Grand Theft Auto VI will retail for $80 at launch, a $10 premium over the current AAA standard that itself only normalized around 2021. Preorders opened this week via Rockstar's official channels.
The physical edition contains no disc. Buyers get a box with a download code. The gap between 'physical copy' and 'license to download' is now just packaging.
The pricing shift and the quiet death of physical media are happening simultaneously in one of the most-watched game releases in history. The full piece is worth reading for the specific preorder disclaimers Rockstar is using to bury the disc omission.
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