GTA 6 disc version could be coming after all – trusted leaker suggests Grand Theft Auto VI physical disc edition will follow after launch

Grand Theft Auto VI boxes – PS5 and Xbox Series X/S — (Image credit: Rockstar Games (edited using Gemini))

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GTA 6 pre-orders started yesterday, but the physical copies contain just a download code in the box.

Rockstar reportedly plans to change that though, with actual disc versions following in December.

While we don't yet know numbers, if we were to guess how many copies of Grand Theft Auto VI have been pre-ordered so far, we'd estimate "sh*t-loads".

Amazon US, for example, sold out of PS5 copies at one point. And that's even considering that the physical edition doesn't include a disc – it's just a download code in a box.

It's certainly proven contentious. Many will pre-order the game through the PlayStation or Xbox stores on their consoles, of course. But even if you do so online, through the likes of Amazon, Argos, GameStop or Best Buy, you still have to download the game entirely.

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And there will be no trading it in again once you've finished, as the code will have been redeemed to your account forever.

GTA 6 pre-order stockists, prices and details here

However, there might be some better news coming for those who would rather own GTA 6 on a disc. Polish website PPE (via VGC) claims that a disc version could be coming in December – a month after the game is launched (on 19 November).

PPE already got it spot on when it suggested the physical box would be download code only at the pre-order phase, long before we found out.

The leaker has also got retail information right before the launch of other major releases.

Whether this is enough to make you hold off from a pre-order purchase is another thing. After all, there is no physical release for the Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition, and according to the people we know who have ordered the game already, that's the version they've opted for.

You can currently only get that on the respective digital stores from PlayStation and Xbox. And considering it contains exclusive in-game items and at least one mission, it seems an attractive option for just a little more cash (£20 extra in the UK, $20 in the US).

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