The short answer: GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition. Pre-orders opened June 25, the bonus cutoff is November 19 at 23:59:59, and the physical edition is a download code in a box — no disc at launch.
THE EDITIONS, PRICED
GTA 6 is the game that finally broke the $70 ceiling. After the industry spent the PS5 generation standardizing on $69.99, Rockstar walked in at $79.99 and the market didn't blink — pre-orders sold out at major retailers within hours of going live on June 25. Here's the confirmed pricing picture:
| Edition | Price | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $79.99 | Base game. The full Leonida single-player campaign on PS5 / Xbox Series X|S. |
| Ultimate | $99.99 | $20 premium tier confirmed on store pages; Rockstar has not yet published the full contents list. |
| Physical | Same pricing | Code in a box — no disc at launch. A later disc release is rumored, not confirmed. |
The honest gap in that table is the Ultimate Edition. Rockstar confirmed the price and the name; the actual contents remain unpublished as of late September 2026. Historically, Rockstar's premium tiers bundle in-game currency, exclusive vehicles, and early-access perks — but applying GTA Online-era assumptions to GTA 6's single-player launch is exactly how misinformation starts. We'll fill in the table from Rockstar's own listing the day they publish it.
PRE-ORDER BONUSES: THE VINTAGE VICE CITY PACK
Buy before November 19, 2026 at 23:59:59 and Rockstar throws in two things: the Vintage Vice City Pack — a '55 Vapid Stanier, the Shore Court Garage, retro outfits and hairstyles for Jason and Lucia, and a Tommy Vercetti-inspired weapon pattern — plus one free month of GTA+. Two things worth knowing about that GTA+ month: per the PlayStation listing it auto-renews at the regular price after the free month until you cancel, and it must be redeemed by March 31, 2027.
Digital pre-orders can begin preloading at local midnight on November 12 — a week before launch. Given the expected download size of a 2×-GTA-5 world, that week of headroom isn't a courtesy, it's infrastructure planning. Slow connection? Start the preload the minute it opens.
WHY $80 — AND WHY IT WORKED
The $80 standard edition was the most debated pre-launch number in gaming, and the market answered the debate in about an hour. Analysts at Konvoy projected 85 million copies in the first two months at an $80 average; Newzoo's pre-order data pointed to $3.3–$5.2 billion in launch-week revenue and 37–51 million units. Take-Two itself guided to $8.0–8.2 billion in net bookings for fiscal 2027 with GTA 6 as the primary driver.
The math is brutal and simple: thirteen years of pent-up demand, a 160-million-strong current-gen install base, and the best-selling entertainment franchise on earth. GTA 5 needed three days to cross $1 billion in 2013 at $60. At $80 with this demand curve, Rockstar didn't need to hope the price would hold — they needed to hope the servers would.
THE TAKE-TWO ANGLE
Here's the part most price guides skip: GTA 6's price is also a stock story. Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is guiding fiscal 2027 on this launch, Morgan Stanley's base case is ~40 million units by March 2027, and the shares have traded well below their 52-week high heading into launch — the classic "buy the rumor" setup running into a market that wants proof. Whether you're buying the game, the stock, or both, the launch window is the trade. Our live Markets page tracks Take-Two and the gaming sector in real time.
CONFIRMED VS. STILL UNCONFIRMED
✓ Confirmed
- $79.99 standard / $99.99 Ultimate (official store pages)
- Pre-orders live since June 25; bonus cutoff Nov 19, 23:59:59
- Vintage Vice City Pack contents + 1 month GTA+ (auto-renews)
- Preload Nov 12, local midnight; physical = code in a box
? Still unconfirmed
- Full contents of the Ultimate Edition
- Any post-launch disc release
- Future price drops or sale timing
- Game Pass / PS Plus availability (no announcement)
Pair this with our GTA 6 PC release status — still unannounced, here's the real story if you're waiting on PC, and the GTAVI INSIDER news wire for the moment Rockstar details the Ultimate Edition.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How much does GTA 6 cost?
The standard edition is $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition is $99.99, confirmed on Rockstar's official store pages. That's the new top of the market — GTA 6 is one of the first games to normalize the $80 standard edition, up from the $70 that became standard with the PS5/Xbox Series generation.
What's in the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition?
Rockstar has confirmed the $99.99 price but has not published a full contents list for the Ultimate Edition as of September 2026. The confirmed pre-order bonus — the Vintage Vice City Pack plus a month of GTA+ — applies to purchases made before November 19, 2026 at 23:59:59. We'll update this page the moment Rockstar details the Ultimate tier.
When do GTA 6 pre-orders end?
The pre-order bonus cutoff is November 19, 2026 at 23:59:59 — purchases made before that moment qualify for the Vintage Vice City Pack and the free GTA+ month. Digital pre-orders can begin preloading at local midnight on November 12, 2026. Note the GTA+ month auto-renews at the regular price after the free month unless you cancel.
Is there a physical disc version of GTA 6?
No — at launch, the physical edition is a download code in a box, not a disc, confirmed on the store listings. Reports since June have suggested a proper disc release could follow after launch, but Rockstar hasn't confirmed one. If you buy physical expecting a disc, adjust that expectation now.
Will GTA 6 go on sale or drop in price?
Almost certainly not at launch — and likely not for a long time after. GTA 5 held its price for years because demand never softened; analysts project GTA 6 moving 35–51 million units in its first week alone at $80+. Rockstar has zero pricing pressure here. The cheapest legitimate way to play at launch is the $79.99 standard edition.
Is GTA 6 on Game Pass or PS Plus?
No announcement of any kind. Neither Rockstar nor Microsoft/Sony has suggested GTA 6 is coming to a subscription service, and a day-one Game Pass/PS Plus launch for the biggest entertainment release in history would be genuinely shocking. Treat every "GTA 6 free on Game Pass" post as engagement bait.
OWN LAUNCH WEEK
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How we verify: every "confirmed" claim above traces to Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, or their official store pages, checked September 2026. Rumors, analyst estimates, and fan reconstructions are labeled as such — never presented as fact. Spot something stale? Tell us on the Connect page and we'll re-check it the same day.