GTA 6 pre-orders open now in UK – standard and ultimate edition prices confirmed

Rockstar Games has opened pre-orders for GTA 6, and while the standard edition does not cost £100, there is the Ultimate Edition that’s more expensive.

It’s been two and a half years since the first GTA 6 trailer debuted and despite the second trailer appearing last May we still know virtually nothing about the game, other than it’s set in Vice City and the protagonists are called Lucia and Jason.

We didn’t learn anything new about the game this week either, even though pre-orders went live today at midnight. Prior to that, Rockstar Games announced a new Ultimate Edition, although while the US prices were confirmed shortly after there’s been no UK price tag until now.

Now that pre-orders have begun, we know for certain what the game costs: the standard edition of GTA 6 costs £69.99 and the Ultimate Edition costs £89.99. That’s slightly less than previously feared and certainly not the £100 price tag that had been heavily rumoured.

Where to pre-order GTA 6 from in the UK

When GTA 4 and 5 came out, shops were constantly running out of boxed copies of the game, because downloading games was barely a thing back then. Everything’s very different now though and while online stores are not going to run out of stock there is the question of whether Rockstar manages to break the internet, with everyone trying to pre-order at the same time.

Assuming that doesn’t happen, the most obvious place to pre-order either edition is on the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store. As a reminder, there is no PC version – at least not this year – and the game is only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S – so not PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

Many other retailers will also be offering pre-orders but the game is so widely anticipated there’s unlikely to be any significant discounts.

There is a physical edition, that you can pre-order from places like Amazon, Argos, and Currys but be aware that it’s just a code in a box and the game won’t be released on disc.

Is there a GTA 6 pre-order bonus?

Yes! If you pre-order the game via any retailer you’ll get both a month subscription to GTA+ and the exclusive Vintage Vice City Pack. Its contents are as follows:

’55 Vapid Stanier – a vintage sedan

Shore Court garage – a personal garage close to Ocean Beach

Exclusive outfits and hairstyles – a red sequin mini dress and curls for Lucia and a linen suit in vintage pastel for Jason

Exclusive weapon pattern – a homage to previous GTA protagonist Tommy Vercetti, with a palm tree design

What extras does the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition have?

As you can see, the Ultimate Edition isn’t that much more expensive than the standard version, and that’s because it’s all fairly minor DLC and cosmetics. It’s not yet clear how the exclusive shops and businesses are going to work but presumably they’ll only be something you can interact with if you own the Ultimate Edition.

If you buy the standard edition and then later decide you want the Ultimate Edition after all you can upgrade to it later, although there’s no price yet for how much that will cost. That means it’ll probably only be available after launch, when presumably it’ll cost £25.

’67 Vapid Dominator buggy and Paradise Garage – intended for use in the ‘backwoods of Mount Kalaga’ this ties in with the Mud Club which you can see in the first trailer.

’95 Grotti Cheetah – this is blatantly an off-brand 90s era Ferrari, complete with retro-future livery.

Vapid Ganado mods – if you own the Ultimate Edition you’ll be able to customise this pickup at Jason’s safehouse, as well as access a Dinka Enduro motorcycle and Crest kayak.

Vehicle mod shops – if you want to customise other vehicles the Ultimate Edition gives access to two exclusive businesses that will allow you to mod most other cars. One is called Rideout Customs, in Vice City, and the other is One-Eyed Willie’s in Lake Leonida.

Classic car collection – this seems to be an exclusive quest line that involves finding and refurbishing a range of classic cars, with four exclusive rides for the Ultimate Edition.

Shitzu Squalo – a pink and blue speedboat that comes with its own weapons crate and is great for fishing.

Hawk & Little Morgan revolver – another nod to Tommy Vercetti, it can be bought from Ammu-Nation once you’ve progressed far enough into the story.

Personalised weapon variants – unique versions of existing weapons with their own engravings, with Jason having a Girardi ES9 pistol and Lucia a Klose K17 pistol.

PTT Youngin$ compound and scores – the description for this one is a bit vague but it seems to be a drug gang whose property you can raid in order to steal ‘special items and distinct contraband.’

Vice City styles – exclusive clothing and tattoos for both Jason and Lucia.

Goodtime Gear – a range of gachapon merch based on in-game TV character Macca the Gator.

Stock 305 clothing store – purveyor of ‘elevated streetwear’, this store offers exclusives cosmetics for Jason and Lucia, inspired by the Stockyard area’s murals and graffiti.

Sara’s Unisex Salon – presumably there’ll be other hairdressers in the game, but this one offers facial hair choices for Jason and makeup and nails options for Lucia.

Electric Fang tattoo – there’s also presumably more than one tattoo parlour, but this one has over 50 exclusive designs for either character.

Will there be a physical collector’s edition for GTA 6?

At the moment, the Ultimate Edition is the only other version of the game there is, so that means no ultra expensive collector’s edition with statues or apparel or whatever. There was one for GTA 5, so that’s a bit surprising – especially as many fans would no doubt jump at the chance to buy one for GTA 6.

It’s possible that Rockstar will release one later, especially as these things often don’t come with the game itself, but so far there’ve been no rumours of that.

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