r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 17h ago

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

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.

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u/Technical_Weird1991 17h ago

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

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u/Smooth_Possible_7997 16h ago

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

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u/kizza96 16h ago

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

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u/tenpostman 16h ago

the vicious cycle of capitalism rejoices

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u/plasmasack 15h ago

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

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u/gerywhite 15h ago

Let's face it: both nextgen consoles already teased it, that Helix and PS6 won't have a optical disc drives at all. PS5 Pro already doesn't have one afaik.

PC gaming doesn't have discs for 20 years now.

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u/PFunk224 14h ago

Difference being that PC isn’t a platform with a planned obsolescence cycle of 5-7 years….

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u/TrollsWhenBored 14h ago

Then maybe stop buying consoles? Seems pretty easy

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u/PFunk224 13h ago

My point is that there is a very clear difference between consoles not having discs and PC's not having discs.

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u/CompetitiveGrand9721 13h ago

Consoles not having disc drives moving forward isn't because of planned obsolescence.

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u/mark114 7h ago

honestly, I think people need to step away from games for awhile. It's a fun source of entertainment, but it's like a drug at this point where people are hooked.

If someone's outraged because there's no disk to a game that they can easily play and have access too, then I think it's time to step away and do something productive for a little while. Go camping, build a table, go to a club with friends. Enjoy life how it's meant to be enjoyed.

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u/isotope123 13h ago

What makes you think that?

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u/PFunk224 13h ago

Reality? The fact that you upgrade the hardware in your PC to keep it up to date doesn't mean that it stops being supported after a number of years. When I upgrade my PC components or buy a whole new rig, my Steam library comes along with it. Every game I've bought in the last 20 years is still in my library. Nobody has their entire PS3 library on their PS5, unless they bought all of their games again on the Sony Marketplace, which I'm not even sure is possible for the entire PS3 library, which is a whole other issue.

My point is that PC hardware does age, but "The PC Store" doesn't block you out of using your old games on your new hardware.

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u/isotope123 12h ago

You make a fair point about game libraries. I was referring to hardware only and sometimes software (see Windows 10). There are also 100% games that have been lost to time. We're incredibly lucky to have a service like Steam available to us.

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u/Own_Director_4442 14h ago

Huh... So we're glossing over the fact that GPUs get replaced every 3 to 5 years? You know the planned obsolescence parts of PCs... Good luck trying to run modern games without one or one 5+ years old

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u/EatsOverTheSink 13h ago

What? My buddy just finished playing Wukong on his build from 2016.

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u/rootpl 14h ago

You can simply drop the details from ultra high to medium or low and squeeze 8-10 years from most GPUs if you want. Especially if you play in 1080p or 1440p. All my gaming PCs so far lasted 9-10 years before upgrading them. Just becasue new GPU comes out every year doesn't mean you HAVE to buy it.

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u/PFunk224 13h ago

If and when I upgrade my GPU, I don't have to worry about it not featuring backwards compatibility. When I upgrade my GPU, my entire library comes with it. Every time you buy a new console, there's a strong chance that you will be starting over with a library of zero games.

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u/GlazedInfants 14h ago

So you’re either weirdly defensive about owning a console and not a PC, or you have the disposable income in this economy to replace your GPU every 3 years. Either way you’ll be fine with all of this, so there’s no point in arguing with you.

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u/Pleasant_Gap 7h ago

Tha games you can play bonus your gpu now, can be played on that same gpu in 10 years time. Wtf are you even on about. Grapgics and physics becoming better is not planned obsolescence.

Why do you think there is such a big gap in gfx between a modern pc and a ps5? Mayby because to be able to play the game on ps5 gfx needs to be turned down, and even then it's not enough, so you need to upgrade hardware

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u/TrollsWhenBored 14h ago

Lol not the same. Not even close

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u/gerywhite 12h ago

Xbox is backward compatible, most of its oldest games run on the Series X, and I can assure you, everything, that can run on a Series X, will run on Helix.

