The Xbox Price, Up Front
On Xbox, GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition on the Microsoft Store. The price is identical on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
UK Xbox prices are £69.99 and £89.99, and eurozone prices are €79.99 and €99.99. Take-Two announced the pricing on 24 June 2026, and Xbox pre-orders opened on 25 June 2026.
The Xbox price matches the PlayStation Store exactly, so there is no cheaper console to buy GTA 6 on. The game launches on 19 November 2026, on Series X|S only.
This page covers the two editions on Xbox, the separately sold $20 upgrade, how and when Microsoft charges for a pre-order, and the Xbox details that differ from PlayStation.
Key Takeaways
- Xbox Standard Edition: $79.99 US, £69.99 UK, €79.99 eurozone. Ultimate: $99.99, £89.99, €99.99.
- Series X and Series S pay the same price. There is no cheaper Series S version.
- The Ultimate Edition Upgrade is listed separately on the US Xbox store at $20.00.
- Microsoft charges a wallet balance straight away; a card may not be charged until up to 10 days before release.
- Digital pre-load on Xbox starts 10 November 2026 at 12 a.m. GMT worldwide.
- GTA 6 is not an Xbox One game and is not a Game Pass launch title. It is a paid purchase.
1. The Two Editions on Xbox
The Standard Edition is the complete game: Jason and Lucia’s full story and the whole state of Leonida. Nothing in the story mode is reserved for the more expensive edition.
The Ultimate Edition adds the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, a bundle of extra vehicles, weapons, outfits, shops, and jobs. Rockstar describes those extras as unlocking through the story, not arriving in a single drop at the start.
Both editions are a single Xbox Series X|S purchase. One licence covers the game on both consoles under your account, so a household with a Series X and a Series S does not buy the game twice.
Every purchase before 20 November 2026 includes the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital purchases include one month of GTA+, which auto-renews at $7.99 a month unless you cancel it.
2. Series X and Series S Pay the Same
There is no Series S discount and no Series X premium. The Microsoft Store sells one Series X|S version of each edition, at one price, for both consoles.
That is worth stating plainly because the Series S is the cheaper console, and it is easy to assume a cheaper game price follows. It does not. The saving on a Series S is in the hardware, not the software.
What can differ between the consoles is performance, not price. Rockstar has not published Series S frame-rate or resolution figures, and any outlet claiming exact numbers before launch is speculating.
Storage is the practical Series S issue. Rockstar has said the pre-load needs up to 212 GB of free space, which is a far bigger share of a Series S drive than a Series X drive.
3. The $20 Upgrade on the Xbox Store
The Xbox store listing is where the upgrade pricing is clearest. Alongside the two editions, the US Microsoft Store lists the Ultimate Edition Upgrade on its own at $20.00, marked as the Ultimate edition’s add-on content.
Buying Standard at $79.99 and the upgrade at $20.00 totals $99.99, exactly the Ultimate price. There is no penalty for deciding late, and no saving for deciding early.
The upgrade can be applied to a redeemed Standard copy, including a boxed code-in-box copy. That makes Standard the flexible starting point for Xbox buyers who are unsure about the extras.
The contents themselves, from Rockstar’s own support list, are compared item by item in our guide to what you get in each GTA 6 edition.
4. How and When Microsoft Charges
Xbox pre-order payment works differently from the PlayStation Store. If you pay with your Microsoft account balance, that balance is charged immediately when you place the pre-order.
If you pay by card, Microsoft’s pre-order terms allow the charge to land up to 10 days before release. For a 19 November launch, that means a card payment can be taken around 9 November 2026.
That timing matters for budgeting. An Xbox pre-order placed in June may not actually be paid for until November, and a card that has expired or been replaced in between can cause the order to fail.
Under Microsoft’s cancellation policy as reported in store help pages, an Xbox pre-order can be cancelled from your order history up to 10 days before launch. Check your exact order terms on your account page, because the dates on your order are the ones that govern it.
5. Pre-Load and Launch on Xbox
Digital Xbox pre-orders pre-load from 10 November 2026, at a single global moment: 12 a.m. GMT. In the United States that is the evening of 9 November, at 4 p.m. Pacific and 7 p.m. Eastern.
Pre-load downloads the full game files and keeps them locked. Nothing plays early, on any edition, and our explainer on how GTA 6 pre-loading works covers the timing and settings in full.
Plan storage before that date. Up to 212 GB of free space is a serious amount on a 512 GB Series S, and clearing it during pre-load week, mid-download, invites failed installs.
