Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders open, but don’t expect a physical copy
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- Rockstar opened pre-orders for GTA VI at midnight, with the game launching 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X — five months before release
- Standard Edition is priced at $80/£70/€80; Ultimate Edition at $100/€100/£90 includes exclusive cars, clothes, weapons, and in-game stores only accessible to Ultimate owners
- Retail copies will ship with download codes only — there is no physical disc at launch
- GTA Online will not be available at launch; Rockstar confirmed the game ships as a single-player experience
- Analysts project 40m first-year sales versus GTA V's 32.5m opening year; industry analyst Tom Henderson predicts $1bn in pre-order revenue within an hour alone
- Lead characters Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos navigate a fictional Leonida (based on Florida) featuring Vice City in what Rockstar bills as a romantic crime drama
- Rockstar faces legal action from 30 fired employees who claim they were targeted for attempting to unionize, while development costs have been estimated as high as $1.5bn
Why it matters: At $80 with no physical disc at launch, Take-Two eliminates manufacturing costs on development estimated up to $1.5bn; analyst Tom Henderson projects $1bn in pre-order revenue within an hour, even as Rockstar fights a union-busting lawsuit from 30 fired employees.
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