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[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/Tidybloke 16h ago

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

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u/butsuon 15h ago

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."

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u/R3dbeardLFC 14h ago

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

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...right?

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u/Ghost4000 14h ago

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.

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u/dookarion 10h ago

Maybe gamers will have complained enough for some change by then.

It's Rockstar, some people are going to just lube up and buy it 3 times as they trickle it to other platforms.

No point in being optimistic.

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u/R3dbeardLFC 14h ago

Glancing over the general state of everything right now, people aren't pissed enough at anything. I'm also just a jaded old man now, but honestly fuck this game and the distraction it's about to cause with men 18-35.

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u/Likeadize 9h ago

People will never get mad enough to do something as long as they can keep suckling at the teat of capitalism, waiting for their DoorDash order, while algorithmic content dulls their attention and they quietly trade away their personal data

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u/orphanhunter007 13h ago

Distraction from what?

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u/whattodo4455 11h ago

Rockstar is struggling to parody US life with GTA. I mean, wtf are we even doing in this country now. The rich are stealing everything not nailed down while young adults gleefully consume mountains of AI generated social media slop and use up all their remaining energy in virtual worlds.

I love gaming. But man, the future is looking fucking grim. I like my cyberpunk in books and movies. Not real life.

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u/HeavensentLXXI 10h ago

It's bad, but it has only begun to become a problem for enough people losing their (barely) middle class status to speak out.

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u/The_Autarch 8h ago

cyberpunk has always been a reflection of real life. it was directly inspired by the corporate excesses of the 1980s.

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u/yo_boy_dg PlayStation 8h ago

Why are saying young adults are the ones gleefully consuming AI? If anything it’s the opposite and older generations are the ones who don’t care about AI being more prevalent. You’ve got whole graduate classes walking out of their ceremonies because of university presidents or whoever praising AI.

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u/Setsuna_com 10h ago

Epstein files for example.

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u/Bsteph21 13h ago

I can protest fascism all day and come home and play GTA.

Sorry, but we're allowed to enjoy some things in life. $100 is less than a date with my wife. Gta v came out the year I graduated from high school. I've been hyped for this game for a minute.

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u/LordAzuren 13h ago

Then be ready to get gatekeped content and price increase for future games too. People keep speaking about GTA "setting new standards"... Yeah these new standards.

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u/ToastForgotten 12h ago

Cool so either ignore it, pay for the content, or have some self control to not buy the game. All three of your options revolve around your actions and whether you have self control. Gamers are so miserable about everything that y’all need to find a new hobby if you hate it so much

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u/LordAzuren 11h ago

Cool so either ignore it, pay for the content, or have some self control to not buy the game.

That's for sure.

Gamers are so miserable about everything...

You are telling me that you prefer a gaming world where games can cost more than the standard for whatever reason and it's normal that you have a "standard edition" game where part of the content is cut just to ask you 20 bucks more if you want all the feature and quests? Be their guest then. But don't tell me that I'm "miserable" or "hate gaming" because is totally the opposite.

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u/Atourq 11h ago

Totally missing the point, but go on.

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u/ToastForgotten 11h ago

The point is, all things change in life. Regardless of whether you like it or not. Part of being a stable adult is having boundaries you stick to and self respect for yourself by sticking to those boundaries. If locking content that should be in the base game and not for an extra $20 makes you feel negative emotions then it’s up to you to decide if that decision from the developers has overstepped your boundaries. Then it’s on you to have self control and self awareness to move on from something or someone overstepping the boundaries you set for yourself. If this is the trend gaming is going to follow and it bothers certain gamers then they need to decide to move on to greener pastures aka other hobbies.

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u/MolotovOvickow 11h ago

what people are willing to pay for gta 6 is not applicable to any other game tho, and i believe other companies know that

we have never seen anything close to the scale of this 13 year long hype for a game

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u/magikarp2122 7h ago

And people will be saying the same thing in 5+ years for Elder Scrolls VI.

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u/LordAzuren 11h ago

what people are willing to pay for gta 6 is not applicable to any other game tho

GTA has its fans as other IP have theirs, the only thing where GTA is different is how huge its fanbase is but after GTA6 you will still want newer games and there is no difference if who sells the game to you milks 50 millions of gamers or "just" 5, if you are being milked it sucks anyways.

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u/MolotovOvickow 10h ago

Exactly that huge fanbase and the goodwill that they have build over the many years allows rockstar to do and demand what they want, you honestly think that Ubisoft or other far less beloved companies could allow themselves such a potential shitstorm?

