Rockstar Games set GTA 6 at $79.99 across PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, breaking the $70 standard that defined this console generation and confirming the game ships as a "single-player experience" with no multiplayer component at launch.
Pre-orders open Thursday, June 25 at midnight local time through the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Store, and global retailers. The game launches November 19 on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. The Ultimate Edition costs $99.99 and includes premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and narrative-linked action items via a "Vintage Vice City Pack."
Physical copies ship as a download code inside the box, not a disc. Digital pre-orders unlock pre-loading on November 12 and include a free month of GTA+.
Rockstar did not mention any new version of GTA Online for the launch window, signaling the existing online service continues independently when GTA 6 arrives in November. The $80 price tag is a first for the current console generation. Only Nintendo tested that threshold with Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World.
Microsoft abandoned similar plans last year. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently told an audience at iicon that "consumers pay for the value that you bring to them" and that pricing should make buyers feel "the thing itself is amazing and the price they were charged was fair for what they got."
GTA 6 is widely considered the most expensive video game ever made. Parent company Take-Two is estimated to have spent between $1 billion and $1.5 billion on development so far.
Zelnick declined to confirm the figure but acknowledged "it was expensive." By comparison, most AAA blockbusters cost in the hundreds of millions: Bungie's extraction shooter reportedly ran over $250 million, and court documents revealed Activision spent $700 million across Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's lifecycle.
All pre-orders and purchases made before November 20 include the Vintage Vice City Pack, which Rockstar says lets players "flash back to when the neon burned brightest." The game is not yet rated.
