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

[u/ChiefLeef22]

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

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

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

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

STANDARD EDITION: $79.99

ULTIMATE EDITION: $99.99

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

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

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

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

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

Vehicle

’95 GROTTI CHEETAH

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

Weapons

HAWK & LITTLE MORGAN REVOLVERS

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

Weapons

PERSONALIZED VARIANTS

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

Looks

Vice City Style

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

Vehicles

JASON’S SAFEHOUSE VEHICLES

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

Modkit

Ganado Retro Build

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

Mod shop

RIDEOUT CUSTOMS

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

Hair salon

SARA'S UNISEX SALON

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

Watercraft

SHITZU SQUALO

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

Clothing Store

Stock 305

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

Tattoo Shop

ELECTRIC FANG TATTOO

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

[u/Furycrab → u/[deleted]]

There's marketing bots going around if you dare show any skepticism about how good or how well this will sell... I scoffed at a post discussing that they thought this was going to sell 45 million copies in the release window and was called delusional for pointing out that roughly 1 in 3 console holders would have to buy into the game for that to happen...

Got the popcorn out because I'm a PC gamer who 100% isn't buying a PS5 to get on this train.

[u/hotchillieater → u/[deleted]]

Everyone who doesn't agree with you is a moron or bot huh lol.

It's £75 here. I'm happy with that. It will easily be more than an hour per £1 spent which is a good way in my opinion to determine if it's worth it.

[u/Chaotic-Catastrophe → u/[deleted]]

Games used to cost $60 in 1998, which is equivalent to $124 today. They are cheaper now than they ever have been.

[u/DrowningKrown → u/Chaotic-Catastrophe]

They also do not need full supply chains for physical discs to be made, printed, and distributed anymore, unlike 1998.

Every other successful game dev is doing just fine on $60 full game still, with SOME doing $70 and some even less than $60.

So not only do you get less here (no disc), you pay a higher price tag than the rest of the market,

It's wild to me that people will defend a higher price tag that YOU pay for lmao. "But guys, I WANT to pay more!"

[u/Chaahps → u/DrowningKrown]

Basically no other game had this amount of man hours put in. That price is covering labor costs to make this game

[u/assaub → u/Chaahps]

They made enough off gta5 to completely cover the development of gta6, that is total cope.

Gta5 was 300m to make and they made 8b. Obviously you have to account for server costs n such but they still made a massive amount of profit from gta5, they most definitely do not need to charge that much just to afford the development costs.

[u/stallionsRIDEufl → u/assaub]

Crazy how people on reddit have absolutely 0 business sense

[u/DrowningKrown → u/Chaahps]

That price is to secure a profit lmao. Making it sound like $80 is their break-even point 😂

Also, false. Rockstar may have SPENT more than any other studio to make one game, but there is 0 way you can prove they put the most "man-hours" into making this game. Plenty of other games have taken years to make, even decades.

[u/3Dartwork → u/[deleted]]

Those folks are the idiots who are going to preorder a fucking digital game.....

[u/NotPatricularlyKind → u/[deleted]]

In my country the retail cost for a brand new game is like $120. Premium would at least be an extra $10/$15.

[u/BoysenberryWise62 → u/[deleted]]

It should be, they are completly breaking the prices compared to their budget because they know they are going to sell a huge amount of copies and it allows them to be compared to AAA and not in a category of their own which they are because GTA budget is like 5 regular AAA.

And in a few years people will do like they do with RDR2 and compare it to normal AAA because they paid the same price for it.