GTA 6 Price at a Glance
GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition in the United States. Those are Take-Two’s announced prices, and both the PlayStation Store and the Xbox store list the same figures.
Take-Two announced the pricing on 24 June 2026, and pre-orders opened the next day, on 25 June 2026. The game itself launches on 19 November 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
There are only two editions. There is no third tier, no announced PC price, and no discount for pre-ordering. What changes between the editions is a bundle of in-game extras, not the game itself.
Key Takeaways
- Standard Edition: $79.99 in the US. Ultimate Edition: $99.99. The gap is $20.
- UK prices are £69.99 and £89.99. Eurozone prices are €79.99 and €99.99.
- Both editions are the full game. Ultimate adds in-game items that unlock through the story.
- Standard owners can buy the Ultimate Edition Upgrade separately, listed at $20 on the US Xbox store.
- Every purchase before 20 November 2026 includes the Vintage Vice City Pack, on either edition.
- No PC version has been announced, so there is no PC price. Any site selling one is not selling a real listing.
1. The Two Editions and Their Prices
The Standard Edition is the full game: the complete story of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, and the full state of Leonida. Nothing in the story is held back for the more expensive edition.
The Ultimate Edition is the same full game plus the Ultimate Edition Upgrade. That upgrade is a bundle of in-game extras: extra vehicles, weapons, outfits, shops, and jobs, which Rockstar describes as unlocking through the story rather than arriving all at once.
In the US, Standard is $79.99 and Ultimate is $99.99. US prices are shown before sales tax, so the amount charged at checkout can be slightly higher depending on your state.
Prices were the subject of months of speculation before June 2026, including predictions of a $100 base price. The announced Standard price came in below that, at $79.99, which is still $10 above the $69.99 tier most big console releases used this generation.
2. Prices Around the World
In the United Kingdom, store listings put Standard at £69.99 and Ultimate at £89.99. UK prices include VAT, which is one reason the numbers do not convert neatly from the US figures.
In the eurozone, Standard is €79.99 and Ultimate is €99.99. Australian listings have been reported at AU$129.95 for Standard and AU$159.95 for Ultimate.
Regional prices are set per store and per territory, and they can differ from a simple currency conversion. A US price converted into your currency is not your local price.
The reliable check is your own regional store page. The PlayStation Store and Xbox store pages for your country show the exact price you will pay, in your currency, before you commit to anything.
Store pages also settle the local tax question before you pay. A US buyer sees tax added at checkout where their state requires it, while a UK or eurozone buyer sees one final figure. Two buyers comparing screenshots of the same edition can legitimately be looking at different totals.
3. What the Extra $20 Buys
The $20 gap between the editions buys the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, and nothing else. It does not buy the game earlier, and it does not buy a bigger or different story.
Rockstar’s support list for the upgrade names extra vehicles such as the ’95 Grotti Cheetah and the Shitzu Squalo speedboat, the Hawk and Little Morgan Revolvers, extra outfits and gear, and five shops that only open for Ultimate owners.
Those items unlock as you play through the story. A buyer expecting a garage full of extras on the first evening will not get that, because the items are threaded through the chapters.
The full item-by-item breakdown is in our guide to what you get in each GTA 6 edition, which works through Rockstar’s own list without inventing performance figures for any of it.
4. The $20 Upgrade Path
Standard owners are not locked out of the Ultimate content. Rockstar says the Ultimate Edition Upgrade can be bought separately at any time, after the Standard copy has been redeemed.
The US Xbox store listed that upgrade at $20.00 in early November 2026, which exactly matches the gap between the two editions. Standard plus upgrade totals $99.99, the same as buying Ultimate at the start.
That makes Standard the lower-risk first purchase. You can start with the full game, decide later whether the extras are worth $20 to you, and lose nothing by waiting.
Check the upgrade price in your own regional store before relying on the US figure, because store listings, not announcements, set the final number in each territory.
5. The Costs Around the Price
The edition price is not the whole spend for every buyer. In the US, sales tax is added on top of the listed price, while UK and eurozone prices already include VAT.
Digital pre-orders include one month of GTA+, Rockstar’s membership service. That month is a trial: it auto-renews at $7.99 a month unless you cancel, so a free month can quietly become a paid subscription.
Rockstar’s store also sells a collector’s box of merchandise for $399.99. It contains no game at all. Anyone budgeting for GTA 6 should not mistake that box for an edition, because a copy of the game still has to be bought separately.