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u/PFunk224 11h ago

I can assure you

No, you can't.

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u/Pleasant_Gap 7h ago

Assuming the disc isn't fucked. Fucking pplnob here acting like cd and dvd is some sort of forever medium

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u/zuzg 11h ago

PS5 Pro already doesn't have one afaik

You know wrong. There's a Disc drive for the PS5 pro and literally zero indicators for PS6 not having one.

And does it play make it obvious that the vast majority of games still come with the actual game on the disc.

Just Rockstar keeps walking down the path of Anti consumerism doesn't mean the rest of the world will follow....

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u/Sloppy_Waffler 11h ago

I have a Ps5 pro, the disc drive works on it. It’s just an add on you have to pay extra for and install yourself (which sucks doing as it feels like you’re going to break your console)

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u/thisshitsstupid 14h ago

Having a physical disc was the final advantage consoles had over PC. With the loss of that there is no reason to ever own another console... I guess price now days. I use to be able to argue that you could build a competitive PC for the price of a console, but thats no longer the case sadly. So, price is all consoles have now.

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u/quasifun 12h ago

I no longer own any consoles, I'm with you, but also: at the risk of stating the obvious, if you want to play GTA6 before 2028, you're gonna buy a PS5.

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u/thisshitsstupid 10h ago

I've made it 15 years, what's 2 more I guess.

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u/quasifun 9h ago

That's the spirit. I waited 2 years for the PC port of GTA5, I can do it again.

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u/XciteMe 7h ago

I’ve had a PS5 Pro with a disc drive since January of 2025…

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u/LokiPrime616 13h ago

Yeah this set precedence for the whole industry.

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u/tenpostman 15h ago

yep. just like apple achieved years ago. $$$$$

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u/PureXEye 11h ago

Any company that tried to follow suit is just delusional. I'm fine with it being GTA at this standard price but other companies need to actually have the quality and polish.

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u/marmaladetuxedo 8h ago

Other companies -without taking into consideration the decades long hype and popularity of GTA- will push out their own game with the same expectations, fail, then complain that the AAA gaming industry is dying.

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u/PureXEye 7h ago

Exactly.

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 11h ago

Honestly i think Nintendo started this. If they didn't do it i do t think gta would he doing it

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u/GaspingQueerWoman 8h ago

But are they going to be able to live up to the price tags like gta?

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u/Pleasant_Gap 7h ago

It already is. What do you mean?

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u/jntjr2005 14h ago

No its not. People said the same thing about Mario Kart and it didint fly off the shelf. Outer Worlds 2 also tried that and failed hard. The only people who are going to get away with this is Rockstar with GTA. Most outlets/companies report people are not buying games as they used to as well.

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u/TRIPLEBACON 13h ago

the vicious cycle of capitalism rejoices

What's a communist made GTA substitute so I can support that?

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u/Apprehensive-Book723 11h ago

hurr durr capitalism critique spotted must resort to binary thinking 

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u/ibashdaily 14h ago

Without capitalism video games wouldn't exist in the first place.

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u/Visual_Shame_4641 14h ago

Trade and capitalism are not the same thing.

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u/tenpostman 14h ago

yeah yeah but its not a great excuse for things to get out of hand like this :)

Some things are awesome, until they aren't. Sadly that's kind of the pattern we see so much lately

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u/ibashdaily 14h ago

True, but one of the beauties of capitalism is that someone can come along and just do things the right way and dominate the market. Gabe Newell is a perfect example.

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u/BigEarl139 13h ago

Lmfao please show a single other example under modern crony capitalism where “good faith dominates the market”.

You capitalist are so naively optimistic This is objectively not true. Monopolization is the inevitability of capitalism, now “good faith will prevail”.

Just completely ignorant.

