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Rockstar said GTA 6 costs $79.99 across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, confirming a $10 jump from the standard $70 we’ve seen this generation. The Ultimate Edition, meanwhile, is $20 more, priced $99.99.

GTA 6 physical copies do not include a disc, Rockstar has confirmed. They're just a code in a box

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[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Contrary to what the industry is hoping, this will not allow other games to sell at $80. Customers are already having a hard time justifying $70.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't remember the last time I paid more than $15-20. I have too much a backlog and too many more important things to spend money on than an inflated day-one AAA. Even GTA6 is a maybe for me, and that's a solid-looking addition to a series I've been playing for almost 30 years.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I only just finally caved and got Cyberpunk recently, and that’s because it was on sale for ~$18USD.

Waiting for a price drop is the only way unless you have magic money burning a hole in your pocket and you’re dying for a game that never goes on sale (Factorio I’m looking at you)

[–] Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I'm currently on my first play through of RDR2 after waiting for it to come down in price.

[–] JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

Two of my favorite games of all time got remakes and are frequently on sale on Steam. MGS3 and FFTactics. Even on sale neither one is justifiable at $50 and $35. Death Stranding 2 at $70. Nahh. Pragmata at $60. Nope. Hell even Tempest Rising at $35 is too much for me right now. This hobby has been pushed to the extreme margins. There's a large center girth of games I'd love to play but calling it justifiable is hard for anything over $20 right now.

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

30+ = trash

60% off or more and the game still costs $30 = trash

Electronic Arts. ... Activision Blizzard. ... Rockstar Games. ... Epic Games. ...

all trash companies that make stores with game mechanics..