Pre-orders are open, prices are official, and the choice is simpler than the marketing makes it look. GTA VI ships in two editions — Standard at $80 and Ultimate at $99.99 — plus a pre-order bonus pack that comes with both. Here’s exactly what each tier gets you, per Rockstar’s official listings, and who each one actually makes sense for.
Standard Edition — $80
The full game, nothing missing that matters: the complete Jason and Lucia campaign across Leonida, single-player at launch, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Physical copies are code-in-box — no disc — so the “physical” choice is about shelf presence, not preservation.
Who it’s for: almost everyone. Nothing in the Ultimate tier changes the story, the map, or the missions. And if you change your mind later, Rockstar has confirmed a paid upgrade path from Standard to Ultimate — so choosing Standard now locks you out of nothing.
Ultimate Edition — $99.99
Twenty dollars more buys an exclusive collection “threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia’s story” — cosmetic and convenience items, not story content. Based on Rockstar’s own press materials, the collection includes:
- Premium vehicles — among them the Grotti Cheetah, the Electric Fang bike, a Squalo speedboat, the Stock 305, a Vapid Buggy, a Ganado retro build, the Wyman car collection, and safehouse vehicles.
- Two exclusive Vehicle Mod Shops — customisation spots (Rideout Customs among them) “exclusively open for business with the Ultimate Edition”.
- Personalised weapons — the Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers, the “One-Eyed Willie”, and weapon variants.
- Apparel and style — Vice City Style outfits, Goodtime Gear, plus Sara’s Salon and the PTT Store.
Who it’s for: players who know they’ll live in this game for months and want the garage full on day one. It’s the GTA Online-style cosmetic economy, priced up front.
The pre-order bonus — Vintage Vice City Pack (both editions)
Pre-order either edition, digital or physical, and you get the throwback pack: a two-tone ’55 Vapid Stanier, the Shore Court Garage on Ocean Beach, retro outfits for Jason and Lucia, and a weapon pattern. Digital pre-orders also add one free month of GTA+ — though note it’s still unconfirmed whether GTA VI’s online mode exists at launch at all, so treat that as GTA Online value, not GTA VI value.
The PlayTheory take
The $80 Standard is the honest buy: everything that makes GTA VI GTA VI is in it, and the upgrade path removes all fear of missing out. The Ultimate’s $19.99 premium is fair if you’re the player who spent real money on GTA Online garages — you know who you are. What we’d push back on is pre-order urgency itself: the bonus pack is nice, not transformative, and the game launches in four months either way. Check the GTA VI hub before launch — if Rockstar adds tiers or bonuses, this page gets updated first.
