After years of anticipation, Rockstar Games has set the terms for its next chapter: Grand Theft Auto VI will cost about $80 in standard form and arrive on November 19, with preorders opening June 25. It is the first new entry in the series in thirteen years, and the fact that it turns on two protagonists and a sun-bleached fictional Florida suggests a deliberate reinvention rather than a simple return. In the long story of a franchise that began in 1997 with a lone figure clawing up a criminal city, the moment marks a shift toward partnership and a wider map of ambition, held together by the h
GTA VI Preorders Open June 25 at About $80, With Launch Set for November 19
The darkest side of the sunniest place in America
Mark
So what's the headline number here?
Mimi
About $80 for the standard edition, and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition. Preorders open at midnight local time on June 25.
Mark
What does the extra twenty dollars buy?
Mimi
Rockstar describes premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action tied into the story of Jason and Lucia.
Luke
Worth noting the standard price is reported as "about" $80. The reporting doesn't give an exact figure, so I'd treat that as approximate.
Mark
And the preorder bonuses?
Mimi
A Vintage Vice City Pack of older items, plus a free month of GTA+ for digital preorders, which opens up classic games in the series.
Mark
Why does two protagonists matter?
Mimi
It's the stated new element in the first mainline game in 13 years. Before this, you played one character.
Luke
Be careful, though. What we have is Rockstar's own trailer description and marketing language. How the two-character structure actually plays is unknown until people play it.
Mark
Anything still unsettled?
Luke
The game has no rating yet, and the details of the single-player experience are only confirmed in broad terms.
Mimi
Pre-loading starts November 12, a week before the November 19 launch, so the real test comes then.
Der Puls
- Preorders open at midnight on June 25, and the price fans debated for months is finally on the table at about $80.
- The Ultimate Edition at $99.99 sets off fresh arguments over how much premium extras should cost.
- Jason and Lucia land in a criminal conspiracy across Leonida, forced to rely on each other as the easy score collapses.
- The game has not yet received a rating, leaving the November 19 launch with one open question before pre-loading begins November 12.
- Fans are watching the next gameplay reveals as a sprawling Florida-inspired map takes shape, with Vice City at its heart.
After years of anticipation, Rockstar Games has set the terms for its next chapter: Grand Theft Auto VI will cost about $80 in standard form and arrive on November 19, with preorders opening June 25. It is the first new entry in the series in thirteen years, and the fact that it turns on two protagonists and a sun-bleached fictional Florida suggests a deliberate reinvention rather than a simple return. In the long story of a franchise that began in 1997 with a lone figure clawing up a criminal city, the moment marks a shift toward partnership and a wider map of ambition, held together by the hope of players who have waited a long time to step back into the streets.
Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI open at midnight on June 25, and the number fans have been waiting on is now public: about $80 for the standard edition. Rockstar confirmed the price and a November 19 launch in a June 24 release. It is the first new entry in the best-selling series in 13 years, built for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Early buyers get a Vintage Vice City Pack and, on digital, a free month of GTA+. A pricier Ultimate Edition at $99.99 bundles premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action tied to the story of its two leads, Jason and Lucia. Digital pre-loading starts November 12, and the physical edition, which ships with a download code, arrives that same day. The game has not yet been rated.
The biggest change is the pair at the center. Earlier games followed a single character rising through a fictional city's underworld. Here, Jason and Lucia find themselves in the darkest corner of a sunny place when an easy job goes wrong, caught in a conspiracy across the state of Leonida, and they must depend on each other to survive.
The setting is a fictionalized Florida. Vice City, essentially Miami, remains the hub, now joined by five more locations: the Leonida Keys, the gator-filled Grassrivers, the faded motels of Port Cellhorn, the sugar town of Ambrosia, and Mount Kalaga, a national park on the northern border.
With preorders opening within hours, attention now turns to the game's rating and any further gameplay reveals before the November launch.
Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI open at midnight, local time, on June 25, and the price fans have been waiting on is now public: about $80 for the standard edition. Rockstar Games confirmed the figure in a June 24 release, along with a launch date of November 19.
The game is the first new entry in the best-selling series in 13 years. It is built for the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S, and it will be sold through the PlayStation store, the Microsoft store, the Rockstar Games store, and global retailers and storefronts. Rockstar also confirmed that the game will include a single-player experience.
There are incentives for early buyers. Anyone who preorders gets a Vintage Vice City Pack, which gathers older items from the series. Digital preorders also include a free month of GTA+, the subscription service where players can drive through more of the classic games in the franchise. A pricier option, the Grand Theft Auto VI Ultimate Edition, costs $99.99. Rockstar describes it as an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across all aspects of the story of its two lead characters, Jason and Lucia.
The release timing is staggered. Digital preorders can begin pre-loading on November 12 so the game is ready to play at launch. The physical edition, which comes with a download code in the box, will also be available starting November 12 to support pre-loading. As of this report, the game has not yet been rated.
The two protagonists are the biggest change in design. Earlier games in the series, which began in 1997, put players in the shoes of a single character working up through the underworld of a fictional city. According to the trailer description, Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them, and when an easy score goes wrong they land on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy across the state of Leonida. They must rely on each other more than ever to survive. The series is known for adult themes, high-end animation, and a roster of well-known voice actors that has included Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Samuel L. Jackson, William Fichtner, James Woods, Debbie Harry, Axl Rose, and Peter Fonda.
The setting is a fictionalized Florida. Vice City, essentially Miami, remains the hub, and Rockstar's website calls it the glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city. This time it is joined by five more locations. Within Vice City, Rockstar points to the pastel art deco hotels and white sands of Ocean Beach, the panaderías of Little Cuba, the bootleg brands of the Tisha-Wocka flea market, and VC Port, which it calls the cruise ship capital of the world.
Beyond the city are the Leonida Keys; the gator-filled Grassrivers; Port Cellhorn, described as full of cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls; the industrial town of Ambrosia, home to a sugar refinery and a biker gang; and Mount Kalaga, a national park along the state's northern border.
With preorders opening within hours, the next things to watch are the game's rating and any further gameplay reveals before the November 19 launch.
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The game will feature a single-player experience.— Rockstar Games, June 24 release
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