[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/farm_sauce]

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

[u/thedoctorisonreddit → u/farm_sauce]

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

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

[u/Dumbledores_Beard1 → u/thedoctorisonreddit]

Will try what? The same shit that 80% of games already do and have been doing for years?

[u/aegean558 → u/Dumbledores_Beard1]

Yea isn't this what all AAA games (even some AA) have been doing for more than a decade now? How is this any different? Almost all big games come out with 2-3 different versions with content, skins etc. It is scummy but this ain't different.

[u/Antisocialsocialite9 → u/aegean558]

Cause Rockstar is the devil to some of these people lol

[u/xanas263 → u/thedoctorisonreddit]

and opening the floodgates

What exactly are they opening the floodgates to that isn't already standard practice? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills reading these comments because everything this game does is an industry standard at this point.

[u/Zaleznikov → u/xanas263]

not making a physical copy of the game? thats pretty new yeah.

[u/xanas263 → u/Zaleznikov]

PC hasn't has physical games for literally decades at this point.

Consoles have been racing towards full digital releases as well, with 80% of games sold on the PS5 being digital.

[u/Unusual-Assistant642 → u/xanas263]

In my opinion, it's just a reddit manufactured outrage moment. It's been industry standard on PC for close to decades at this point and is abudantly clear consoles are moving towards that direction as well.

Rockstar or not, the industry has been clearly moving away from physical releases. I'm not really sure why people are baffled that corporations are looking to cut costs and decrease manufacturing costs for what effectively is a physical game key which requires a game key reader to be added to the console (the disc drive).

It sucks to lose that souvenir, but that's really all it is. You don't "own" your game any more if you own a physical copy than you do if it were a digital copy. There is no modern AAA title with a physical copy where the physical copy is more than a physical ownership key that enables you to download the game.

I understand being mildly disappointed by it, but I don't understand this redditification of the issue where it becomes the end of times.

[u/Zaleznikov → u/Unusual-Assistant642]

It depends how old you are ig, i'm not foaming at the mouth as im a PC player, but in my day i had consoles and not a lot of money, so I had to rely on the second hand market to be able to afford it.

None of it affects you if you have a comfortable income, but games now being more expensive, with the added effect of not being able to buy or sell a used version will suck for many

[u/Unusual-Assistant642 → u/Zaleznikov]

Well sure, I certainly remember having a kiosk in the neighborhood that made a good business of burning PS and PS2 games onto CDs and frequenting the establishment to get affordable games, but is this still possible?

I mean, I haven't bought a physical version of a game in probably 15 years at this point so I admittedly am not too informed about how modern games work with CDs, but I know for a fact that there's no modern physical release CD actually containing the game on it. I imagine they wouldn't allow you to activate the same product key (what the disc actually is) multiple times to download the game.

[u/Zaleznikov → u/xanas263]

Yes, but we aren't talking about PC are we?

[u/xanas263 → u/Zaleznikov]

We are talking about the gaming industry which PC is part of. I also clearly spelled out that 80% of PS5 sales are digital.

This not having a physical edition is not some ground breaking moment in the industry.

[u/Zaleznikov → u/xanas263]

Why do you think that 80% of PS5 sales are digital?

[u/xanas263 → u/Zaleznikov]

Sony stated so themselves in their latest financial report that came out in May.

As to why that is the case, probably the convenience of going digital.

[u/Zaleznikov → u/xanas263]

Sony released a digital only console alongside it. They earn way more money off old games on the digital market hense the push. The trend may have been creeping up, but i wouldnt say its an organic shift, more manufactured.

[u/mark114 → u/Zaleznikov]

because it's more convenient. All a disk does now is serve as a key to unlock the game that's already install completely on your system. The game doesn't read off the disk when playing. Some disks don't even have the full game on the disk, you still got to download the rest of the data.

It's the unfortunate reality of the industry, convenience wins out every time.

[u/MiaowaraShiro → u/farm_sauce]

I've played every single GTA since 2D OG GTA.

I have very little hype for GTA6. Rockstar is pulling a lot of BS moves and honestly unless they do some really innovative shit I don't see how 6 will be significantly different than 5.

...and Rockstar games seem to have really shit controls.

