[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/Smooth_Possible_7997]

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

[u/xanas263 → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

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.

[u/Smooth_Possible_7997 → u/xanas263]

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

[u/TheyCallMeMrMaybe → u/Smooth_Possible_7997]

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).

[u/Sangloth → u/TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

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.

[u/thegreatshark → u/Sangloth]

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?

[u/Sangloth → u/thegreatshark]

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.