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Best Buy Plus/Total Members: Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5 / XSX / XSS) $80 + Get 10% Rewards + Free S/H
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Best Buy [bestbuy.com] has Grand Theft Auto VI for pre-order at $79.99 for both PlayStation 5 [bestbuy.com] and Xbox Series X|S [bestbuy.com]. Shipping is free, or select free pickup on release date.
My Best Buy Plus/Total members get 10x points (10% back in points) on this pre-order — that's an extra 9% on top of the standard 1% member rate, worth roughly $7.99 in points on the $79.99 price.
Terms for the 10x points offer:
My Best Buy Plus/Total members get 10x points (10% back in points) on this pre-order — that's an extra 9% on top of the standard 1% member rate, worth roughly $7.99 in points on the $79.99 price.
Terms for the 10x points offer:
- Offer valid through Wednesday, 11/18/26 for new and existing My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members.
- Must have an active My Best Buy account and be signed in before placing the qualifying pre-order
- Applies to the pre-order purchase only — earns 5 points per $1 spent
- 10% back in points is inclusive of the standard 1% member rate (1% + 9% bonus = 10% total)
- Points post to your account ~15 days after the game ships/fulfills
- Nontransferable; excludes tax, shipping/delivery fees, and Best Buy Gift Cards
- Subject to My Best Buy Program Terms
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Best Buy [bestbuy.com] has Grand Theft Auto VI for pre-order at $79.99 for both PlayStation 5 [bestbuy.com] and Xbox Series X|S [bestbuy.com]. Shipping is free, or select free pickup on release date.
My Best Buy Plus/Total members get 10x points (10% back in points) on this pre-order — that's an extra 9% on top of the standard 1% member rate, worth roughly $7.99 in points on the $79.99 price.
Terms for the 10x points offer:
My Best Buy Plus/Total members get 10x points (10% back in points) on this pre-order — that's an extra 9% on top of the standard 1% member rate, worth roughly $7.99 in points on the $79.99 price.
Terms for the 10x points offer:
- Offer valid through Wednesday, 11/18/26 for new and existing My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members.
- Must have an active My Best Buy account and be signed in before placing the qualifying pre-order
- Applies to the pre-order purchase only — earns 5 points per $1 spent
- 10% back in points is inclusive of the standard 1% member rate (1% + 9% bonus = 10% total)
- Points post to your account ~15 days after the game ships/fulfills
- Nontransferable; excludes tax, shipping/delivery fees, and Best Buy Gift Cards
- Subject to My Best Buy Program Terms
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Grand Theft Auto VI for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S is being sold as a download code in a box, so there is no disc to resell or lend. The comments frame that as a digital-only move tied to the game's huge size and day-one patches, and they note that Rockstar has used code-in-box releases before. The main drawback is the loss of physical ownership and the secondary market, which has some waiting for a disc version instead. It is a straightforward preorder for players who are fine with digital access.
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It is a code-in-a-box release with no disc. The box contains a download code, so there is no physical disc to install or resell.
The game is expected to be around 200GB plus day-one patches, which makes a disc release impractical. The code-only format also avoids the resale market and keeps the game tied to digital distribution.
A physical disc version is not confirmed in these comments. One practical suggestion is to wait for a later disc release if you want a copy you can physically own and resell.
It is described as Rockstar's decision, not Sony's. The same code-in-box approach is also said to be used for the Xbox version.
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This is more for them to prevent reselling the disc, and maintaining higher margins throughout the game's lifetime. GTA5 can be found really cheap nowadays since it's an old 13-year game, but 13 years after GTA6, you will not find GTA6 so cheaply since there is no physical version available to drive the digital price down. They eliminate the secondary market which brings them no profits, and hold control over the pricing since it's a digital only game with no other competitors.
That's what makes sense.
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