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[Tiago Rodrigues]

Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI begin at midnight local time on June 25, including the Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition, which amplifies the deepest and most immersive GTA experience yet with an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia's story.

Grand Theft Auto VI is a single player experience, coming November 19 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. All Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders and purchases before November 20 will get the Vintage Vice City Pack, a collection of items that flash back to when the neon burned brightest.

Players who pre-order digital versions of Grand Theft Auto VI will be able to begin pre-loading on November 12 to ensure they are able to play at launch on November 19. The physical version of Grand Theft Auto VI, containing a download code inside the box, will be available starting November 12 to support pre-loading.

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Well that's one way to make sure nothing leaks lmao.

 

[FUBARx89]

Let's see if they get backlash for not even having a disc.

 

[MakeMudosGreatAgain]

Let's see if they get backlash for not even having a disc.

I don't see anyone buying the game at all now.

 

[InterMusketeer]

Oh that's an easy skip then. Maybe this is how they're able to keep the price at 60 bucks?

 

[Peroroncino]

Talk about being greedy as fuck, they're gonna bump up the price and not even pitch in a disc? Come on.

 

[Gonzito]

Even if the physical boxes have shit inside, I am buying it no question asked

 

[MakeMudosGreatAgain]

 

[dragonyeuw]

When was the last time we had a multiple disc release?

 

[MMaRsu]

Bruh no disc? WTF :'(

 

[GymWolf]

10 people around the world just cancelled their preorder because of that.

 

[Prodyhig]

Are you telling me there's no actual physical version?

 

[crackajack]

So PS6 without any drive seems to become a real possibility if GTA commits to the Steam distribution system.

 

[Topher]

 

[OLED_Gamer]

Why bother with the "physical" edition? Wtf lol i'm not buying that shit.

 

[owandeseis]

If 100$ version has early access it's going to sell 80/20 versus the standard one easily

 

[Prodyhig]

I can understand that the game is 100% digital; the only advantage, therefore, is if some distributor lowers the price of the code.

 

[kikkis]

Well there it is

 

[HRK69]

If 100$ version has early access it's going to sell 80/20 versus the standard one easily

It wont, at least not for single player

 

[Sabejita]

Pre-ordering a game whose gameplay you haven't even seen yet, just so you can pre-load it a week in advance? No wonder people laugh at gamers.

 

[Prodyhig]

Do you remember when millions of users were saying that the standard version of GTAVI was going to cost $100?

In the end, it turns out it costs the same as any other game.

How many people have made money from the constant misinformation and clickbait on social media?

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

How does a physical edition still be called a physical edition when all it has is a piece of paper telling you to go online and download the game?

Well.. I guess if Nintendo can be allowed to get away with it, then why not everyone else?

 

[Topher]

Do you remember when millions of users were saying that the standard version of GTAVI was going to cost $100?

In the end, it turns out it costs the same as any other game.

How many people have made money from the constant misinformation and clickbait on social media?

Plenty, but that's not new.

 

[Topher]

How does a physical edition still be called a physical edition when all it has is a piece of paper telling you to go online and download the game?

Well.. I guess if Nintendo can be allowed to get away with it, then why not everyone else?

But the Nintendo game key cards can still be resold, right? This is a throw away code that leaves you with an empty box.

 

[Labadal]

Maybe the digital version will have discs.

 

[Mokus]

Then why pre-order if it's all digital?

 

[J3nga]

Physical not even physical. If it's local midnight then New Zealanders will be able to pre_order in an hour and a half.

 

[YCoCg]

Holy shit, if anyone has the balls to be digital only for a massive title then it's gotta be GTA, let's see how people defend this.

 

[Radical_3d]

Holy shit, if anyone has the balls to be digital only for a massive title then it's gotta be GTA, let's see how people defend this.

With the passion only fangirls have.

 

[Topher]

This is all DenchDeckard 's fault

Gimme 60 FPS and on a DISK for pro please.

I am worried they might try and do something mental like sell the game only digitally, like a code in the box. Its the only game that could get away with it, for the majority of people imo.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

But the Nintendo game key cards can still be resold, right? This is a throw away code that leaves you with an empty box.

That's true, I guess. This is the death of physical as we know it. If GTA does this, then everyone will start doing this by the time next gen comes around. The least they could have done was put the download license on a disc. This is crazy... I don't buy physical anymore... but if I still did, this would piss me off. Wild.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

How does a physical edition still be called a physical edition when all it has is a piece of paper telling you to go online and download the game?

Well.. I guess if Nintendo can be allowed to get away with it, then why not everyone else?

Don't be disingenuous here…T2/R* is preventing you from reselling your copy of GTA 6 by making it a digital only title.

Nintendo gives you the ability to resell your game key card titles…and they even give you a physical cartridge you can put in your system. T2/R* provides you with a slip of paper you can use to…clean yourself with after redemption.

Nintendo is a merciful king indeed!

 

[Audiophile]

I sure hope no disc is a temporary measure to avoid leaks. They can go fuck themselves if there's no disc version at all.

An extra disc costs about a $1 for them to source/press, I'd be perfectly fine with them up charging the physical by $5-10 if there's 2-3 discs, rather than no physical at all.

 

[yogaflame]

Trailer please?

 

[Power Pro]

When was the last time we had a multiple disc release?

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

 

[Xyphie]

Having a redemption key rather than a disc might be a move to keep you in GTA Online 2 when the next-gen consoles without disc drives launch.

 

[Sabejita]

So that's what Zelnick meant by "The team at Rockstar really does seek to do something that's never been done before".

 

[Three]

Wtf. I'm starting to think this is an online only game with some streaming from the cloud rendering.

Still getting in my order but having no disc sucks.

 

[Same ol G]

So the game was going to cost 90 euros i read and not even a disc in the box.
I wonder how the gamekeycard haters feel about this

 

[xrnzaaas]

That's an easy skip on the physical version. Fuck scummy practices.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This is all DenchDeckard 's fault

O onQ123

 

[Bojanglez]

As someone who is all digital this is personally fine for me, but a bitter pill for those that have collected all the games in the series on disc. Hopefully for those people they will release a disc based version in future.

On a positive for digital first people, having boxes with codes in could actually be a way to have some price competition in the digital space on PS5 (but I bet Rockstar will probably be strict on enforcing price at launch)

 

[GudOlRub]

But the Nintendo game key cards can still be resold, right? This is a throw away code that leaves you with an empty box.

The physical version will probably still have some goodies like a physical map that also serves as a wallpaper as is tradition with Rockstar. But not having a physical disk is genuinely terrible news and I'm so disappointed...

 

[Baemono]

And it's 79,99$

As expected

 

[balls of snow]

Having no disc somehow is also microsoft's fault.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Physical edition without a disc? That's needlessly penny pinching. 100% no need to pre-order now.

 

[owandeseis]

Am i reading wrong or there are stores and jobs in the game that will only exist on the Premium edition?

 

[Artistic]

I might still buy a physical copy, but I know I'll feel stupid walking out with just a download code.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I hope we all realise that as soon as Rockstar and Take Two do this, every publisher will be doing it going forward. Say goodbye to disks.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Welp… this will embolden other big publishers to do the same with their physical versions.

Also, wild how RDR2 was a double‑disc physical release on both PS4 and Xbox One, and now this one is just a code in a box…

 

[Lucifers Beard]

No reason not to buy digital then I guess.