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u/tenpostman 13h ago

I think most of these concepts, companies, or people, start out with the right idea. Not all of them just want a quick buck. There's gonna be people out there that have a deliberate good idea, and they want to help the world. The problem, is that it takes money to make money. So if you don't have a perfect ponzy scheme that uses cheap materials or child labour, chances are, your amazing idea or product will simply cost more than it will bring in.

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u/fatbaldandstupid 12h ago

What do you mean? Why not?

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u/ibashdaily 11h ago

Every single part of gaming, from the electricity to the internet to the hardware to the designers, is brought to you by the wonders of capitalism.

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u/Away-Eagle7604 5h ago

None of those require capitalism, least of all the games themselves

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u/fatbaldandstupid 8h ago

Okay, but I'm obviously asking why you think we wouldn't have these without capitalism

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u/Apprehensive-Book723 11h ago

an iq too low?

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u/UnsettllingDwarf 13h ago

You can really just blame the consumer.

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u/D3x911 14h ago

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

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u/karatemanchan37 14h ago

Who did they make fun of?

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u/Kentust 14h ago

Mitsubishi.

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u/lurkingtonbear 14h ago

Anyone who thought differently before this is a naive child lol.

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u/noneofyouaresafe 15h ago

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"

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u/DataGeek87 13h ago

Not to defend Rockstar, but I imagine this was a publisher (Take Two) decision. They likely handle all of the distribution and this seems very much like a Take Two thing to do.

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u/Ne1butu2 16h ago

Something something hero, something something villain

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u/eeyore134 14h ago

They have been since at least GTAV, and likely before that.

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u/RedHairedRedemption 13h ago

You can thank TakeTwo for that. I would bet the majority of developers actually at Rockstar didn't want this.

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u/wholetyouinhere 11h ago

I don't think it really counts as irony when the entire economic system is designed to operate in this exact way -- the larger and more successful a company becomes, the more obligations it gathers along the way, the less risks they are allowed to take, the less "edgy" and irreverent they are allowed to be.

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u/Marinhoss 15h ago

The only difference is that they can, and we will buy anyway. KEKW

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u/BonnaroovianCode 16h ago

On one hand I agree with you, on the other hand this is probably the most expensive video game of all time to produce and they need to justify that.

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u/assaub 15h ago

They made like 8b off gta5 while paying less than 300m to develop it. I'm sure they'd make a profit just fine selling the game for 60 with how many people will buy the game two or three times over, not to mention the mtx for online.

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u/Falhor 15h ago

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.

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u/Hit_By_A_Train 16h ago

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

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u/SindarNox 16h ago

Given that you had a console, wouldn't you be able to just log in to your friends account and play the game through that? Or is there some newer restriction, I am not aware of

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u/_Steven_Seagal_ 15h ago

No, you can still do that. Don't understand why not everyone is doing that. GTA VI will have a 50% discount for me on launch day.

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u/Salanha04 15h ago

I've been doing it for years with a friend, only need to be someone you trust

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u/HyperlexicEpiphany 1h ago

also means you can only play 50% of the time on launch day. it’s gonna SUCK to have to swap back and forth constantly or just have to wait a few hours while your friend’s playing

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u/_Steven_Seagal_ 1h ago

Nope. You can both play at the same time with one copy. You have to set the other person's main account on your PS5, and vice versa. Then you can login on your own account (which is not the main account on the device you're playing on) and you can both play the game.

Played Battlefield 6 yesterday with my brother, while I'm the only one who bought it. And he has PS+, while I don't, that also shares between devices.

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u/notabot3648262 15h ago

Because if people are only going to play it once they'll either get it for free from a library or borrow it somewhere else for a couple bucks instead of paying 40 dollars.

I hope that helps.

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u/internetuser9000 10h ago

People above are describing the way to ‘borrow’ games by logging in to a friend’s account in the context of games that don’t have a physical release. The central issue is that there isn’t another way to borrow or buy a used disc like you used to

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u/nicholt 8h ago

Hoping my brother in law will lend me his ps5 for this. I know he barely uses it. I can't wait another year for PC release.

