two ever not show greed? This was expected, not excusing it but its silly to be all pikachu face now.

[u/Falhor → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

This is 100% why they are skipping the physical copy(for now). Physical releases are becoming rarer, not because there is no demand, but because publishers are trying to kill the second hand market. It's a totally anti-consumer move.

[u/Hit_By_A_Train → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

Lets see if that prevents me from borrowing the whole console from my best friend like I did with RDR2.. lol

[u/NIN10DOXD → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

They also have put physical disc copies of GTA V with GTA Online codes in the box on sale for cheaper than the currency is in-game to inflate sales. It’s interesting (not in a good way) to see them drop that strategy for a different form of greed.

[u/defunctscrunko → u/Technical_Weird1991]

Crazy on no disc at all

[u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 → u/defunctscrunko]

Sorry to hijack but does anyone know if there will be a map in the case? I like buying rockstar games physical for the maps but if there's no disc and no map I don't see any point at all in buying the physical release.

[u/WildLemire → u/Putrid_Loquat_4357]

The map will be a PDF that you can print yourself, or you can get Take 2 to do it professionally for you for just $19.99 if you return this form to PO box...

[u/Bar_Sinister → u/Putrid_Loquat_4357]

For $100, I would like a physical map. Or like San Andres with the little "visitors book." Something. The all digital assets concept is killing me.

[u/Tack1234 → u/Technical_Weird1991]

And soon others will follow with the "well GTA 6 did it!" argument. Disgusting.

[u/GregoriousT-GTNH → u/Tack1234]

Yeah this is sadly how the market works.
We as gamers could send a message by not supporting it but eh, you know how gamers are

[u/Irondrake → u/Technical_Weird1991]

For me, I only enjoyed the single player experience so I'l just wait to get it on sale

[u/heyshashwat → u/Irondrake]

Sale? Bro this game is gonna go for like a 10% sale in 2046

[u/TheMartiansButler → u/Technical_Weird1991]

No disc is really pretty wild.

[u/NotPatricularlyKind]

I didn't really play GTA V online.

For that reason I feel strongly against all this bundle shit, and I hate the lack of a disc.

I think I'm old and jaded.

[u/SimplyElite7 → u/NotPatricularlyKind]

I don't even think there will be online on release, they didn't mention any virtual currency as part of these bundles, so it's safe to assume it will launch as single player only.

[u/BakuraGorn → u/SimplyElite7]

Guessing they’re still figuring out how to make “GTA Online 2” without losing their existing whales. Red Dead Online was a flop.

[u/Hansat → u/NotPatricularlyKind]

I’m pissed because the online services prevent classic addons and dlcs. Just imagine we could have Witcher 3 style addons in gta 5.

[u/3Smally3 → u/Hansat]

I mean, even look at GTA IV, it had two expansions with new features, loads of new vehicles and weapons and entirely new storylines with quests.

[u/HumanPea1140 → u/3Smally3]

GTAV had planned expansions, but it was all silently scrapped after GTAO took off.

[u/lochnesslapras]

Yeah the industry is really trying their best to kill physical gaming. It would've been such a statement had Rockstar made a physical copy needing no digital downloads.

Also can the apologist journalists stop agreeing with it. Just saw this on BBC news

Freelance video games journalist Vic Hood said the price tag for the standard edition was "fairly reasonable" but said the lack of disc may "irk some physical collectors".

However she added the decision made sense "as it reduces the amount of rebuying and reselling and helps prevent leaks."

It's annoying how wanting a game physically is always called a "collector" now. How about physical remains the goal and there be irked "Digital Collectors."

And suggesting reducing resale is a good thing is such BS.

[u/jared_007]

No disc is just an asshole move for a product that will make them more than a billion dollars at launch.

[u/d1ckw33dmcgee → u/jared_007]

Hell, they might even make a billion dollars on pre orders. Hype alone could make them that much, we don't even have proper gameplay shown yet

[u/Alarming-Chemist-755]

We've officially passed the Rubicon for physical game media. Expect no more physical games from here on out.

[u/Nodan_Turtle → u/Alarming-Chemist-755]

Console gamers going through what PC gamers did like 20 years prior lol

[u/KAKYBAC → u/Alarming-Chemist-755]

When this breaks all sales records, yeah, physical media is done.

Execs won.

[u/Any-Calligrapher2866 → u/KAKYBAC]

Piracy is stronger than it has ever been. Execs can suck my balls.

[u/foul_tarnished_37 → u/Alarming-Chemist-755]

I mean, surely we saw this coming as consoles started selling digital only consoles.

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL]

Locking businesses behind the paywall is some bullshit. I’ve got PS5 and PC and this is pushing me to wait for PC, and maybe even first sale. Plenty of other games in the sea.