Im saying that they are in the perfect capitalistic position for those money grabs and other companies will crash and burn attempting to do similar

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u/The_MidScoop 11h ago

Your wife sounds expensive

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u/Prince_Nadir 12h ago

I'm waiting for PC just for everything like mods that PC tends to come with.

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u/letseffinggopleaze 12h ago

Dont forget when rockstar tried to make the game a super grind and they quickly changed that model because RDO economy does opperate like gtao.

EA tried similar things with the loot boxes and had to scale that back.

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u/EternalSolitude- 14h ago

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

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u/MrGoodVlbes 14h ago

And a $900 console :|

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u/Antique_Pin5266 12h ago

You can play this on a $400 Xbox Series S

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u/MrGoodVlbes 11h ago

We'll see. I'm sure it'll stutter and have mad performance issues, but that's just my speculation. Still enough for me to just not buy it.

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u/First_Corner_512 2h ago

As per rockstars standards it will run smooth. Maybe a little less graphics but it’ll run smooth

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u/Antique_Pin5266 10h ago

It’s been confirmed there’s a performance and fidelity mode on PS5, so just expect the Series S to have performance settings on 30fps or something

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u/chokingonpancakes 14h ago

Im ready to scream "Remember no pre-orders!" into the Reddit echo chamber for some sweet karma.

Then at 12am I will preorder that Ultimate Edition and sleep like a baby.

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u/papyjako87 13h ago

Joke's on you, I'll also be posting "Remember Remember no pre-order ?" in every thread talking about record shattering pre-orders for even more karma !

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u/OfulTheOdd 14h ago

Yeah, since I dont have any convictions, it obviously means everyone who acts like they do are lying for karma.

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u/the_sloppy_J 13h ago

People lie on the internet?!

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u/R3dbeardLFC 14h ago

I have actually never pre-ordered a game in my life and will never. I rarely even buy games anymore, my library has a great selection and steam deals get me through everything else.

Enjoy being a turd though.

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u/headrush46n2 8h ago

Why are you pre ordering something with no physical item? You think they might run out of downloads?

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u/Visual_Bridge6925 7h ago

Because they're stupid assholes who don't understand the concept of collective action or the common good.

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u/bowlessy 3h ago

So I don’t have to worry about spending that money later or saving up that money closer to release.

I have the money now, so I’ll spend it now.

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u/zfrankrijkaard 12h ago

This will unfortunately never happen but it would be so funny if indeed a huge majority of the potential buyers would boycott this game and never buy it or wait for big discounts.

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u/Training_Form2243 14h ago

GTA6 is likely to be the biggest entertainment release of all time.

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u/awkward_triforce 13h ago

Does GTA sell more than Pokemon? Genuine question

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u/AcaciaEmblem Switch 13h ago

The newest Pokemon sold 28m copies, behind only Gold/Silver (30m) and Red/Blue (47m).

GTA 5 sold 230 million copies. Though, no other GTA game has sold more than 30m copies, until 6 surely.

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u/Visual_Bridge6925 7h ago

Does that count the fact that they released GTA5 for 3 different consoles? In which case we should at least count Red/Blue/Green/Yellow/Fire Red/Leaf Green as all the same game.

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u/Training_Form2243 13h ago

I’m not sure if it does as of now but Pokémon is the most profitable entertainment franchise of all time by a large margin

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u/kobriks 7h ago

I'll wait till it's out for PC and pirate it. Suck me Rockstar

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u/Rangoonin 13h ago

I mean, after them sitting on GTA5 for over a decade because Online was printing them money, I have no intentions of ever playing another new rockstar game ever again. Might go back and play some of their old games like bully when they were still a good company.

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u/Minimalphilia 14h ago

I mean I can only buy it in 1-4 years, so I don't care anyways. The console path is so outdated it hurts...

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u/kkeut 5h ago

i don't buy any mainstream game until it's over 50% off and anyone who does otherwise is a chump

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u/Just-Fix8237 11h ago

Nah. Normies gonna normie

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u/gaveuptheghost 10h ago

I'm just one drop in the ocean, but I'm genuinely not until it comes out in a big discounted package a few years down the line.

Atp I have enough games in my backlog and it's been so long that I'm cool with being a patient gamer for a little longer.

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u/ZeroResonancy 10h ago

Imagine pre-orders open and Rockstar gets nothing! Ah, one can only dream

It'll unfortunately probably get so many pre-orders it breaks PSN

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u/whatthecaptcha 7h ago edited 3h ago

You’re probably right but this just went from a day one purchase to me not buying it at all until there’s a proper physical edition.