Boxed Xbox copies go on sale from 12 November 2026 and contain a download code, not a disc. The Ultimate Edition is digital only on Xbox, as it is on PlayStation.
The Series S takes the same download at the same price, and pre-loading early matters more there than anywhere. The up-to-212 GB requirement has to fit alongside whatever else already lives on a smaller drive.
6. Xbox One, Game Pass, and Gifting
There is no Xbox One version of GTA 6, at any price. Whether that changes later is a separate question, covered in our article on GTA 6 on PS4 and Xbox One, but at launch the game is Series X|S only.
GTA 6 is also not a Game Pass launch title. It does not arrive in the subscription catalogue on 19 November; Xbox players buy it outright from the Microsoft Store or as a boxed code. Take-Two has given no indication of a later Game Pass arrival either, so planning around a subscription release means planning around a rumour.
The Microsoft Store does support buying games as gifts for many titles, sending the game to a friend’s Gamertag or email. Check that the gift option appears on the GTA 6 listing in your region before relying on it, because gifting carries regional restrictions.
Gifted or not, the price is the same $79.99 or $99.99. A gift purchase buys the same licence, the same pre-load window, and the same Vintage Vice City Pack if it is bought before 20 November 2026.
7. Checking Your Regional Xbox Price
US, UK, and eurozone prices lead this page because they are the confirmed listings, but the Microsoft Store prices GTA 6 region by region. Australian prices have been reported at AU$129.95 for Standard and AU$159.95 for Ultimate, and your own region’s figure is set by its store page, not by converting dollars.
Microsoft Store gift cards and account credit can be put toward a pre-order like any other purchase. Remember the charging rule if you use them: an account balance is taken immediately, which makes a balance-funded pre-order behave like a PlayStation purchase, paid in full on the day you order.
If your regional price looks wrong, compare the same edition on your region’s PlayStation Store. The two stores have matched each other in every confirmed listing so far, so a mismatch usually means one page is showing a different edition, or a bundle with something else in it. Prices confirmed at the store page in front of you always outrank prices quoted anywhere else, including here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is GTA 6 on Xbox?
$79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition in the US on the Microsoft Store. UK prices are £69.99 and £89.99, and eurozone prices are €79.99 and €99.99.
Is GTA 6 cheaper on Series S?
No. Series X and Series S share one version at one price. The Series S saving is in the console’s hardware price, not in the game’s price.
What is the GTA 6 upgrade on Xbox?
The Ultimate Edition Upgrade adds the Ultimate extras, extra vehicles, weapons, outfits, shops, and jobs, to a Standard copy. The US Xbox store lists it separately at $20.00.
When does Microsoft charge for an Xbox pre-order?
A Microsoft account balance is charged immediately. A card payment may be charged up to 10 days before release, which for GTA 6 means around 9 November 2026.
Can I cancel an Xbox pre-order of GTA 6?
Microsoft’s policy, as reported in its store help pages, allows cancelling a pre-order from your order history up to 10 days before launch. Your own order page shows the terms that apply to you.
Is GTA 6 on Game Pass?
No. GTA 6 is not a Game Pass launch title. It is a paid purchase on the Microsoft Store, or a boxed code from a retailer.
Is there an Xbox One version of GTA 6?
No. GTA 6 launches on Xbox Series X|S only. There is no Xbox One version and no Xbox One price.
When does GTA 6 pre-load on Xbox?
From 10 November 2026 at 12 a.m. GMT worldwide, which is 4 p.m. Pacific and 7 p.m. Eastern on 9 November in the US. The game unlocks on 19 November.
How much space does GTA 6 need on Xbox?
Rockstar has said the pre-load requires up to 212 GB of free space, depending on the device. That is a large share of a Series S drive, so plan storage early.
Can I gift GTA 6 on Xbox?
The Microsoft Store offers a buy-as-gift option for many titles, sending the game to a Gamertag or email address. Confirm it appears on the GTA 6 listing in your region, as gifting has regional limits.
Conclusion
On Xbox, GTA 6 is $79.99, or $99.99 for Ultimate, and the number does not change between Series X and Series S. The Xbox-specific details worth knowing are the $20 upgrade listed separately, the card charge that can land around 9 November, and the single global pre-load moment on 10 November.
Buy Standard if you are undecided. The upgrade costs the same $20 later, the Vintage Vice City Pack runs until 20 November, and the only real deadline on Xbox is storage: clear up to 212 GB before pre-load week starts.
