Grand Theft Auto VI price revealed
Rockstar Games has opened pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI, confirming a £69.99 standard edition and an £89.99 Ultimate Edition ahead of the game's November launch.
Rockstar Games has officially revealed the price of Grand Theft Auto VI, ending months of speculation as pre-orders for one of the most anticipated games in history go live worldwide.
The standard edition of the open-world crime epic will cost £69.99 in the UK and $79.99 in the US, while the Ultimate Edition is priced at £89.99 and $99.99 respectively.
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, more than 13 years after Grand Theft Auto V first arrived in 2013.
Players who pre-order digitally will be able to pre-load the game from November 12, ensuring they can begin playing as soon as it unlocks. Physical editions will also be available from the same date to support pre-loading.
However, Rockstar has confirmed that physical copies will not include a game disc. Instead, buyers will receive a boxed copy containing a code used to download the game digitally.
The decision has divided fans, with some questioning the value of purchasing a physical edition if it cannot be resold in the traditional way. Others raised concerns over whether download codes would be transferable after redemption.
Freelance games journalist Vic Hood described the standard edition's price as "fairly reasonable", but acknowledged the lack of a disc "may irk some physical collectors".
She added that the move makes sense from Rockstar's perspective because "it reduces the amount of rebuying and reselling and helps prevent leaks".
The Ultimate Edition includes bonus vehicles, weapons, outfits and additional in-game content for protagonists Lucia and Jason, the franchise's first dual leads to feature a playable female character in a 3D Grand Theft Auto title.
Industry analyst Joost van Dreunen, a professor of games business at NYU Stern, called the pricing a "clever strategy", arguing that Rockstar and parent company Take-Two are balancing mass-market appeal with premium options for dedicated fans.
The pricing also represents a modest increase over the $70 standard that has become common for modern AAA releases, prompting some analysts to suggest Grand Theft Auto VI could pave the way for higher-priced blockbuster games in the future.