Neither edition includes an in-game cash bundle, and no paid expansion has been announced. The announced price is the price of the launch game and its edition extras, not the start of a confirmed spending ladder.
6. What Has No Price Yet
There is no PC price, because there is no announced PC version. Rockstar has announced GTA 6 only for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and every other platform question is still open.
That means any website offering a GTA 6 PC pre-order, a PC key, or a PC price is inventing it. The platforms confirmed so far are two console families, and the price list stops there too.
There is also no announced price for any future expansion or story DLC, because none has been announced. If Rockstar announces paid additions later, they will come with their own pricing at that time.
Finally, the exact unlock timing and any launch-day patch are not price questions, but they are part of buying well: digital buyers can pre-load the game files ahead of launch, so the price buys a copy that is ready on day one.
7. How the Price Was Received
The announced prices ended a long guessing season. Through early 2026, analysts and commentators debated whether GTA 6 would be the first $100 base game, and Take-Two’s chief executive was repeatedly asked to rule it in or out.
The answer, when it came on 24 June 2026, was $79.99. That is a new high for a standard edition from this publisher, but it is not the $100 figure that had dominated the rumours.
Reported pre-sales since then have been large. Sensor Tower estimated about 6.45 million digital pre-orders, worth roughly $630 million, as of 20 October 2026, and Insider Gaming later reported pre-sales passing $750 million.
Those are third-party estimates, not Rockstar figures, and Rockstar has not published its own pre-order totals. Treat them as a sign of demand, not as audited numbers.
8. How the Price Compares With GTA 5’s Launch
GTA 5 launched in 2013 at $59.99. Run that figure through a standard US inflation calculator and it lands at roughly $80 or more in today’s money, which is the comparison Take-Two’s defenders reach for first.
That does not make $79.99 a discount. It means the sticker shock is partly the end of a long freeze: front-line game prices sat at $59.99 for well over a decade, then stepped to $69.99, and GTA 6 has now stepped again.
The honest reading is both things at once. GTA 6 is the most expensive standard edition in the series’ history in nominal terms, and roughly in line with its predecessors once inflation is counted. Which of those two facts matters more is the argument the whole price debate is having.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does GTA 6 cost in the US?
$79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition, before sales tax. Both prices were announced by Take-Two on 24 June 2026 and appear on the PlayStation Store and Xbox store.
How much is GTA 6 in the UK?
£69.99 for Standard and £89.99 for Ultimate, on UK store listings. UK prices include VAT.
How much is GTA 6 in Europe?
€79.99 for Standard and €99.99 for Ultimate in eurozone store listings. Check your country’s store page for the exact figure.
Is GTA 6 really $100?
The base game is not. Standard is $79.99. The Ultimate Edition is $99.99, one cent under $100, and the $100 base-price predictions made before the announcement did not happen.
What is the difference between Standard and Ultimate?
The game itself is identical. Ultimate adds the Ultimate Edition Upgrade: extra vehicles, weapons, outfits, shops, and jobs that unlock through the story.
Can I upgrade from Standard to Ultimate later?
Yes. The Ultimate Edition Upgrade is sold separately, listed at $20.00 on the US Xbox store, so Standard plus the upgrade costs the same as Ultimate.
Does pre-ordering GTA 6 make it cheaper?
No. Pre-ordering does not discount either edition. Buying before 20 November 2026 adds the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital pre-orders add one month of GTA+.
Is there a GTA 6 PC price?
No. No PC version has been announced, so there is no PC price. Any PC listing or key offer is not an official product.
Why is GTA 6 more expensive than most games?
It is priced $10 above the $69.99 tier most big releases used this generation. Take-Two’s stated position is that price follows the value delivered, and the long $100 debate is covered in our separate article on the price rise.
Does GTA 6 cost extra to play online?
The announced prices cover the game itself. Rockstar has not set out a separate price for GTA 6’s online mode, and standard console online play follows each platform’s own membership rules.
The Bottom Line
GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the full game, or $99.99 if you want the Ultimate extras bundled in. The $20 upgrade sold separately means nobody has to decide under pressure: Standard today and the upgrade later costs exactly the same.
Buy from your regional PlayStation Store or Xbox store, check the local price rather than a converted one, and remember the two traps: the GTA+ month renews at $7.99 unless you cancel it, and the $399.99 collector’s box contains merchandise, not the game.
