GTA 6 is 79.99 for the Standard Edition and 99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, which is the number everyone has been arguing about for two years, finally said out loud by Rockstar. The newswire also settled how many editions there are and what the pre-order bonus is, and pre-orders open tomorrow, with two editions, no fabled hundred-and-fifty-quid collector’s box with a statue, and no six editions like the leaks swore blind. This is straight from Rockstar’s own newswire rather than another round of a source says, which is the relief after two years of leaks. I refused to quote you a price when pre-orders and the cover art first got dated back on the 18th, because Rockstar had said nothing official and the internet was full of confident nonsense, and the honest waiting paid off.
The price, said out loud at last
GTA 6 will cost 79.99 for the Standard Edition and 99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, and that is the lot, two editions rather than the pile the leaks kept inventing. Rockstar revealed the price today, the 24th, and it lines up almost exactly with where the smarter guesses landed, which is the rare case of the internet being roughly right and still not worth quoting until the newswire existed. The 79.99 figure is real, and it is Rockstar’s, not a leaker’s, which is the distinction I was protecting back on the 18th when every confident number looked the same.
Pre-orders tomorrow, and a date that has not moved
Pre-orders go live tomorrow, 25 June 2026, from midnight your local time, and you will be able to put money down at the Rockstar Store, the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store, plus the usual retailers like Amazon and GameStop depending on where you are. The release date has not budged, because GTA 6 is still locked to Thursday 19 November 2026 on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X and S, with still no PC at launch and still no confirmed PC date. Console first, exactly as it always goes with Rockstar, which is annoying if you are waiting on a tower and unsurprising if you have bought one of these before.
The Vintage Vice City pack, and whether the extra twenty is worth it
Pre-order either edition and you get the Vintage Vice City Pack as a bonus, as long as you pre-order before launch, and it is a retro-flavoured bundle, a classic ‘55 Vapid Stanier, vintage outfits for both Jason and Lucia, and a throwback weapon finish, nice and thematic and not essential. If you pre-order digitally, Rockstar is throwing in one free month of GTA+ on top, which is a nice extra and still not a reason to buy an edition you do not want. The Standard Edition is the game plus that Vintage Vice City pre-order pack, and for most people that is the one to get.
The Ultimate Edition, for the extra twenty, piles on a stack of in-game extras, more vehicles like the ‘95 Grotti Cheetah and a ‘67 Vapid Dominator buggy, exclusive weapons, a Vice City style pack of outfits and tattoos, a few customisation shops unlocked from the off, and an exclusive side mission. Every single one of those Ultimate extras is a cosmetic or a convenience inside a story you have not played yet, and none of it changes the game. Unless you already know you want the fullest possible launch-day kit and the twenty quid does not bother you, the Standard Edition is the sensible buy, and you are not missing anything that matters.
The two blanks they left in the newswire
Rockstar’s reveal was pointedly single-player, because the newswire talks about “a single-player experience set in the biggest, most immersive evolution of the series yet”, and says nothing about online or multiplayer at launch. Given how much money Rockstar prints from GTA Online, that silence is loud, and online is coming, of course it is, but how and when at launch is still a blank, with no PC date either. Those are the two real gaps left, and I am not going to let a leak fill them just because a comment section is hungry for a date that is not printed.
The price is real and reasonable, the editions are simple, the bonus is a fun retro pack, and the date has not moved. After two years of leaks this is the calmest, clearest GTA 6 news we have had, and it is a relief to talk about it without a single allegedly in the sentence. If the hype has you twitchy, this is the genre I live in, and there is a decade of Grand Theft Auto on the channel to fall back into until November, while if you want a proper warm-up I built a full list in what to play before GTA 6. For the deeper story-side dive there is my everything we know about GTA 6 single player breakdown, which is where the plot lives now that the price has stopped being the mystery.
If you just want to sit with the hype for a minute, I took a look at the new trailer and screenshots in GTA 6 over on the channel. Five months to go, with pre-orders tomorrow, means the countdown is properly on now, which you can watch tick over on the GTA 6 hub.
FAQ
How much does GTA 6 cost?
GTA 6 is 79.99 for the Standard Edition and 99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, and that is it, two editions, with no fabled collector's box with a statue, and no six editions like the leaks swore blind. Rockstar revealed the price on the 24th, which is the number I refused to guess until they said it themselves.
When do GTA 6 pre-orders open?
Pre-orders go live on 25 June 2026, from midnight your local time, at the Rockstar Store, the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store, plus the usual retailers like Amazon and GameStop depending on where you are. The release date underneath that window has not moved, so you are paying early for a game that is still Thursday 19 November 2026.
What is the GTA 6 pre-order bonus?
Pre-order either edition before launch and you get the Vintage Vice City Pack, a classic '55 Vapid Stanier, vintage outfits for both Jason and Lucia, and a throwback weapon finish, and if you pre-order digitally Rockstar throws in one free month of GTA+ on top. It is thematic and it is not essential, which is how I would treat a bonus that does not touch the story.
Is the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition worth it?
For most people, no, because the Ultimate Edition piles on extra vehicles like the '95 Grotti Cheetah and a '67 Vapid Dominator buggy, exclusive weapons, a Vice City style pack, some shops unlocked from the off, and an exclusive side mission. Every one of those extras is a cosmetic or a convenience inside a story you have not played yet, so the Standard Edition is the sensible buy.
Did Rockstar confirm GTA Online at launch?
No, Rockstar's reveal was pointedly single-player, talking about a single-player experience and saying nothing about online or multiplayer at launch, so online is coming while how and when at launch is still a blank. There is no PC date either, and those two gaps are the ones I would not let a leaker fill in for you.
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