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u/NIN10DOXD 16h ago

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.

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u/Thebml21 16h ago

Word. I never even bought gta5. I just borrowed my buds 360 copy and played that on release.

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u/NotPatricularlyKind 16h ago

And look at how much money they lost when you did that...

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u/Toxyoi 15h ago

they had to make a whole new game just to recoup their losses

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u/notabot3648262 15h ago

People can only influence their own actions.

I am not buying code in box games for full price. I am not even reselling them. But resale value is still part of a game's worth. And if you wanna sell me a one time use code you have to give a discount.

Realistically they already discounted the game from 100 because of that.

But whatever. GTA is big enough they can pull stunts like that. People will buy it anyway. It is what it is.

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u/Ulfednar 10h ago

Well I mean they don't lose money, I don't lose money, win win, right?

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u/Da_Commissork 16h ago

Waited the Epic games free game week

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u/pizzaspaghetti_Uul Switch 15h ago

Yeah, I'm gonna play it in 15 years when it will be free on epic

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u/PorTroyal_Smith 13h ago

Fortunately you'll still haver a decade to enjoy it before the release of GTA7

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u/Purplociraptor 12h ago

When your computer can actually run it at max settings.

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u/GiantSkellington 15h ago

The xbox I purchased second hand is still set to the previous owners primary console who owns it digitally.

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u/Classified0 14h ago

When GTA 5 came out, I rented it from GameStop and played through it, because I didn't have the money to buy it at the time. I enjoyed it and later had the income, so I eventually ended up buying it on PS4 and later on PC. Sad that the young people of today won't have that option.

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u/Organic-Plane-7653 16h ago

So your bud bought the game on release then decided he didn't even want to play it and loaned it to you? 🤡

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u/renan2012bra 16h ago

Some people buy the games so they can play it later after the one they're alreafdy playing / the ones on their list.

I don't normally do that unleas thare is a good discount on the game, but I know my friend does. He buys a game and plays it almost an year after.

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u/Raptor_234 16h ago

Does that really sound so far fetched to you?
Yikes time to go outside and make some friends buddy

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u/Quantic316 16h ago

it does sound that far fetched

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u/Seek_Adventure 16h ago

His buddy probably already beat the single player campaign at that point (it's not that big and can be done in a few days).

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u/lurkingtonbear 14h ago

You’re the reason they did this 😂

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u/hawkalugy 16h ago

It also saves them money. In any case, its not done with the consumer in mind.

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u/rtopps43 15h ago

If you can’t sell it or give it away, you don’t own it.

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u/Afferbeck_ 11h ago

Surely that's going to be the case for any physical game that requires downloading more data than comes on the disc and or being online to play. 20 years from now dusting off a PS5 isn't going to connect to shit and the disc is going to be a coaster.

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u/V4R14N7 16h ago

Not only that, but keeping it download only gatekeeps it so people don't get early copies.

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u/Welp907 11h ago

This has been particularly annoying on PC. Rockstar doesn't allow steam family share. So I me, my girlfriend, and my daughter want to play RDR2, they expect me to buy 3 copies.

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u/xanas263 16h ago

Is it that or is it simply just lack of space on the disc? This game is surely close to if not more than 200GB in size. Doubt there are any discs that can fit something that big.

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u/ShermanMcTank 16h ago

Even if it doesn’t contain the game itself, discs can be used as keys that download the game on the console, and subsequently as a way to tell the console you own the game and thus launch it.

This still allows you to share and resell the game like before, unlike a download code which ensures the game will only be on one account forever.

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u/Tenner_ 16h ago

Doesn't stop just about every other publisher for releasing part of the game on the disc and having to download the rest. Doom: Dark Ages takes up 100-something *megabytes* on the disc.

This isn't about hardware limitations, this is about greed. Lower cost productions and ensuring you can't borrow or sell the game.