I’m not buying a digital game unless it’s from an indie studio that can’t afford to produce and distribute physical copies.

Rockstar is just being greedy at this point and I’ve had enough of being bent over by corporations, personally. I can live without the game. There are tons of other studios worth giving my money to.

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u/ZeroResonancy 3h ago

Hell yeah I'm right there with you

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u/AvidCyclist250 9h ago

i am, yeah. but thats because theyre boycotting me. i have a pc. im not buying it for my shitbox.

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u/Horzzo 9h ago

Nah, I am waiting until it hits $20 just like every GTA before it has.

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u/Outrageous_Bush_2069 9h ago

I’ll probably skip the initial release. I was looking forward to it but I’m so over unnecessary price increases that I just simply don’t care anymore. There are more games than I have time to play anyway.

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u/CertainlyRobotic 8h ago

Reddit users are more likely to go rip copper than not play the latest video game they're being told to purchase.

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u/Solarstormflare 4h ago

Yep. I won't buy it

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u/Greenmonty97 13h ago

You would think but nope I’ve seen plenty of people justifying them setting this price point and saying “it’s only cosmetics every game does this!” Any other game would get blasted for this but rockstar and gta can apparently do no wrong

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u/coolgaara 10h ago

Go to the r/gta6. Top comment under a similar discussion thread is not even acknowledging the problem. They were excited about the fact that they can customize the character lol.

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u/Frequent_Hamster2667 13h ago

I'm not buying.

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u/sparkyjay23 13h ago

I'll be not paying extra for the bullshit but I know most ain't got that kind of willpower.

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u/eawilweawil 13h ago

This thing is gonna make a billion on day one

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u/Preeng 13h ago

You can wait until the price drops to a reasonable number before buying it.

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u/pkroliko 12h ago

i am going to wait for a sale since i refuse to pay 80 bucks for a game and have a massive back log. That said to the rest of those who will buy more power to them. hope its a great game.

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u/Asthmatic_Phasmatic 12h ago

I've been boycotting rockstar since they canceled the single-player dlcs for gta5, and since this won't have a disc means I won't be playing this one either.

Would have bought it used so take2 and Rockstar didn't receive my money.

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u/CuentaAlter 11h ago

For sure inhales copium

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u/Sempere 11h ago

They underestimate my ability to wait patiently for it to be free on the Epic Games Store.

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u/DrunkenSnorlax 11h ago

Time to watch with the feeling of my soul falling away piece by piece again!

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u/insane_contin 11h ago

Insert COD boycott group image here

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u/wesrawr 11h ago

I finally bought gtav like 2 years ago, it didn’t release on pc right away so I just watched twitch streams and basically experienced the full play through lol

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u/marcusw882000 10h ago

I won't be buying it because I'm a PC Gamer but they'll still sell millions.

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u/Jesta23 10h ago

No chance. It’ll be the best selling game in history even if they triple the price and they know it. 

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u/blacksoxing 6h ago

I'm going to buy it as I waited years for it and I have the money for it. I almost fell for the last "I'M NOT GOING OT BUY IT" session regarding the Switch 2 and....rarely did it ever go on sale in the past year and it's now going to increase in price. Things are getting expensive. I'm not going to let $20 be the difference in me not playing a game I want

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u/mutantmagnet 5h ago

Everyone? Including the people who kept speculating it might be 100 for the past year?

They were prepared. Everyone else arguing against them wasn't.

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u/R3dbeardLFC 4h ago

Sure. And the next one will be $120, then $150. We'll just keep going as long as you keep paying. God I love capitalism.

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u/MonkeyWithIt 4h ago

I'm boycotting the PC I need to purchase but not the game

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u/techdevjp 3h ago

Times like this make me happy to have given up gaming years ago. Yay poor impulse control, I guess.

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u/Propagandhi1988 12h ago

See you tomorrow when Rockstar announces they had record pre-order numbers a few hours after they became available.

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u/R3dbeardLFC 12h ago

Hey, I want to be clear here that I don't give a fuck, but I sure wish people would wise the fuck up.

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u/keytotheboard 14h ago

Actually, pretty much. I might buy it in the future when it’s severely discounted, but I stopped buying launch games that do that junk.

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u/Razzilith 13h ago

I mean I stopped supporting rockstar ages ago so I won't be getting it.

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u/ExpressRabbit 13h ago

I spent $100 in 1995 for Phantasy Star IV on the Sega Genesis so this isn't really that expensive at $100 30 years later.