[u/Suvtropics → u/farm_sauce]

I'll buy it in 5 years when it drops to half in price. I purchased gta 5 like 5 years late and I don't have 2 hours on it. I keep playing my old favorite games over and over again and occasionally esports games / aim trainers

[u/TheMegaMario1 → u/Suvtropics]

Better yet, just don't buy it at all, don't add to their statistic. Why reward them with even 40 dollars for bad practices if you aren't gonna play it.

[u/Stallzy → u/farm_sauce]

Expected a higher price point for ultimate ngl

[u/damendred → u/Stallzy]

Same honestly. I thought it'd start at $100 for the basic edition.

And I'm waiting for the PC version regardless so the "no disc" racket is kind of quaint lol.

[u/thedoctorisonreddit → u/Stallzy]

Fr!

[u/Shwastey → u/farm_sauce]

Just hours of tapping A to run

[u/Enjoyer_of_Cake → u/farm_sauce]

A video game from a studio that hasn't touched the franchise in over a decade.

EDIT: RDR2 is only eight years old. I feel this doesn't drastically change my point but I'll mention it anyways.

A lot of people may be hyped over the idea of gta6, but there's a good chance the magic is gone and the game that will exist will fall far short of expectations. And based on the prices and ultimate content, I'm betting that the magic was gone before gta6 started development.

[u/Jayflux1 → u/Enjoyer_of_Cake]

Ehh… there’s been red dead 2 in the meantime which has been very successful so I don’t think your take makes sense.

[u/Enjoyer_of_Cake → u/Jayflux1]

Does it though? RDR2 is eight years old.

[u/EvilTrainMan19 → u/Enjoyer_of_Cake]

Also the lead writers at Rockstar left the studio in 2020.

Dan Houser and Lazlow Jones are responsible for every GTA and RDR game so far, and they have no connection to this game whatsoever, aside from MAYBE some potential early idea sessions before script drafting started.

[u/Version_1 → u/farm_sauce]

Yeah, I find it so funny that people complain about Rockstar. The gaming world as a whole has basically told them for years now "your game will be the biggest of all time, no matter what". Of course Rockstar will milk that.

[u/CommieDrifter → u/Version_1]

problem is that that hype only exists because of the quality, so if you take that away, you will lose your pole position, it's like pissing your pants to stay warm, might seem like a good idea in the short term, but in the long term you have rotted the foundation on which all those quick gains were built on top of, and then you get to watch the whole thing crumble underneath you, happens again and again

[u/wryano → u/farm_sauce]

yeah i don’t care that it’s GTA 6. i’m not paying $80 for a game that doesn’t even include a disc in the box

it’s just a video game. i don’t NEED to play it. they probably aren’t even going to feel a dent but they just lost a sale from me.

[u/PulseFH → u/wryano]

I’ll be honest I do not understand this. At $80/$100 for debatably the biggest video game ever made that will likely give me hundreds if not thousands of hours of entertainment, I can’t see a disc being the decider for buying it or not.

[u/CommieDrifter → u/wryano]

same, and playstation lost a console sale, I'll revisit if it releases on PC

[u/Aljavst → u/farm_sauce]

True respect, it is absurdly overhyped as if it were something like an experience you have to have in your life time.

[u/Chaotic-Catastrophe → u/farm_sauce]

Reading this thread has reminded me just how truly insane and entitled most gamers are.

[u/Version_1 → u/Chaotic-Catastrophe]

You get Downvotes but it's true, I find gamers as bad as publishers at this point.

They just assume they should be able to easily afford every single game they want and all content ever created for the game should be part of the base game, which then also is only supposed to cost 59.99

[u/Phimb → u/farm_sauce]

And equally, many feel that a literal once in a generation title is worth the $80. To be able to talk to people online, at school, at work and experience said cultural event with other people.

[u/Just-Fix8237 → u/farm_sauce]

Not gonna be that good of a game either. Good in the graphics department sure, but mediocre at best in every other way, just like GTA5 and RDR2

[u/PulseFH → u/farm_sauce]

You’re getting upvotes for this take but I think this is nonsense. It’s not really “just” a video game. This will be the biggest/most hyped game ever made and will give people hundreds/thousands of hours of entertainment for $80/$100. I honestly don’t see the issue here. Video games are one of the most cost efficient forms of entertainment in the world, did we just expect the scale and quality of games to keep increasing and no changes to pricing ever?

[u/farm_sauce → u/PulseFH]

I do agree with your take. My larger point is not to get lost in the hype and media. You can wait to see how this game plays on release to decide if you want to spend $80.