Kept as published on 14 July 2026. The current prices, the pre-order pack and the subscription detail are on our GTA VI hub page GTA 6 editions and prices, which we check and date.
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 $79.99 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: $79.99
The full game: 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: with no disc.
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+: treat that as GTA Online value, not GTA VI value, because Rockstar’s pre-order announcement says GTA VI is a single-player experience.
Correction, 26 October 2026: this piece said it was unconfirmed whether GTA VI’s online mode exists at launch. Rockstar’s Newswire post of 24 June, which announced these pre-orders, says “Grand Theft Auto VI is a single player experience”. Corrected above.
The PlayTheory take
The $79.99 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.
Want to see what the Ultimate Edition bonuses actually look like? Every item is pictured, with Rockstar’s official names, in the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition item guide.