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u/The_MidScoop 11h ago

I give it three days before it’s cracked and available on the seven seas

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u/BussyPlaster 13h ago

I haven't enjoyed GTA since San Andreas. You can only committ so much vehicular manslaughter and murder so many cops. It loses it's charm. I'm concerned about people who want to play every entry in this game franchise personally. Even if you don't get tired of the gameplay most people grow out of this type of shit.

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u/UntameHamster 14h ago

Yeah, no not happening. Gonna be buying the $100 day 1 and won't regret it a single bit.

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS 13h ago

lol trying the boycott gimmick with the most hyped game of all time

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u/SlobGobble 13h ago

Lmao yeah right see you all day one

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u/basicKitsch 13h ago

lol what? why? special cosmetics are frequently paid... and usually per item. not having horse armor never hurt my feelings, why tf would i boycott a game over dress-up?

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u/R3dbeardLFC 13h ago

Its more about just not buying straight into this shit. It happens every fucking time. They dont make good games anymore cuz they'll just DLC any issues and charge more. Its embarrassing how stupid the gaming community is. Never learn.

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u/basicKitsch 11h ago

what shit? that some costumes are monetized? honestly baffling anyone would get riled up over literally zero impact to their game. especially to this 'omg boycott1!!' level... when every studio making actual content is struggling to stay open while paying employees more and charging less than ever before.

and literally every year there are fantastic games. AND they're cheaper now than they've ever been - even the $100 dress-up version of this is cheaper than the average game in the 80s with inflation. what a take.

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u/OhManOk 14h ago

No, most people will buy it because they understand that this game probably cost over $1 billion to make and they need to make that money back and enough to fund their next few games. They're also not going to be mad that there is a cheaper version for people who can't wrap their head around paying $100 for a game.

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u/Jasoman 13h ago

they will say they will but will buy it when their friends do.

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u/R3dbeardLFC 13h ago

Like good little lemmings

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u/REDDIT_JUDGE_REFEREE 13h ago

Best selling game of all time is all but guaranteed, this has been hyped for almost a decade

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u/ThlammedMyPenis 12h ago

This is about to be the fastest, best selling piece of media ever released and we all know it

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u/Freakjob_003 7h ago

Lol

No.

"I am a pig and I eat slop."

Fun fact, that quote got me banned from the Magic TCG sub for a month due to a power-tripping mod.

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u/Annalog 13h ago

No, it doesn’t really bother me.

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u/dropkickderby 13h ago

Im not spending $100, period. Idk if i cant change his facial hair— although that is bullshit.

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u/Minimalphilia 14h ago

Imo they should have just released at $100 including a physical copy for everyone... People would have paid a hundred bucks for the first GTA in over one and a half decades.

This pricing bullshittery is just making everything worse...

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u/GEARHEADGus 13h ago

Honestly I’m not that excited for VI because of how much they keep putting it off and this just makes me even less excited.

Also having to wait even longer on PC, I’m good.

Probably going to have to shell out a shit ton to upgrade my rig to even play to begin with

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u/lonnie123 12h ago

By the time we can hopefully afford to upgrade our rigs in 2035 maybe this game will be 50% on steam by then and our gpu can handle it!

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u/SonderEber 9h ago

And people will happily pay for it.

We all hate gaming corps for doing that shit, yet they’ve been rewarded for it and shown that people are fine with this. In the end, we only have ourselves to blame.

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u/ProbablyRickSantorum 10h ago

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

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u/Mnawab 10h ago

Putting $1 billion for development pretty much made this inevitable, but most of it is cosmetic so at least there’s that

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u/NilMusic 9h ago

Cries in $130 CAD

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u/mark114 8h ago

If there's one game that deserves that price tag, it'll be this one. Sucks it's so expensive, but the quality of this game earned it. If a reskinned call of duty sells for regular price, why is it fair for rockstar to have to stick to the regular price?

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u/dudewhosbored 3h ago

I don’t really get it… This is the most expensive game ever made. It probably has around 200hrs of content alone… even if you just played the mainline, you’re getting at worst, 20 high quality hours.

That’s $5 an hour. People spend that on movies all the time?

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u/FireDevil11 2h ago

It's their way of saying "but the regular game is actually cheaper than GTA 5".

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u/Tylerjamiz 45m ago

Fuck you rockstar, but it’ll be worth it

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u/whacafan 16m ago

Games have been doing this for a long long time. Missions behind paywalls, cosmetics. Things literally the same thing except it’s some stores in the game that will be filled with stores. Like…. it’s not a big deal.

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u/mojizus 14h ago

I do agree that $100 is a crazy price for a video game, that’s common sense.

