Rockstar said GTA 6 costs $79.99 across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, confirming a $10 jump from the standard $70 we’ve seen this generation. The Ultimate Edition, meanwhile, is $20 more, priced $99.99.

GTA 6 physical copies do not include a disc, Rockstar has confirmed. They're just a code in a box

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[–] -3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

To play devil’s advocate: physical disc releases are a security nightmare.

Pirate groups pay big money to get access to disc images before release so they can have a crack ready on day 1, and leakers would love to get early access so they can drip feed information for social media cred. The bounty for an early iso of GTA VI would be astronomical.

I do however agree that releasing a ‘physical edition’ that’s just a code in a box is a waste of everyone’s time and money, not to mention materials destined for landfill.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    My problem isn't so much that the box is empty (though that's part of it), but rather: Why sell an empty box in the first place? Why not focus on digital and stop wasting everyone's time?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Because people still want to buy the box? And this makes it so you can't resell it. So they are focusing on the part of digital they care about, no resell. While still getting sales that are bought as gifts or people that have a physical collection and want the case.

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