GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live — $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate, and Every Confirmed Bonus

The long guessing game is over. As of 12 a.m. ET on June 25, 2026, Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders are live — and Rockstar has confirmed the details it withheld when it announced the date on June 18: the price, the editions, the bonuses, and the perks. Here is every confirmed fact, and what's actually worth your money.

The price: $79.99, confirmed

The GTA 6 standard edition costs $79.99 — landing at the very top of the $70–$80 band Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick had hinted at, and confirming the industry's move past the old $69.99 ceiling. It is not the $100 standard price some feared; Zelnick explicitly ruled that out, and the pricing breakdown we published held up. The premium Ultimate Edition is $99.99.

Two editions — not the three that leaked

For months the circulating "edition ladder" was Standard / Special / Collector's at roughly $70 / $100 / $250. That was wrong. Rockstar shipped exactly two editions, both available digitally and at retail:

• Standard Edition — $79.99: the base game, nothing else.
• Ultimate Edition — $99.99: the base game plus a deep stack of premium content (below).

There is no Special Edition and no physical Collector's Edition — no SteelBook, no statue, no map-and-pins box, unlike GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. And note for disc collectors: physical copies contain a download code, not a disc — for either edition. (We've updated our editions explainer to match the confirmed lineup.)

What every pre-order gets: the Vintage Vice City Pack

Pre-order any edition, digital or physical, before November 20, 2026, and you receive the Vintage Vice City Pack at launch — a set of retro 1980s outfits for both Jason and Lucia, leaning straight into the original Vice City era. It's the universal pre-order bonus; you don't need the Ultimate Edition to get it.

What the Ultimate Edition adds for $20 more

Rockstar describes the Ultimate Edition's content as "threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia's story, with new items uncovered behind each chapter." The confirmed highlights:

• Wyman's project cars — a recurring activity from "eccentric collector and local fixer Wyman": track down abandoned classic and work-in-progress project cars across Leonida and restore them to their former glory.
• A '95 Grotti Cheetah — a period sports car in the lineage of the Ferrari-inspired Cheetah Classic, the definitive Vice City exotic.
• His-and-hers Hawk & Little revolvers with Vice City styling, plus personalized sidearm variants for Jason and Lucia.
• Special Destinations — locations that only open with the Ultimate Edition.
• Cosmetic depth: salon styles for both protagonists, exclusive looks at Stockyard, and over 50 signature tattoos for Jason and Lucia.

The digital-only perks: GTA+ and early pre-load

Buy digital (PlayStation Store or Xbox Store) and two extra perks apply:

• One month free of GTA+, Rockstar's $9/month subscription — access to GTA Online perks and a library of classic Rockstar titles. It auto-renews at $9/month after the free month, so set a reminder if you don't want to keep it. (GTA+ is for the existing GTA Online; remember, GTA 6 itself launches single-player only.)
• Pre-load from November 12, 2026 — a full week before the November 19 launch, so the game is ready to play at unlock.

Standard or Ultimate — which should you buy?

Honest read: the $20 gap is cosmetics, vehicles, and side content, not story or core gameplay. The base game is complete at $79.99. Go Ultimate if the project-car restoration loop, the Special Destinations, and the head start on vehicles/weapons/looks genuinely appeal — those are real, ongoing activities, not just a paint job. If you mainly want to play the story, Standard is the right call, and you still get the Vintage Vice City Pack for pre-ordering.

How to pre-order safely

Pre-orders are live on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, and major retailers for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X|S. Our step-by-step pre-order guide walks through each storefront. Two cautions: only pre-order through official storefronts or known retailers, and remember PC is not part of this launch — there's no PC version dated yet.

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That's the full picture the June 18 announcement was missing: $79.99 Standard, $99.99 Ultimate, a universal Vintage Vice City Pack, GTA+ and pre-load for digital, and no Collector's tier. The release date holds at November 19, 2026 — track the days on the countdown, and see the full confirmed-facts ledger for everything else Rockstar has locked in.