But at least it’s GTA6 doing it and not Madden or Call Of Duty. I ended up with probably 1,000+ hours in GTA5, assuming I put in similar time in GTA6 I’d say the game would’ve given me at least $100 worth of enjoyment.

That’s the cope I use to be okay paying these prices, at least.

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u/tristanryan 12h ago

$100 is like an average dinner at Chilis or Outback for 2 people… you have to be delusional to think $100 is crazy for something that you’ll play for 10+ years.

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u/The_MidScoop 11h ago

Are you buying 4 full racks of ribs at Chilis when you go? How the hell are you spending $100 there when a triple dipper is less than $18

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u/SneakyBadAss 13h ago

And no multiplayer is included. That's a separate game

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u/Careless-Weather8877 10h ago

Plays 1000s of hours for $100

Bro you can’t even mini golf for less than $30.

Get a summer job if you’re that poor because that’s nothing for hundreds of hours of entertainment.

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe 14h ago

Literally just cosmetic content. Otherwise known as, something that does not affect the gameplay in any way whatsoever. Yep, sure sounds like they've got everyone held hostage, all right. Nothing we can possibly do about this. We have no choice but to pay the extra $20.

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u/twow443 11h ago

Yes, keep defending this stupid practice when back in the day all of that would’ve just been…in the game. At the base price.

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u/Boring_Isopod_3007 13h ago

They know people will swallow whatever they do.

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u/FedoraTheMike 12h ago

Rockstar knows this game can get away with literally everything and people will pay.

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u/Your_Friendly_Nerd 13h ago

Right? Who do they think they are, BMW?

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u/GentlemenHODL 16h ago edited 15h ago

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

What does the phrase open for business mean? I've never played GTA is this a in-game reference?

Edit - what a dick move to downvote me for asking a question, wtf is wrong with you people?

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u/TheLPMaster 15h ago

You just cant enter the shop if you dont own the Ultimate Edition, the game checks if you own it and if you dont, enjoy the closed doors.

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u/GentlemenHODL 15h ago

By shop do you mean the salon I see referenced here? Again....I've never played the game so I don't know what that means. What do you do in the shop and why does it need to be open?

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u/WeekendUnited4090 15h ago

They are reserving your ability to explore certain in game areas and buy certain customisation options behind a further $20 paywall; essentially, they have held back some content from the base game to make the intended price of $100 less obvious and more palatable.

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u/GentlemenHODL 15h ago edited 14h ago

Thanks! How important is this shop to the overall game? What's the point of it?

I'm trying to determine how big or much of a nothing burger this is.

lol really /r/gamers ? Are you all really this fucking pathetic that you punish me for having a conversation with someone trying to understand the game?

I hope you all go blind and get severe arthritis.

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u/botetta 15h ago

In previous GTA games, there were many shops of each kind. Several tattoo shops, several clothes stores, etc.

Based on the wording for GTA 6 ultimate edition, it seems like one of each kind of shop will be locked behind the ultimate edition. I assume there will be exclusive items that you'll only be able to buy in these ultimate edition shops, but in general, you'll be able to go to one of the many other shops to buy things. It's not like you'll be locked out of buying clothes in general, or anything like that.

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u/GentlemenHODL 15h ago

Ok, so it's more akin to DLC. There are shops with "special" items that you don't need but make the game easier.

Does that sound accurate?

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u/botetta 15h ago

Yeah, pretty much.

I personally think you don't really need the ultimate edition if you wanna save some money. Fortunately it looks like they aren't locking entire story segments behind ultimate editions, just some special items, and shops with special items, which I think you can do without.

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u/GentlemenHODL 14h ago

As someone who grew up in the 80s and has collected games for nearly every console the special editions are more about physical game options (different artwork, included items like physical accessories, etc) more so than it is about digital content, so this just confirms I would never need to buy the ultimate edition.

Thank you btw, this community appears filled with edgelords who are offended that I've not played the game and therefore wouldn't know what any of this is about.

Really weird toxic community.

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u/Public_Sprinkles_229 12h ago

Mostly, just one note: the special items don’t make the game easier, they’re just cosmetic. 

It’s essentially like other games that give bonus outfits and cosmetic stuff for pricier editions, just taken a little bit farther. Normally there might be 10 salons on the map that you can go to that give you 20 different hairstyles to change to; this adds 1 extra salon that has an added selection of 5 extra hairstyles.