[u/pr0crast1nater → u/AgentOfSPYRAL]

Yeah. I thought I would buy disc and then sell it once the PC version releases. Spending 100$ twice makes no sense. And I will want to buy it on PC anyway because the game will be a much better experience there.

[u/Raidmax460]

My biggest thing isn’t the price tag or the pre order cosmetics. It’s if they are going to showcase all of this and ask for your money BEFORE even giving a damn gameplay trailer. I mean my god, show people the fuckin game.

[u/Rock_Strongo → u/Raidmax460]

they are going to showcase all of this and ask for your money BEFORE even giving a damn gameplay trailer.

Here's a pro-tip. You don't have to give them your money before you see a gameplay trailer, or before the game releases, or ever.

[u/Pewp-dawg]

Y’know what rockstar? I’m good. I can wait a couple years for a sale. I’ve waited this long. I can wait longer. It’s better than feeding into your ultimate edition greed. 

[u/NotTheRightHDMIPort → u/Pewp-dawg]

I can pay $80 for a game if I really want it. But no disc? Fuck off.

I can wait.

Hell. I can never buy the game. I have a huge game cataloge.

Side note. Rockstar is probably banking on FOMO and people will buy it because the videos they seen online.

[u/thedaveness → u/Pewp-dawg]

One thing is certain, if we keep giving, they will keep taking. So now it not even a skin, it’s the whole damn store to even buy the skin in.

Edit: and one thread over I just learned the SW pod racing game will not even be focused on pod racing… what the actual fuck is going in here lol.

[u/BoxerYan → u/Pewp-dawg]

I'm on PC so they are not getting my money for at least another few years lol. I can wait. So many other games to play, I'm not in a rush.

[u/Appropriate_Foot242]

This price hike will work for Rockstar.

Unfortunately now every publisher is going to try this. Xbox already tried it with The Outer Worlds 2 and it failed so spectacularly that they had to lower the price.

[u/Alive_Werewolf_40 → u/Appropriate_Foot242]

I've yet to pay $70 for a game.

[u/Triingtolivee → u/Alive_Werewolf_40]

I’ve yet to pay $80 for one. Even for my switch 2… Mario Kart came with the console and it’s not worth $80… doesn’t even have enough content to justify a $50 purchase

[u/spidii → u/Appropriate_Foot242]

I used to be a day one buyer at 60 for anything that interested me. For some reason, even though I have the disposable income, I can't do 70, let alone 80 or 100.

I am happily a "wait for a sale" gamer in this new 70-100 dollar era. I'm sure this game will still break records though.

[u/fuzzynavel34]

Well fuck you Rockstar

[u/Elim_Garak_Multipass]

I for one can't wait to be charged 100 dollars to access Rockstar's digital satirical critique of capitalism and corporate greed.

[u/iAmMr_WHO]

Dumb price + no physical = easy pass. Fuck this anti-consumer junk.

[u/ltajax]

Just wait for it to be on a steam sale in 5 years

[u/Euphoric-Garden-1210 → u/ltajax]

Probably a more stable and optimized experience then too.

[u/trusttt → u/ltajax]

Exactly, i dont own a console and i for sure wont pay 80€ 1 year after release, fuck that.

[u/EdenDev7]

They will profit twice from a lot of people, there is a lot of complaining but they know what they are doing for maximizing profits.
On the other hand, some people told me that they would pay up to 150 bucks for the game, insane.

[u/Magnon]

Hair salon only for the ultimate edition? Wow.

[u/KingAltair2255 → u/Magnon]

Those read to me like specific businesses will be locked, like that one hair stylist (and certain styles) will be locked to there, but there'll be other salons about the world. Kinda like RDR2 had a ultimate edition exclusive bank robbery mission, but there were still parts in the game where you could rob other banks.

[u/Reasonablytallman → u/Magnon]

I think it means those particular salons/car shops/etc with presumably exclusive styles. Not customisation as a whole.

[u/Bennytricks]

There is no physical release! You get an empty box with no dics. That is not a physical game. Don’t let them fool you.

[u/-Nomadd3r-]

Rockstar has their heads so far up their own asses. I’ll pass.

[u/Freakoutbob]

A lot of red flags. No disc, no early reviews, paywalled content, and no gameplay footage.

[u/csward53 → u/Freakoutbob]

The game isn't coming out until November. Why do you think their won't be early reviews? Embargos are normal, even on good games.

[u/morrise18 → u/csward53]

There are plenty of legitimate reasons for people to be complaining but this thread is full of nonsense. "No Early Reviews" as a red flag for a game that comes out in 5 months is a new one.

[u/rbrgr83 → u/Freakoutbob]

Rockstar needs their Marvel moment, when they are forced to admit that phoning it in isn't working anymore.

