GTA 6 pre-orders are now live, but will you buy on console or hold out for the (obviously superior) PC version?
We’re still some five months from the final release of the oft-delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 and yet there is somehow still a lot of fuss about the fact that GTA 6 pre-orders have gone live today. QUICK! GO GET YOUR TICKET STUB SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR DIGITAL CODE IN-HAND AND PRE-LOAD A FEW DAYS BEFORE NOVEMBER 19!
Yeah, I mean it’s not even like if you pre-order the game today that you’re going to be getting any physical media. The box-fresh version still only comes with an Xbox or PlayStation download code. Because yes, there is no PC version even announced.
We’ve been running the quiz for a few days now, but we want to know how you PC Gamer readers are feeling about this: Will you be buying GTA 6 on console or will you be waiting for the PC version whenever that arrives? Hit the quiz below and hit us up in the comments, too.
But if you really feel the need to get your game downloaded a few days early—and can’t rely on yourself to remember the biggest game of the past few years is about to release—then you can pre-order either the standard or ultimate editions today, for either $80 or $100 (£70 or £90).
And what do you get with the different editions? The basic, or standard, edition gets you the base game and a little extra FOMO in the shape of some paywalled in-game stores. This is the biggest bone of contention here, because while everyone’s used to seeing in-game items reserved for pre-orders or special editions, we’ve not really seen parts of a game itself being roped off unless you pay the extra $20.
I’m with Mollie on this, I’m kinda pissed about actual stores within the game not being available to someone who has already dropped a whole lot of cash on the game by purchasing the expensive basic version.
I’m sure it’ll all get unlocked at some point for console folk, though I’m kinda hoping that when the game finally comes out on PC it will actually be the ultimate edition. There will surely be a host of extra fidelity tweaks, and hopefully those extra perks (the vehicle modding shops, tattoists, boutiques, and the hair salons) will be available as standard, too.
I’m also hopeful we’ll get some shiny path tracing mode, extra NPC volume to fill out Vice City, and DLSS 5, of course. I can already feel the hairs on the back of your neck bristling as you read that….
On the plus side, you’ve probably got another 18 months or so of either saving up for that big GPU upgrade or hoping for memory and storage prices to start to come down.
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