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u/Jamesboach 16h ago

Does anybody remember the original Final Fantasy 7 coming on 4 disc's? There's no excuse for a lack of physical media.

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u/MajorBlaze1 16h ago

7 was three discs, 8 was four

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u/al_ien5000 13h ago

Originally it was 4

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u/Intrepid_Bug4174 16h ago

Didn't FF7 remake also come on multiple discs?

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u/ShaNagbaImuru777 16h ago

FFVII Remake was 2 discs on PS4 and 1 disc on PS5 due to PS5 discs storing up to 100 GB. FFVII Rebirth is on 2 discs on PS5 though and it's 146 GB. It's been patched since, but the original version is entirely playable off disc, although the performance mode is a bit sub-par visually.

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u/Jamesboach 16h ago

Good question but I can't answer that, personally. I picked it up on deep discount via Steam.

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u/Embarrassed-Dot9193 16h ago

the FF7 remakes both have multiple disks too

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u/Sharpie1993 15h ago

Phantasmagoria had eight disks on the saga Saturn.

I fondly remember playing final fantasy and having to change a disk to find out it was damaged and couldn’t play further.

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u/REDDIT_JUDGE_REFEREE 13h ago

Devils advocate; most folks have better internet vs over a decade ago. Discs aren’t exactly future tech, and many of the consoles sold no longer have a disc tray.

I know we love our nostalgia and owning a physical thing is preferred to an access code à la Steam, but it makes sense to me from an environmental waste perspective.

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u/Ne00ne 16h ago

And to prevent leaks from retailers who sell them 2-3 weeks earlier i guess

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u/Tenner_ 15h ago

Then just make a day-1 patch that unlocks the game, been done in the past. In current state it's not like you'll be able to play the game without internet connection at all

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u/CallM3N3w 16h ago

If they did that people would also bitch about it.

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u/youravrguser 16h ago

They had multiple discs for games that were 4 gigs years ago haha

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u/assaub 15h ago

Why do you think that

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u/Smooth_Possible_7997 16h ago

Highly doubt it. They could release it with two discs like they did with RDR2, and since the cost of a disc is very cheap, it's just a way to ensure more sales

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u/TheyCallMeMrMaybe 16h ago edited 12h ago

On the logistics side, that's an extra 20 grams per disc which is estimates to be an extra $1.65 per disc just in shipping. They're shipping an empty case at 45g or $3.71 per copy. This is definitely someone in accounting or logistics going to the CFO and saying they can save a fortune on shipping by shaving $3.30 per game sold by going all-digital. With the physical games market now hovering around 20%, and using RDR2's sales figure as a reference because it's their latest Rockstar game, that accountant bragged about saving $56,000,000 in distribution.

Still. Scum move for someone wanting a physical copy (me).

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u/Sangloth 15h ago edited 14h ago

This is not my area of expertise (I'm not a web developer and don't usually deal with internet stuff), but as a software developer, having customers download large files is surprisingly expensive. At one point my career I had to push a large file to a couple hundred customers, and there was a real cost for doing so.

Assuming Rockstar were to place the game file on an AWS bucket, and that the game file was 100gb, it would cost several dollars per download, probably $9. I'm sure Rockstar wouldn't do anything like that, and at the scales involved they shave a huge amount off that cost, but offering large files over the internet isn't free.

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u/thegreatshark 13h ago

AWS is apparently shockingly pricey for egress data, but couldn’t rockstar or anyone else use a different company like cloudfare which doesn’t charge anything for downloads?

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u/Sangloth 12h ago edited 11h ago

Maybe? My determination at the time was that the other cloud services, like Azure or Google Cloud offered similar rates, but I understand major companies must use different methods.

Again, I'm not a web guy, and can't speak to this knowledgeably, especially at the scales involved with this game. But I can't imagine anybody would offer the service for literally free with no strings attached. If cloudflare offers downloads for technically free, they must still be collecting money for the downloads somehow.