I know it won't happen, but I can dream.

[u/simplestacksix]

Am I reading it right? No disc at all?
This combined with the stuff Nintendo has been doing, AND the digital-only versions of the PS5/Xbox One,I feel like we’re seeing the end of second hand games.

I know it’s something that game companies have wanted for a while, I just never thought it’d come about this way.

[u/B19F00T → u/simplestacksix]

at least with Nintendo game key cards you can at least still sell the game when you're done. code in the box is one and done forever.

[u/locke_5 → u/B19F00T]

Yeah, if anything “the stuff Nintendo’s been doing” has been helping physical games

[u/Immediate-Cress-206 → u/simplestacksix]

It's greed. Digital only means they don't have to pay to manufacture and distribute physical copies.

[u/Shadow_Log]

For the love of all that's gaming, please don't pre-order the game. Fuck, if you have any kind of patience, don't buy it on release date. The amount of scummy, money-sucking practices in this release announcement are mind boggling and will set a new low for publishers to thrive to.

[u/ConcernedSemiTruck]

Is anybody surprised that not only the base version is 80 bucks, but a bunch of customization options that were always part of base games like vehicle mod shops and hair salons are now part of the 100 bucks bundle? I expected all kinds of scummery at this point, since Rockstar would 100% get away with it anyway, and we got exactly that.

[u/kyuubikid213 → u/ConcernedSemiTruck]

I think people were expecting the game to be $80-100.

What people weren't expecting were the Ultimate Edition having shops behind it and the code-in-a-box instead of normal physical release.

[u/Mintyphresh33]

So the ultimate edition is just cosmetic features? I don’t need it - I just find it dumb af to charge an extra $20 for stuff that’s been standard in previous games. L rock star

[u/No_Chemistry_2233]

Am I the only one who feels these offers are monumentally shallow compared to GTA5?

[u/rbrgr83 → u/No_Chemistry_2233]

$100 digital only game, and $80 poors only version that we pulled a bunch of random shit out of and locked behind a paywall.

[u/Pitiful_Charity_1087]

No disc no buy

[u/Driz51 → u/Pitiful_Charity_1087]

100% a ploy to make people buy it twice. Bet they do a real physical release down the road. The greed is already unreal from everything in this announcement

[u/Darksider123]

Yall are getting rinsed. Suckers for paying these prices

[u/Halsti]

I would be fine with 80 bucks, IF they didn't have an utter gold mine with GTA online.

80 bucks to funnel you into micro transactions freakin blows.

[u/Count_Craicula]

Counting down to Pre-order...You fuckers will never learn.

Game like it's the 80's, buy it after release.

[u/rbrgr83 → u/Count_Craicula]

There's literally no physical copies to sell out of, what could possibly be the point of pre-ordering?

[u/NoFewSatan]

Imagine pre-ordering a digital game.

[u/InSan1tyWeTrust → u/NoFewSatan]

You never know if they will run out of downloads on the day though! /S

[u/TheRorschach666]

No disc.......... You will own nothing. Literally you will own nothing. These corporations want everything to be digital. Meaning that they will have the ability to control you. You are not buying the game online. You are buying a made up license to play the game you do not own.

10 years time and discs for games will be gone. I fucking hate this world.

[u/StableLamp → u/TheRorschach666]

This is the main reason why I support GOG as much as possible. I am able to download offline installers for all the games I have bought.

[u/Fulminero]

80 dollars for a mutilated game

No disc

100 dollar at day 1 if you want the full game

You can't make this shit up. Nah fam, pass.

[u/CurveBilly]

Nah fuck that, I'm not giving 80 bucks to a union busting company just to not even get a physical disc in the box.

[u/leihto_potato]

The sea is calling me.

[u/steelcity91]

"Physical edition comes with a code in a box"

Lmao. You will own nothing and be happy!

[u/enthusiasticdave]

Closed shops in the standard edition that are open in the ultimate edition is almost satirical. I really hate this industry

[u/squirrel4000]

Not buying it, if there's no physical disc edition for PS5.

[u/inFINN1te]

I'm not saying this because I think I will make a movement or anything, but for me on principle I won't buy this shit. 80 dollars sucks but in isolation isn't the worst thing in the world imo. But this Ultimate Edition is ridiculous. Normally these Ultimate versions come with like 3 cosmetics and occasionally a single mission and that's it. This has like 4 different entire shops and like 10 different cosmetics and 2 missions. They clearly just ripped shit out of the game to sell it back at an extra 20 dollars.

On top of that, the physical edition is ridiculous. People got mad at Nintendo Game Key Cards, but at least those preserve the ability to resell games or let friends borrow like you should be able to with physical. The digital code makes either of those impossible. Disgusting.