GTA 6 physical edition will include only a download code
Rockstar confirmed that physical copies of Grand Theft Auto VI will not include a disc, delivering a download code inside the boxed edition. Collectors are upset about losing a tangible keepsake and many players warn this removes the used-game resale option that retailers like CEX rely on. Rockstar says the boxed code supports pre-loading, and pre-orders include a Vintage Vice City Pack with pre-load available November 12. Others point out many modern consoles lack disc drives, while some posts warn about scammers selling fake early-access codes mimicking legitimate pre-orders.
Physical Editions of GTA 6 Will Come with "A Download Code Inside the Box", Pre-Loads Begin on November 12th.
Ria☆ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️9whoever decided that should reconsider
Hexistential5Plz don't buy it humans
Andy Gilleand4Honestly, I'm really disappointed in this. I might not preorder, and I might wait until the price goes down or they come to their senses and release a proper physical edition. Two discs is perfectly fine, @rockstargames.com
Tom Supreme3They spend 2 billion Dollars + x for making this game and they don't give it out on physical media? What a joke.
Per Rockstar: "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." 😬
Jordan Middler23So if preloading is available from November 12 for physical, surely that means tons of people are going to buy copies in stores with no clue they can't play it for a week? My 5-a-side group chat doesn't know or care what preloading means. They'll assume if it's in a box in ASDA then it's "out".
Jordan Middler5I'm sure absolutely no one will have a problem with this. Also, this was inevitable for about 200 reasons.
Rockstar has confirmed there will be no disc version of GTA6 at launch. The physical version will contain a download code inside the box. vgc.news/news/rocksta...
imtravis14“The physical version will contain a download code” then it’s not “the physical version”
thatgamingguy.bsky.social6It's like ordering a meal in a fancy restaurant and getting served a Sainsbury's voucher.
armyguy8382.bsky.social3And I will be shocked if the game is under 100GB. I might be in the minority, but I do not like having to download a game before playing and having to delete a game before I can download the new one. Just give me the physical media with only the save data being on the console, with online access.
Maxim Newman3What’s the point of making a physical then. That’s just a waste of plastic and bad for the environment.
Kyle ☕3Wait so you’re paying for an empty plastic box?!
Rob Lee2I'll buy it when there's a physical disc in my hand.
Physical editions of GTA 6 will apparently be available from 12th November, several days ahead of the game's 19th November release, but as a download code rather than a disc. https://bit.ly/4b7m5Hb
Dak8Literally not a physical edition then if it has no disc.
DougieLombax🩷💜💙 (Dougie/Adrienne/Zeek/not my real name) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪🇦🇲🇺🇦8But that’s not a physical edition…….
williamsdaniel246.bsky.social7So, no point in releasing a “physical edition?”
ExPursuedByBear4Everything I learn about how this game will be released saps any excitement I could have.
Ultima2Yeah, no. $80 for "standard" edition AND no actual discs? Fuck this game. I'll wait for it to get cracked. I despise what boardroom parasites have done to this hobby and how much players have encouraged it with their money. A game as huge as this doing this is bad news for everybody.