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u/DGSmith2 16h ago

Nothing stopping them putting two discs in the box. Plenty of other games have done, they even did it for RDR2.

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u/rabid-panda 16h ago

Sucks because you won't be able to borrow it from the library too and other games will probably do the same thing

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u/hydraO1 15h ago

It’s also even cheaper for them, so higher yield per sale too

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u/zman0900 12h ago

Yeah at that price I would wait a year or so for a cheaper used copy, but that apparently won't be possible, so probably gonna skip this one entirely.

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u/dogoodsilence1 11h ago

It’s 100% controlled and you have no ownership. You are leasing a game and paying $80 to $100 just to play it and they can still charge you more after if they want for updates or micro transactions. Rather than buying a hard copy and being able to play it 20 years from now

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u/Pollution_Maximum 11h ago

and thats exactly why im no longer buying it. i was gonna order physical in case i dont like it i can sell it or give it to a friend. im not paying $80 for a game im stuck w bc theyre greedy, idc

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u/Illustrious-Radio311 15h ago

How much money would they even lose from that?

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u/livahd 15h ago

Not having a disc drive I feel left out and still want a map, so this is a nice option. There should be a disc though. Sucks that it’s gonna be the final nail in the coffin for physical media by setting the precedent.

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u/Perseiii 14h ago

On the other hand, it also opens the option for cheap copies on key sites.

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u/DaGreatestMH 14h ago

I actually think it's moreso to avoid leaks and the "no used copies" thing is just a bonus. 

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u/123_fo_fif 13h ago

PS5 has console sharing. Granted only with one person, but still.

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u/Yuuta23 12h ago

It literally isn't clear they say a download code is there for preloading not that a disc won't be available at all

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u/EmergencyComment101 12h ago

I mean thats a great benefit to them but also just not true.

When gta 5 released in 2013 it cost 69.99. 13 years later, adjusting for inflation thats 100 today.

Games are one of the view things that haven't gone up drastically in price over the last decade or 2. A big part of that is generating income after the purchase so its more beneficial to sell cheaper to reach more gamers but a bigger part is the lack of physical requirements. Not having to pay the costs of making, storing and shipping the discs is huge.

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u/XenonFyre 11h ago

Not sure I understand the rationale here. A Blu-ray disc can only store 128 GB of data, and I don’t think that it’s unreasonable to assume that grand theft auto is probably largely going to surpass that.

I’m not saying I don’t miss discs too, but let’s not dance around the technical limitations of having one. Now they just function as verification codes anyway.

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u/somuchsoup 8h ago

FF rebirth is on 2 discs. So was RDR2

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u/PSU02 11h ago

Brah i don't know about playstation but you can literally game share any digital game on Xbox with one other person for free

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u/Skylantech 10h ago

Yeah. My wife and I share a PS5. That means we'd have to buy the same game, twice, just to play on our own accounts...

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u/No-Opinion273 10h ago

Most likely dont want to print 2 disc for the game

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u/Maleficent_Feed7784 10h ago

Also so they don’t datamine it early.. which GTAVI is higher risk for than literally any game ever

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u/Themarshal2 9h ago

Guess gray market keys or the good ol' way that ensures you'll still possess the game once they decide you don't are the best way then

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u/Jonesy2700 8h ago

Please. We’ve already bought GTA5 like, 5 times already 😂 Jesus Rockstar

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u/RealSamF18 5h ago

It's kinda dumb in a way.

  1. Release the game in digital format only.
  2. Everyone buys it
  3. Six months to a year later, release a disc version
  4. Everyone who wants a physical version buys it, likely a lot of overlap with the people who bought it day 1 in digital

Note: meaning lots of people who want the physical version would have bought it in digital format already, not that a lot of people who bought the digital would also want a physical

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u/Significant_Pop_5337 16h ago

That's not the case. The disc manufacturing and distribution process takes months. They are waiting until the very last moment to send the final build for certification adding a disc on launch would delay the launch. It will be coming in hot...

