GTA 6 comes in two editions: Standard at 79.99 USD and Ultimate at 99.99 USD. The 20 dollar gap buys in-game vehicles, shops, missions for a car collection and cosmetics, not extra story. Separately, anyone who buys digitally before November 20, 2026 gets the Vintage Vice City Pack at no extra cost, whichever edition they pick.
The two editions at a glance
as of August 28, 2026
Standard Edition: 79.99 USD. The full game.
Ultimate Edition: 99.99 USD. The full game plus the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, a bundle of in-game content.
Vintage Vice City Pack: free with every digital purchase made before November 20, 2026, and with physical pre-orders while stocks last. It is not exclusive to the Ultimate Edition.
One free month of GTA+ with digital pre-orders through the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store.
There is no Collector's Edition, no steelbook and no season pass announced.
The interesting question is what the extra 20 dollars actually gets you.
What the Ultimate Edition actually adds
It is in-game content, delivered across the story rather than as one package at the start. Reported contents include:
Vehicles: a '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy with the Paradise Garage, a '95 Grotti Cheetah, a Shitzu Squalo boat, plus safehouse vehicles including a motorcycle, a kayak and a customised pickup.
Two vehicle mod shops, Rideout Customs and One-Eyed Willie's.
A Classic Car Collection restoration mission line.
Weapons: a Hawk and Little Morgan Revolver plus personalised weapon variants for both protagonists.
Cosmetics and locations: exclusive outfits, tattoos and apparel, a clothing store, a salon and a tattoo parlour, plus a compound raid location.
Rockstar has described this content as unlocking through exclusive shops, garages and vendors that become available across the chapters of the story rather than all at once.
What the Ultimate Edition does not appear to add: story content, missions beyond the car restoration line, early access, or any change to the release date. Nothing announced suggests you see more of the game, only that you have more things in it.
Full edition breakdown
Detailed contents of the Ultimate Edition and the Vintage Vice City Pack, published the day the pre-orders were announced.
This is the one part of the offer with a clock on it, and the deadline sits one day after launch.
The Vintage Vice City Pack is free with every digital purchase made before November 20, 2026. That means you do not have to pre-order to get it. Buying on launch day still qualifies. Physical pre-orders include it while stocks last, which is a weaker guarantee than the digital one.
Reported contents: a '55 Vapid Stanier and the Shore Court Garage, two Vice City luxury outfits for each of the two protagonists, and an exclusive tropical weapon pattern.
Digital pre-orders through the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store also include one free month of GTA+, Rockstar's subscription service. Note that the headline GTA+ benefits are tied to GTA Online, and no online mode has been announced for GTA 6 at launch.
Prices differ sharply by country, and not in the way a currency converter would suggest.
Prices by country
Rockstar priced Europe at parity with the US rather than converting, so the euro price matches the dollar number.
as of August 28, 2026
United States: 79.99 USD Standard, 99.99 USD Ultimate.
Eurozone: 79.99 EUR Standard, 99.99 EUR Ultimate.
United Kingdom: 69.99 GBP Standard, 89.99 GBP Ultimate.
Two things follow from the list. First, the euro price is not a conversion of the dollar price, it is the same number in a different currency, which is why the UK figure looks comparatively low. Second, the gap between Standard and Ultimate is 20 dollars in the US and 20 pounds in the UK, but 30 Canadian dollars in Canada and 30 Australian dollars in Australia, so the upgrade is proportionally more expensive in some markets than others.
Regional price list
Prices recorded across 29 markets around the pre-order launch, last updated August 4, 2026.
No sales pitch here, just the decision as it actually stands.
If you mainly want the story: Standard. The Ultimate Edition adds no story content that has been announced.
If you collect vehicles and cosmetics and expect to spend hundreds of hours in the world: the Ultimate Edition is 20 dollars for a set of items you would otherwise not get.
If you are undecided: buy Standard before November 20, 2026 so you keep the Vintage Vice City Pack. Whether the Ultimate content can be bought separately later has not been announced, so this is not a risk-free deferral.
If you are buying physically: the Vintage Vice City Pack is tied to stock, so it is the less certain route to the bonus.
FAQ
How much does GTA 6 cost?
79.99 USD for the Standard Edition and 99.99 USD for the Ultimate Edition. In the eurozone it is 79.99 and 99.99 euros, in the UK 69.99 and 89.99 pounds.
What is the difference between Standard and Ultimate?
The Ultimate Edition adds in-game vehicles, two mod shops, a classic car restoration mission line, weapons, cosmetics and extra locations, unlocked across the chapters of the story. No additional story content has been announced.
Do I have to pre-order to get the Vintage Vice City Pack?
No. Every digital purchase made before November 20, 2026 includes it, which covers launch day itself. Physical pre-orders include it while stocks last.
Is there a Collector's Edition?
Not announced. Only the Standard and Ultimate editions exist so far. Rockstar has announced special editions late in the cycle before, but there is nothing to report for GTA 6.
Why is GTA 6 more expensive in Europe than the exchange rate suggests?
Rockstar set the European price at the same number as the US price rather than converting it, so 79.99 dollars became 79.99 euros. The UK price of 69.99 pounds is the outlier in the other direction.
What do I get with the free month of GTA+?
GTA+ is Rockstar's subscription service, and its main benefits are tied to GTA Online rather than to GTA 6. The free month comes with digital pre-orders through the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store. Since no online mode has been announced for GTA 6 at launch, treat it as a bonus for GTA Online players specifically.