GTA 6 Price: Standard and Ultimate Edition Cost

Rockstar confirmed GTA 6's pricing on June 24, 2026: the Standard Edition costs $79.99, and a premium Ultimate Edition costs $99.99. That announcement ended months of speculation about whether Rockstar would push past the $100 mark, and it landed at a number Take Two has since defended as fair given the scale of the game.

The Confirmed Prices

GTA 6's Standard Edition is priced at $79.99 in the United States. The Ultimate Edition adds a curated set of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and other bonus content on top of the base game for $99.99. Rockstar has not published a platform specific price difference, and reporting from GameSpot and TechSpot both list identical pricing across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Since GTA 6 has not been dated for PC, there is no PC price to compare yet.

Why $79.99 and Not $69.99 or $99.99

Take Two's leadership has publicly called the $79.99 price a bargain relative to what Rockstar is delivering, pointing to the scale and production value of the game as justification. The broader industry had already been drifting toward $69.99 as a new standard for major releases in the years after the PS5 and Xbox Series X launched in 2020, breaking from the roughly decade long run of $59.99 pricing that held from the PS3 and Xbox 360 era onward. GTA 6 landing at $79.99 pushes that ceiling higher again, though it notably avoided matching the $100 price point some other recent major releases, including Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2, had already reached.

What Comes With the Ultimate Edition

The extra $20 for the Ultimate Edition buys a bundle of cosmetic and gameplay extras rather than additional story content, based on Rockstar's own description of "exclusive" vehicles, weapons, and apparel. Rockstar has not published a full itemized list of everything included, so treat marketing language as a general guide rather than a complete inventory until closer to launch. If you mainly care about the story and don't plan to spend heavily on in game customization, the Standard Edition covers the same core campaign.

Preorder Bonuses and Timing

Preorders opened June 25, 2026, the day after the price announcement. Anyone who preorders before November 20, 2026 is set to receive the Vintage Vice City Pack, a period themed cosmetic bonus tied to the game's setting. Digital preload is expected to begin November 12, 2026, roughly a week ahead of the November 19, 2026 release date, which we cover in full in our GTA 6 release date guide.

No Disc in the Physical Edition

If you are planning to buy a physical copy, it is worth knowing upfront that GTA 6's physical edition does not include a game disc. Reporting from Pure Xbox and Push Square both confirmed the physical box comes with a download code rather than installable media, following a trend other publishers have used for very large open world titles where the day one patch size makes the disc mostly a formality anyway. If having an actual disc matters to you, factor that into your purchase decision now rather than at checkout.

How GTA Pricing Has Changed Over Time

GTA 4 launched in 2008 at $59.99, and GTA 5 held the same $59.99 price at its 2013 launch, a figure that stayed the industry standard for the better part of a decade across most AAA console releases. That baseline started shifting upward once the PS5 and Xbox Series X generation arrived in 2020, with a wave of major publishers moving new releases to $69.99. GTA 6's $79.99 price extends that upward trend another step, reflecting over a decade of inflation and rising development costs since GTA 5's original price was set, rather than a one off decision unique to this game.

Is the Price Worth It

Whether $79.99 feels justified depends on how you weigh Rockstar's track record. GTA 5 has sold well over 200 million copies across its extended console generations and is still generating GTA Online revenue more than a decade after release, which is the strongest argument Take Two has made for why GTA 6 commands a premium price on day one. That said, value is subjective, and the honest answer is that nobody outside Rockstar has played enough of the finished game yet to independently confirm it delivers $79.99 worth of content versus a $59.99 or $69.99 release. The confirmed platforms and release date are covered in more depth in our companion guide if you want the full picture before deciding when to buy.

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GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, confirmed by Rockstar on June 24, 2026, with identical pricing across PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and no disc in the physical box. Explore more of what Flush covers at flush.com.