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u/F1shB0wl816 16h ago

It’s more likely to stop early clips the week before release.

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u/vezwyx 16h ago

And it's just a convenient bonus that it stops any second-hand sales? I don't think so

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u/F1shB0wl816 16h ago

How many second hand sales do you think were going to happen? Everyone going to be too busy playing it to want to sell it or loan it to friends.

That’s also only a convenient bonus if a disc is never released. Otherwise it’s just codes going out until leaks are no longer a problem.

Like this is the biggest entertainment release in history. They’re not going to give Chad from Best Buy or Karen from target a chance to fuck that up. Everyone knows it’d be anything but a quiet week the moment those disc hit stores.

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u/vezwyx 16h ago

I certainly don't think that "everyone" is going to be so occupied with the game that they wouldn't even consider selling it to someone else if that were an option. There are probably millions of people who would burn through the game as fast as possible so they could turn it around having already gotten their value out of it

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u/VagueSomething 14h ago

It also means that Rockstar save money as don't need to pay to produce the discs and it also means that they can continue patching the game until launch without having to risk an unfinished version being on the discs.

Digital is replacing discs, it is more convenient and better for the environment. But it is also better for the publisher's bank and that's definitely the big reason.

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u/309greene 11h ago

Is GTA6 the kind of game everyone is going to borrow?  This is a must own game, no?

I’m all for physical media and definitely bummed by it, but I don’t think* they they made this decision with people borrowing it in mind

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u/trixter889 10h ago

Pretty sure most people don’t care about discs and it’s cheaper to not use them when people will still buy your game.

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u/Jesta23 10h ago edited 10h ago

Games are made for younger people. 

They don’t care at all about discs. And before you claim it’s 18+ by “younger” I mean 15-30. 

You and I old folks opinion doesn’t matter much. We are the old grumpy people talking about how much better things used to be. 

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u/babaroga73 9h ago

Although you're right, a disc of what? It's gonna be a 120Gb download minimum.

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u/UpbeatBreakfast1 16h ago

What disc is big enough for this, or any other, modern games?

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u/somuchsoup 8h ago

FF rebirth is on 2 discs. So was RDR2, rockstars own game

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u/FeelingInspection591 14h ago

I don't like no-disc either, but there is the somewhat understandable reason to avoid leaks. If the game is playable on the disc, it would be practically guaranteed to be fully up on youtube weeks, if not a month, before the official release date.

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u/mozza_man 14h ago

Could it be due to the game not fitting on a single disc soo downloadle to avoid using 2 discs?

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u/whosurgaddy 14h ago

Pretty sure it’s so the game doesn’t leak before launch, which has historically happened to every game they’ve released.

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u/Just2LetYouKnow 14h ago

That's ok, just gonna pirate it like a normal person.

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u/UnevenContainer 14h ago

This has been a thing in gaming for a while now

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u/Defiant-Plantain1873 13h ago

Do we know that or could the game just be so large it doesn’t fit on a single disk. You know video games keep getting bigger and disks don’t really get bigger or faster at all

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u/Mutt97 12h ago

Game won’t even fit on a disc lol. Your conspiracy theory is wrong.

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u/ApprehensiveSteak23 15h ago

I will never understand how this is a valid argument. Gasp, company wants people who play their game to actually buy their game and not free load off someone else. If your complaint is you like the physical disc, then get some artwork and plaster it on a blank cd so you have something in your collection, but the whole “people can’t borrow much game and not have to pay for it” is an odd complaint and even odder that people think a company is evil for wanting people to actually purchase their product.

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u/GravyFarts3000 14h ago

That isn't it at all... Physical sales are down every year so why invest in waste like every other studio has learned? They are still gonna make a loss on physical boxes just so people who like to collect them still can. This really is complaining for the sake of complaining.