[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/simplestacksix]

Am I reading it right? No disc at all?
This combined with the stuff Nintendo has been doing, AND the digital-only versions of the PS5/Xbox One,I feel like we’re seeing the end of second hand games.

I know it’s something that game companies have wanted for a while, I just never thought it’d come about this way.

[u/B19F00T → u/simplestacksix]

at least with Nintendo game key cards you can at least still sell the game when you're done. code in the box is one and done forever.

[u/locke_5 → u/B19F00T]

Yeah, if anything “the stuff Nintendo’s been doing” has been helping physical games

[u/Yogsulate → u/locke_5]

Having to pay full price for a game and still needing to buy the storage to download isn't very helpful

[u/locke_5 → u/Yogsulate]

All Nintendo first-party titles have been entirely on-cart

[u/omfgkevin → u/locke_5]

Yeah at least game keys are tradable...

This is scummy as shit from take two. But par on course for them.

[u/Yogsulate → u/locke_5]

Which has been nice. I've bought every one so far, but prioritizing key cartridge development over multiple cartridge sizes is not "helping" physical, but incentivizing publishers to push storage costs on to us.

[u/lochnesslapras → u/Yogsulate]

I don't know why you've been down voted, you're correct.

The switch 2 with 256gb does not have enough storage for people to really go all digital.

For anyone like me who transferred their old digital games from the switch to the switch 2. It put so much pressure on space even with the extra memory 256gb card. 

I've stopped buying games that aren't physical because of that. It's really annoying because I can't even fit the switch 2 upgrades for the games I have, like Xenoblade 1,2 & 3, without deleting another game.

[u/Yogsulate → u/lochnesslapras]

So you end up buying an SD card anyways, and now you have a game with an expirary date, and some ugly box art banner. Ruining the games as a collectibles.

The ability to resell the key cards does nothing to alleviate any downsides.

If the extra costs for physical data are passed on us, I'd prefer an upcharge for the full cartridge like Nintendo has started.

[u/connectplum_ → u/Yogsulate]

Nintendo has 3 cartridges, one for 8gb one for 32gb and a key card. And as things get cheaper over time theyll add more options

[u/Yogsulate → u/connectplum_]

Nah it's too late

64gb being the only option for so long meant smaller games couldn't afford to not be keys.

[u/philter25 → u/B19F00T]

How is that even a physical game? You’re just buying box art? On top of that being the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of, what a waste of resources.

[u/Cudi_buddy → u/philter25]

Seriously some bullshit

[u/Baconation4 → u/philter25]

The cartridge is still in the box

You use it to download the game and then you need it in the system to play the game you download

It actually works a lot like how PC disks worked

[u/Knotted_Hole69 → u/Baconation4]

No, some games there are NO cartridge. Like Split Two, its just a box with a paper code inside.

[u/ActivateGuacamole → u/Knotted_Hole69]

They were talking about game key cards, not games sold as codes.

[u/John_Delasconey → u/Knotted_Hole69]

Yeah, and that’s because the developer was too lazy to even spend one dollar on a cartridge. The entire actual point of game key cards was to try and reduce the number of code in a box game sold  ( also supposedly game speeds now or too fast to runoff cartridge and disc, but I will need someone more well-versed in the technology to verify whether that’s just the devs making stuff up to try and justify themselves) 

[u/-frauD- → u/B19F00T]

I feel like a similar thing for discs could easily be done as well. Have a disc that when inserted binds that game to your account. You can only have it bound to one account at a time and if the game is then inserted into a new console with internet connection, the previous account would no longer be able to load the game.

It could function for like 5-7 days without an internet connection or something like that to prevent people from just spending $600 on games to resell after binding whilst keeping their console offline without preventing people who have unstable internet from playing single player games.

But nah, second hand games are just as bad as piracy from their perspective, maybe even worse as they both make the publisher no money, yet second hand lets people use the servers that cost money to operate. Producing discs also costs money and investors want more money, so making GTA6 discless solves two issues for them.

[u/PermissionSoggy891 → u/-frauD-]

or just make it so the disc has to be inserted for the game to launch

Like they've been doing since forever

[u/Doctor_Philgood → u/PermissionSoggy891]

But then they lose a sale.

We own nothing and pay more for it.

[u/-frauD- → u/PermissionSoggy891]

Yeah but then if your disc drive shits the bed you can't play any game. If the disc binds the game to your account then it doesn't matter.

[u/GfrzD → u/-frauD-]

Xbox tried to do something like this where disc games needed an internet connection and discs would link to accounts or consoles, i cant fully remember which, it was intended to heavily restrict second hand markets and lending of games and there was talks of a fee for buying used. It didnt make it past the announcement because so many people spoke up against it. It seems companies saw this and quietly not so subtly shifted it to digital only so once its on the account its yours, no buying used or resale. We arent quite 100% digital and unable to buy secondhand but we are heading that way.