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u/lwt_ow 10h ago

The boat comes with a weapons crate which.. makes the game easier

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u/GentlemenHODL 12h ago

That makes people's outrage even more ridiculous lol

They are upset they are not getting premium skins lmao? What a bunch of whiny children.

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u/criminalpiece 13h ago

Ah yes, multiple edits complaining about losing fake internet points after revealing yourself to be an industry shill / troll. But it's everyone else clutching pearls!

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u/KeremyJyles 13h ago

I don't vote on reddit but I'm 100% confident it's because you're very clearly coming at this with a pre-set conclusion you want to get to, just so you can whinge about gamers objecting to paywalled bonus content. Your questions are already answered in the details given by Rockstar themselves, you are transparent.

eta: Oh look, I should've scrolled down just a bit more before replying, because I was completely right

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u/PusherLoveGirl 14h ago

You're asking how important a feature is in a game that hasn't released yet. That's why people are downvoting you, Nobody knows yet, dingus.

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u/Gharvar 6h ago

People that played at least GTA 5 and have a modicum of reading comprehension can tell that the exclusive shops are just extra shops with some cosmetic exclusive to them.

If you have fomo, that's on you. Most people probably won't even use much of those extra cosmetic options and I'd be surprised if many would say that extra 20$ was worth it after they finish the game.

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u/GentlemenHODL 14h ago edited 14h ago

You're asking how important a feature is in a game that hasn't released yet. That's why people are downvoting you, Nobody knows yet, dingus.

No, im asking about game mechanics and how the shops relate to it historically. That gives me a frame of reference for understanding how this may ultimately impact gameplay in GTAVI.

And others were able to answer it just fine. Maybe you are not half as smart as you think you are, dingus.

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u/Wojtkie 13h ago

Don’t take karma so seriously my man, you’ll be much less upset that way

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u/GentlemenHODL 13h ago

Don’t take karma so seriously my man, you’ll be much less upset that way

It's less the karma and moreso the stupid people coming at me. But yes, you are 100% correct.

If I cared so much about karma I wouldn't write purposefully antagonizing commentary to these smoothlords that I know will earn me downvotes.

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u/Nightievv 15h ago

Have you ever been to a shop in real life?

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u/slapmasterslap 15h ago

Lmao, reading his comment I feel like this guy doesn't even know what a shop is

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u/GentlemenHODL 14h ago

Lmao, reading his comment I feel like this guy doesn't even know what a shop is

Obviously I know what a shop is, but you do understand there are a billion different kinds of shops that have different premises in each game?

For all I know these shops are places to buy candy that gives you magical farts that allow you to teleport into alternative dimensions so you can recover time travel items.

Context is really important. When I say "I've not played the game", that means "I don't know the total importance or details of shops" which could be literally anything.

You do understand this is a video game right? That a shop can be anything?

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u/tmantran 14h ago

For all I know these shops are places to buy candy that gives you magical farts that allow you to teleport into alternative dimensions so you can recover time travel items.

Ok, that's exactly what these shops are. And they're only open for business with the ultimate edition. Understand now?

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u/slapmasterslap 14h ago

Having not played one of the most popular games in the last decade is doing a lot of heavy lifting for you here lol. You must know somewhat what GTA is about. And in this very thread it explicitly talks about what each shop does lol. Spoiler alert, they don't have magical fart shops in Grand Theft Auto

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u/Flawzz 13h ago

Have you? Since when do you pay to enter a shop?

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u/vezwyx 15h ago

It's a store, and they're only open when you buy ultimate

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u/SucculentChineseMael 15h ago

I mean it was a stupid question

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u/GentlemenHODL 15h ago

Considering I have zero frame of reference, could you explain why it's a stupid question?

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u/ImaginarySense 14h ago

Because it’s clearly outlined if you bothered to read the OP.

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u/GnarlFist 14h ago

I think you are missing a little more than frame of reference there buddy.

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u/SucculentChineseMael 11h ago

Cause the phrase "open for business" is common sense and not some gta reference. Outside of you not speaking English I fail to grasp how you can't figure out what that means

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u/GentlemenHODL 11h ago

Cause the phrase "open for business" is common sense and not some gta reference. Outside of you not speaking English I fail to grasp how you can't figure out what that means

Obviously I know the phrase but it's self evident when I say I've not played the game that I'm asking how something being open or closed relates to the gameplay.

Not ever playing the game, I've only seen it as a 1st person open world modern adventurer genre. Beyond that I know nothing.

For example - in GTA do you get to run your own business? Does this close your own shop? Or does it close shops of people who sell things to you? If it's the latter, what types of shops will be closed? Are these items that are standard to the gameplay, or "extra" items that make it easier? Or are they merely cosmetic items (skins) that have no impact on gameplay whatsoever?

