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Guide 03

Launch-day
checklist.

Six things worth settling before Grand Theft Auto VI arrives on 19 November 2026. Tick them off — your progress is remembered in this browser only, and nothing is sent anywhere.

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Dates above come from the same record as the GTA VI hub, last verified 18 September 2026.

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Editions

Still deciding

Two editions to consider. Here is what each one actually includes — the pre-order page carries where to buy them and what we have read them at.

Standard Edition Rockstar Games

No licensed photograph of this edition yet.

SuitsThe game. Digital, with a physical code-in-box version sold separately.

What this edition includes
Included content
Grand Theft Auto VI
Pre-order bonus
Vintage Vice City Pack; One month of GTA+ (digital stores); Pre-load from 12 November
Digital / physical
Digital, with a code-in-box physical version sold separately

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No price is published here. The pre-order page carries the offers we have read from each retailer's own store, with the date we read them.

Ultimate Edition Rockstar Games

No licensed photograph of this edition yet.

SuitsThe game plus a named list of in-world vehicles, weapons, businesses and clothing that Rockstar states are exclusive to this edition.

What this edition includes
Included content
Everything in the Standard Edition; ’95 Grotti Cheetah and ’67 Vapid Dominator Buggy; Hawk and Little Morgan Revolvers, with personalized weapon variants; Electric Fang Tattoo Parlor, Sara’s Unisex Salon, Rideout Customs and One-Eyed Willie’s Mod Shops; Vice City Styles, Goodtime Gear and the Stock 305 Clothing Store; Jason’s Safehouse Vehicles, the Classic Car Collection and the PTT Youngin$ Compound; Shitzu Squalo and the Ganado Retro Build
Pre-order bonus
Vintage Vice City Pack; One month of GTA+ (digital stores); Pre-load from 12 November
Digital / physical
Digital. The physical box holds a download code, not a disc

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No price is published here. The pre-order page carries the offers we have read from each retailer's own store, with the date we read them.

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Gear

And the machine to play it on

The two hardware decisions this checklist leaves open.

  • Sony PlayStation 5
    All specifications and caveats Anyone who wants the standard PlayStation 5 and expects to buy or borrow discs. Storage1TB SSDDisc driveYes, on the disc model
    See options on Amazon Opens PlayStation
  • Microsoft Xbox Series S — 1TB All-Digital
    All specifications and caveats The cheapest way onto the Xbox platform with room for more than a couple of large installs. Storage1TB SSDDisc driveNone
    See options on Amazon Opens Microsoft

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