Grand Theft Auto VI Priced at $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate Edition
The $79.99 standard price, confirmed by Keighley with direct attribution to Rockstar and Take-Two, gives consumers a concrete cost ahead of pre-orders opening June 25.
Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Rockstar Games has announced pricing for Grand Theft Auto VI, the next entry in the open-world crime series. The standard edition will cost $79.99, while the Ultimate Edition is set at $99.99. The prices were reported by journalist Jeff Keighley, who said the information came directly from Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Pre-orders for the game open on June 25 at midnight local time, and the title is scheduled for release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Japanese price has not been announced, but based on current exchange rates, the standard edition is expected to be around 13,000 yen and the Ultimate Edition around 16,000 yen. Alongside the pricing news, Sony Interactive Entertainment published a PlayStation.Blog post detailing PS5-specific features. The PS5 version will support DualSense haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from launch day, as well as Tempest 3D AudioTech and near-instant load times via the console's SSD. The physical edition of the game will include a digital download code rather than a disc.
The PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto VI will leverage the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from launch day, according to a PlayStation.Blog post published June 24. The post, written in partnership with Rockstar Games, also highlights the use of Tempest 3D AudioTech to create a 360-degree soundscape for the game's setting of Leonida, and the ultra-fast SSD for near-instant load times. The pricing announcement, reported by Jeff Keighley, sets the standard edition at $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at $99.99. Keighley stated the figures came directly from Rockstar and Take-Two. Pre-orders begin June 25 at midnight local time. The physical edition will contain a digital download code rather than a disc, as noted in Game Spark's coverage. The Japanese price has not been officially set, but estimates based on current exchange rates place the standard edition around 13,000 yen and the Ultimate Edition around 16,000 yen. The game launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「GTA6」価格が発表。通常版は79.99ドルより
- Denfaminicogamer 『GTA6』PS5では「“ほぼ瞬時”のロード時間で広大な世界を体験できる」と海外PS Blogが投稿。発売同日から「DualSense」のハプティックフィードバック、アダプティブトリガー機能にも対応
- Game Spark 『GTA6』老舗ゲーム小売店が販売見送りを表明。ディスク非同梱のパッケージ版は物理メディアでないため取り扱わず―その決断に支持の声集まる