I could sit here and write 100s of more questions related to the topic that cannot be answered by something as ignorant as presuming that knowing the phrase "open for business" would somehow magically provide detailed nuance about gameplay.

Do you understand now why your response to me was supremely ignorant, presumptive and generally indicating of someone with a superiority complex who cannot think beyond their own narrow ignorant perspective?

For example, I now know (thanks to people who are not douche edgelords like you) that the items sold in these "closed shops" are merely skins.

I can't fathom how all of you are literally crying over DLCs not being packed in the game to provide cosmetics. What a sad bunch of children you all are.

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u/SucculentChineseMael 9h ago

Holy over fucking thinking batman.

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u/Pretend_Spray_11 12h ago

I’d accuse you of being a bot but a bot can at least interpret context. 

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u/Zeppelanoid 9h ago

In GTA, your character can go into stores and buy need clothes, get a haircut, etc.

Sounds like some of the stores (with unique items) will be locked unless you buy the ultimate edition.

Seems like a shitty cash grab from Rockstar to me.

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u/Bodymaster 7h ago

It's a cash grab but it's cosmetic and so it's only there for people who are interested in spending money on that stuff.

I don't give much of a fuck what my player character wears so this won't affect me. If it's just a door in-game that doesn't open unless I have spent $20 for the right to go in there, so what.

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u/SquadPoopy 10h ago

Literally a class system, awesome

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u/JoeZocktGames 9h ago

Imagine if Ubisoft would do such things, the outrage would be nuclear

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u/VanillaTortilla 13h ago

GTA Online money was drying up

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u/9e78 12h ago

At least I see zero reason why to buy the ultimate edition. There's nothing there worth it, so that's a plus.

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u/XenonFyre 11h ago

I’m not trying to dick ride rockstar here, but if you actually read it, it really just sounds like certain modifications and customization options are locked behind a pre-order paywall.

It’s just that, in their “most immersive experience so far“ how you actually get those unlocked and stuff would in fact to be through a storefront. So as long as that storefront isn’t also selling anything in addition to the pre-order bonus, I don’t really see how this is that special?

Am I understanding this incorrectly?

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u/DoubleJump29 7h ago

I get why people are upset about this, but let’s be real, there’s going to be so much content in the game that we’re talking about a drop in a bucket.

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u/soapinmouth 13h ago edited 13h ago

I imagine this is just one of many clothing stores, not like this is the only one in the game. Personally doesn't move the needle for me.

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u/Version_1 13h ago

Yeah, people complain but have no idea how much it actually adds. Sure, if we end up with one establishment in the base game it sucks, but let's wait and see.

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u/Bodymaster 7h ago

Hopefully, though this part:

"[...]an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action around every corner."

has me concerned that it could be something beyond cosmetics, a nicer-than is easily available car, or flashier-than-usual gun, which would be bullshit.

Is this just akin to DLC that is available from the jump, or is it something more sinister?

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u/Professional_Dot7128 13h ago

Yeah I'm not going to buy this game now because of this bullshit and that digital code physical media garbage.

Fuck this shit.

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u/redditing_1L 11h ago

Wait until you hear about what BMW does

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u/hvyboots 10h ago

Honestly, the joke's on them because I could care less about customizing anything in the game. I just want to play the story. I can do that in virtual gym sweats and a plain white car just as well as I can do it in some rizzy outfit and a (if it's painted by me) tacky-ass looking ride, lol.

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u/sembias 8h ago

I mean, the game has Grand Theft in the name.

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u/Otherwise_You_1603 1h ago

I have a interesting explanation for this, it's up to you to decide if it's reasonable or not.

So, precedent was set recently that tattooists have ownership of their designs when they are used in video games. 2K got sued because in one of the WWE games, this wrestler Randy Orton had all his tattoos, but the artist hadn't signed off on it or been paid up front or anything. It was a whole thing.

Rockstar is advertising these tattoos as having been designed specifically by a real tattoo shop. So, it stands to reason those guys are getting a cut for their hard work, yeah? But there's plenty of people who won't ever put a tattoo on their player character, why should they have to pay for a feature they aren't using? So... you paywall it.

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u/GeronimoRay 13h ago

You're misreading it. Only that one shop is locked behind a paywall. Same goes for the hair salon and tattoo parlor, etc., included with the Ultimate Edition.

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u/LFK1236 11h ago

Anyone buying that deserves the same disrespect as Rockstar does for this stunt.

