Editions
GTA VI editions guide: Standard vs Ultimate
Two editions have confirmed US prices: Standard at $79.99 and Ultimate at $99.99. This guide compares only what is actually confirmed, explains the boxed copy, the early purchase bonus, and the GTA+ offer, and is upfront about the important gap: Rockstar has not published the full contents of the Ultimate Edition yet.
In a hurry? Read the quick version ↓Quick facts
- Standard Edition
- $79.99 (US)
- Ultimate Edition
- $99.99 (US)
- Launch day
- Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only
- Boxed copy
- A download code in a box. No disc. Boxed copies on sale November 12, 2026.
- Early purchase bonus
- Purchases before November 20, 2026 include the Vintage Vice City Pack.
- Digital preorder bonus
- Digital preorders include one month of GTA+.
- Ultimate contents
- Full contents have NOT been published by Rockstar yet.
Quick version
Standard costs $79.99. Ultimate costs $99.99. Both are for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, launching Thursday, November 19, 2026. A boxed copy is not a disc. It is a download code in a box, on sale from November 12.
- Buy before November 20, 2026 and your purchase includes the Vintage Vice City Pack.
- Preorder digitally and your purchase includes one month of GTA+.
- Rockstar has NOT published the full list of what the Ultimate Edition contains. Anyone listing specific Ultimate extras today is guessing.
- If you want certainty, Standard is the known quantity. If you choose Ultimate, choose it knowing part of what you are paying for has not been detailed yet.
The table and the warning below give you the full confirmed picture in about a minute more.
Edition pages are where guide sites most often mislead people, usually by filling gaps with confident guesses. This page takes the opposite approach. Every confirmed fact is in the table. Every gap is labelled as a gap. If you finish this page feeling that one question is still unanswered, that is because, as of the last verified date on this page, Rockstar itself has not answered it yet. That honesty is worth more than a longer list built on rumours, because an edition is a purchase decision, and a purchase decision made on invented contents is a bad one.
The comparison table
Read this table as a record of confirmed facts, not as a sales pitch. Where a cell says not published, it means exactly that. It does not mean the edition has nothing extra. It means the details have not been officially published, so no honest guide can list them for you yet.
| Feature | Standard $79.99 | Ultimate $99.99 |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $79.99 | $99.99 |
| The game | YesGrand Theft Auto VI for PS5 or Xbox Series X|S. | YesThe same game, on the same platforms. |
| Platforms | PS5 and Xbox Series X|S | PS5 and Xbox Series X|S |
| Boxed version | Download code in a box, no discBoxed copies on sale November 12, 2026. | Download code in a box, no discBoxed copies on sale November 12, 2026. |
| Vintage Vice City Pack | Included with purchases before November 20, 2026 | Included with purchases before November 20, 2026 |
| One month of GTA+ | Included with digital preorders | Included with digital preorders |
| Full extra contents list | Not applicableStandard is the base edition. | Not published yetRockstar has not published the full Ultimate contents. See the warning below. |
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Warning: what is not confirmed
Rockstar has NOT published the full contents of the Ultimate Edition. That is the single most important fact on this page.
Confirmed: the Ultimate Edition exists, it costs $99.99 in the US, it is for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, boxed copies are a download code with no disc, purchases before November 20 include the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital preorders include one month of GTA+.
Not confirmed: any specific list of extra items, content, or benefits that Ultimate contains beyond the game itself. This guide will not name any. If another page names specific Ultimate extras without an official source, treat that list as speculation until Rockstar publishes its own.
The boxed copy: a code, not a disc
This catches people out every big launch, so it gets its own section. The boxed copy of GTA VI contains a download code in a box. There is no disc. Buying the box does not avoid the download, does not avoid the preload steps, and does not avoid needing up to 212 GB of storage. What the box gives you is a physical box for your shelf and a code to redeem on your console account.
Boxed copies go on sale November 12, 2026, a week before launch. That date matters for preload timing. Digital buyers can preload from November 10 on PS5, or the evening of November 9 Central time on Xbox. Boxed buyers cannot redeem a code they do not have yet, so their download starts November 12 at the earliest. That still leaves a full week before November 19, which is plenty if your connection is reasonable and your storage is ready. Read the Preload Guide and the Storage & Setup Guide before November 12 so the code is the only thing you are waiting for.
The two bonuses, explained plainly
Vintage Vice City Pack
Purchases made before November 20, 2026 include the Vintage Vice City Pack. Note the wording carefully. The confirmed window is purchases before November 20, and launch day itself is November 19, so buying on launch day falls inside the window. This guide does not describe the pack contents beyond its confirmed name, because a detailed contents list is not part of the confirmed facts this page is built on. What you can rely on is the name, the window, and the fact that it applies to purchases in that window rather than only to one edition in the table above.
One month of GTA+
Digital preorders include one month of GTA+. Two words do the work here: digital and preorder. A boxed purchase is not a digital preorder, and a purchase after launch is not a preorder. If the GTA+ month matters to you, that is an argument for a digital preorder. If it does not, it should not push you into a buying route you did not want. Either way, decide on purpose rather than discovering the distinction after you have paid.
How to choose: decision steps
There is no wrong answer here, only an uninformed one. These are plain decision steps, not a procedure, so there are no boxes to tick. Read them in order and stop when your answer is clear.
Decide digital or boxed first
Digital preorders include one month of GTA+ and can preload at the earliest moment. Boxed copies give you a physical box, contain a download code with no disc, go on sale November 12, and preload after you redeem the code. Pick the route that fits how you actually buy games.
Check the November 20 window
If you want the Vintage Vice City Pack, plan to purchase before November 20, 2026. A preorder in either edition and on either buying route sits comfortably inside that window.
Ask what the extra $20 is buying
Ultimate costs $99.99 and Standard costs $79.99. As of this page's last verified date, Rockstar has not published the full Ultimate contents, so you cannot yet list what the difference buys. Some buyers are happy to pay on trust. Others prefer to wait for the official list. Both are reasonable. Guessing is not.
Sort storage and preload before you pay
Whichever edition you choose, the download is the same job: up to 212 GB, about 250 GB cleared to be safe, started inside your console's preload window. An edition decision made with storage unsorted is only half a decision.
Note
This page will be updated when Rockstar publishes the full Ultimate Edition contents. Until then, the honest answer to "what extras does Ultimate include?" is: not published yet. The last verified date at the top of this page tells you how current that answer is.
Editions questions
Rockstar has not published the full contents yet. This guide confirms its $99.99 US price, its platforms, the boxed code format, and the shared purchase bonuses, and it will not invent a contents list. Check the last verified date at the top of this page.
No. The boxed copy is a download code in a box, with no disc. Boxed copies go on sale November 12, 2026, and you still need to download up to 212 GB.
Purchases before November 20, 2026 include the Vintage Vice City Pack. Launch day, November 19, is inside that window.
Digital preorders include one month of GTA+. A boxed purchase is not a digital preorder.
No PC version has been announced. The confirmed platforms for both editions are PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only.
Sources
- Rockstar Games Newswire, official GTA VI announcements: rockstargames.com/newswire
- PlayStation Blog, official PlayStation announcements: blog.playstation.com
- Xbox Wire, official Xbox announcements: news.xbox.com
- Take-Two Interactive, publisher information: take2games.com
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