GTA 6 Price and Editions: What It Costs and What You Get

GTA 6's price is confirmed, and it marks a step up for the series: the Standard Edition costs £69.99 in the UK, $79.99 in the US and €79.99 across the eurozone, while the Ultimate Edition costs £89.99, $99.99 and €99.99 respectively. Take-Two set those figures when pre-orders were announced on 24 June 2026, and both console stores have listed them unchanged ever since. The game launches on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Here is what each edition contains, what the extra £20 buys, and how the price compares with GTA 5's 2013 launch.

How much does GTA 6 cost in each region?

The headline numbers are simple because Rockstar is selling just two editions worldwide. Standard is the game on its own at £69.99, $79.99 or €79.99 depending on your storefront; Ultimate adds a fixed £20, $20 or €20 on top. One sourcing detail is worth knowing: the US dollar figures are the only ones Take-Two published itself, in its June announcement. The sterling and euro prices come from the PlayStation and Xbox store listings, unchanged since June.

Tax treatment differs by region, too. UK prices include VAT, so £69.99 is what you pay at checkout. In the US, sales tax is added on top of the $79.99 list price in most states. Elsewhere, your local store sets its own figure in local currency, and those prices rarely convert neatly from the dollar.

What does the Standard Edition include?

The complete game, with nothing held back. The Standard Edition is Grand Theft Auto VI in full: the whole single-player experience following Jason and Lucia through Leonida, identical in both editions. Rockstar's own support wording could hardly be plainer — the Standard Edition includes the game. It is available digitally and as a boxed release, although that box contains a download code rather than a disc.

That matters when judging the pricier edition: nothing in the story, the map or the core systems is reserved for Ultimate buyers. The expensive version adds possessions and perks around the edges of the same game, not extra chapters of it.

What does the extra £20 buy in the Ultimate Edition?

The Ultimate Edition is the base game plus the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, a bundle Rockstar's support pages break down into 16 bonuses. The flavour is Leonida excess: headline vehicles including a '95 Grotti Cheetah and a classic car collection, signature weapons such as the Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers, and places that open up for you, including the Rideout Customs mod shop and Sara's Unisex Salon, plus further properties, clothing and gear.

Rather than dumping everything on you at the title screen, the extras unlock in stages as the story progresses — rewards threaded through the campaign instead of a starter pack that flattens its opening hours. Whether that is worth £20 depends on how much of your GTA time goes into collecting and customising; the story is untouched either way, so this buys toys and trimmings, not content you would otherwise miss.

Can you upgrade from Standard to Ultimate later?

Yes, and this is the most buyer-friendly part of the setup. The Ultimate Edition Upgrade is sold separately, so choosing Standard today does not lock you out of the extras tomorrow. If you finish the story, fall in love with Leonida and decide you want the Cheetah after all, you can buy the upgrade through the PlayStation or Xbox store.

One caveat: Rockstar has not officially published the upgrade's standalone price. The Microsoft Store has listed it at $20, exactly the gap between the editions — a reasonable guide, but a store listing rather than an announcement, so check your own platform's price first. Either way, the strategy for the undecided is clear: buy Standard now, upgrade later only if you still want to.

How does the price compare with GTA 5's launch?

To see why $79.99 raised eyebrows, some clearly labelled history helps. GTA 5 launched in September 2013 at $59.99, the standard price of its era, with tiered special editions above it — a Special Edition at $79.99 and a Collector's Edition at $149.99. What Rockstar charged extra for in 2013's middle tier is simply the entry price in 2026.

The wider market moved first, though. Big releases drifted from $60 to $70 with the current console generation, and a few flagship titles have since tested $80. GTA 6 sits in that newest bracket, and Take-Two's leadership has defended the figure as fair value for the game's scale. The comparison that matters most, though, is the £20 gap between GTA 6's own editions — modest by deluxe-edition standards.

Which edition should you buy?

For most players, Standard at £69.99 is the answer. You get the entire game, the same launch-day experience as everyone else, and a permanent escape hatch in the separately sold upgrade if the extras start calling to you. Ultimate makes sense if you know you will spend dozens of hours collecting vehicles and kitting out properties, and want the bonuses woven through your first playthrough rather than bolted on afterwards.

One last note for anyone holding out for a subscription route: GTA 6 has not been announced for Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus at launch. To play on 19 November, you buy one of the two editions above — at the prices set in June, which have not moved since.