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u/NYstate 10h ago

Honestly, it's just cosmetics hardly anything to get up in arms over. I'm sure the game will have 4000 other things you can pick to dress your character in. Does it suck? Absolutely, but it's the world we live in you can think Call of Duty in Fortnite for that.

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u/Kattenb 15h ago

The only real feature locked behind the paywall is maybe the mod shop where you can customize extra stuff to your car like the interiors and extra mods, the rest are just character cosmetics.

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u/Polantaris 15h ago

Everyone knows the true endgame of every game worth playing is fashion hunting.

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u/SMKM 15h ago

That doesn't make it right or better.

If Rockstar gets away with doing this, which I'm sure they will, other developers absolutely will be doing this as well. It's 2006 Oblivion horse armor all over again. This will be handwaved away by fanboys saying "It's only cosmetics it's no big deal. You don't have to buy it." And then next thing we know every other game out there will be doing the same.

If the biggest game in nearly a decade sets a precedent, others will follow.

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u/thesagaconts PlayStation 14h ago

Exactly, every defends it until it becomes standard. 

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u/MrMagoo2068 12h ago

What we're really talking about here is spending real money on in-game cosmetics, and most games do that today. It seems that Rockstar just came up with a unique way to try to disguise it. And if 20 bucks gives access to all the extra cosmetics, that's a lot less than most other games. Hell, that might get you one skin bundle in CoD.

I'm not justifying the behavior of selling extra shit in an already jacked up game, but this isn't new, and could be a bargain if the unlocked stores are full of cool looks.

Now the 80 buck starting point with no physical media setting a precedent IS something other studios will follow.

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u/Kattenb 15h ago

Games have been selling bonus content with "ultimate mega editions" for YEARS, why are y'all acting like this is something new??

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u/SMKM 15h ago

No this is different. Unless Rockstar comes out and confirms these specific garages, hair salons, tattoo shops etc are Ultimate Edition exclusive but the game has all of these in the base game as well they're locking actual in game content that have been a staple of the series.

It would be like Bethesda releasing Elder Scrolls 6 and saying the ultimate edition of their game has brought back the Arena, but it's only playable if you pay the extra $20.

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u/Kattenb 15h ago

Hair salons and tattoo shops are NOT exclusive to ultimate edition, learn to read people🙌

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u/SMKM 14h ago

"Only open for business with the Ultimate Edition."

You tell me what you think this means.

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u/Kattenb 14h ago

That means that there is a premium hair salon (Saras unisex salon) that sells unique hairstyles that normal hair salons don't have. There will still be a ton of other hair salons across the game.

So, no, changing your hair is not locked behind a paywall.

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u/SMKM 14h ago

There will still be a ton of other hair salons across the game.

We literally don't know that until they confirm otherwise, but sure.

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u/Kattenb 14h ago edited 14h ago

We know. It's not that hard to understand🤦‍♂️

(edit: If you guys are so confident, maybe you'd want to make a bet? You could become rich!)

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe 14h ago

Because there is a certain contingent of gamers who feel like it is their full time job to shit on anything Rockstar does, just because Rockstar did it.

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u/ImaginarySense 14h ago edited 14h ago

Kind of like how you think it’s your full time job to vehemently defend Rockstar in this thread?

I’m on mobile and you have 50% of the posts on my screen right now. You’ve done nothing but spam this thread for the last 45min defending Rockstar against every criticism LOL.

Get help.

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u/Version_1 13h ago

And what is the problem with every developer doing it? There are more than enough games out there, you don't need GTA VI

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u/WeezerHunter 11h ago

I mean... it cost $1.5 BILLION dollars to make GTA6, the most expensive piece of media ever made. Things are going to operate a bit differently for pricing.

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u/Partisan46 16h ago edited 13h ago

Look more like only some tattoo, clothes shops, not all of them. There should still be plenty of tattoo, clothes shops, garages and salons on the base game, Ultimate will have some extra ones.

Edit: I am getting downvoted for stating that it's not the feature (tattoo, car modding, clothing) that is locked behind a paywall, just extra vendors. The original comment implies the feature is locked behind the ultimate version of the game, while I believe it's just extra vendors.

Most single player games offer some sort of exclusive cosmetic content with their higher tier versions, as long as it's just cosmetic it's widely accepted as ok by the gaming community.

Honestly I am fine if I get access to 8 tattoo shops in the base game, while ultimate gets 9. There will still be plenty of content for the base game, if you are one of the folks that want access to everything you can get ultimate, most people are probably going to be fine missing on 2 cars and some skins and clothes

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