The quick answer
GTA 6 has exactly two editions, both confirmed on live store pages since pre-orders opened on June 25, 2026: Standard Edition at $79.99 and Ultimate Edition at $99.99, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Every pre-order placed before November 20, 2026 also gets the Vintage Vice City Pack, whichever edition you choose.
Two stubborn rumors are now settled. There is no Collector’s Edition — no statue, steelbook, or boxed extras have been announced anywhere. And the viral “$100 base game” claim did not happen: $99.99 is what Ultimate costs, not the entry price. Earlier versions of this page preached patience while store pages were still dark. With listings live at the Rockstar Store, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and the major retailers tracked in our pre-order tracker, it can finally be a straight reference.
Standard vs Ultimate at a glance
| What you get | Standard ($79.99) | Ultimate ($99.99) |
|---|---|---|
| Full GTA 6 on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S | Yes | Yes |
| Vintage Vice City Pack (pre-order by Nov 20, 2026) | Yes | Yes |
| One month of GTA+ (digital pre-orders) | Yes | Yes |
| Five exclusive vehicles (’95 Grotti Cheetah, Dinka Enduro, Crest Kayak, Shitzu Squalo, ’67 Vapid Dominator Buggy) | No | Yes |
| Paradise Garage with weapon locker and stolen-goods storage | No | Yes |
| Signature weapons (Morgan revolvers, Girardi ES9, Klose K17) | No | Yes |
| Five exclusive businesses, including Electric Fang Tattoo | No | Yes |
| Exclusive outfits, hairstyles, and makeup | No | Yes |
One nuance worth repeating: the Vintage Vice City Pack is a pre-order bonus, not an Ultimate perk, so Standard buyers get it too as long as the order lands before November 20, 2026 — the day after launch. Digital pre-orders of either edition also include one free month of GTA+, which quietly renews into a paid subscription if you ignore it.
The market has already voted on that table. According to retail reports — and these are reports, not official numbers — more than 80% of PS5 pre-orders have gone to Ultimate, part of an opening that one analyst estimate put near $1 billion in pre-orders within the first hour. Rockstar has confirmed none of those figures, but they explain why the $99.99 tier dominates the conversation.
Every Ultimate Edition vehicle
Ultimate’s exclusive garage covers five very different corners of Leonida:
- ’95 Grotti Cheetah — a vintage-year edition of Grotti’s flagship supercar.
- Jason’s Dinka Enduro — his personal bike, built for trails rather than boulevards.
- Crest Kayak — the quietest way onto Leonida’s water.
- Shitzu Squalo — a pink-and-blue gradient speedboat docked at Washington Beach.
- ’67 Vapid Dominator Buggy — which arrives with the Paradise Garage attached.
Paradise Garage is the sleeper item on that list. It is not just parking: Rockstar’s edition materials describe a weapon locker plus secure storage for stolen goods waiting to be fenced. That makes it criminal infrastructure rather than a cosmetic, and it is the clearest hint at how ownership loops thread through the game — an angle our world-analysis piece unpacks in full.
Read as a set, the five vehicles are a tour of the state: the Cheetah belongs to Vice City money, the Enduro and the Buggy to the backwoods, the Kayak to the Keys’ quiet water, and the Squalo to the open ocean off Washington Beach. Rockstar is selling geography as much as horsepower.
Every Ultimate Edition weapon
The weapon side is signature gear for the two leads rather than a crate of hardware:
- Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers — finished with palm engravings.
- Girardi ES9 pistol — Jason’s sidearm.
- Klose K17 — Lucia’s.
Rockstar lists these as exclusive items and publishes no stats, so treat them as identity pieces, not a confirmed combat advantage. The his-and-hers pairing — one pistol for Jason, one for Lucia — mirrors how thoroughly the whole edition is built around the dual-protagonist structure. For who Jason and Lucia actually are, the character pages tell you more than the holsters do.
Five exclusive businesses, plus the style content
The most unusual part of Ultimate Edition is that it attaches entire venues to the purchase:
- Rideout Customs
- Sara’s Unisex Salon
- Stock 305
- One-Eyed Willie’s — an off-road shop
- Electric Fang Tattoo — carrying more than 50 tattoo designs created by the art collective FAILE
The FAILE credit is the detail to notice: a real-world art collective producing in-game tattoo work is exactly the kind of specific, verifiable flourish that separates official material from fan fiction. Alongside the venues, Ultimate adds exclusive outfits, hairstyles, and makeup — extending the identity-and-image thread the original edition reveal leaned on so heavily.
What “business” means mechanically is the honest gap here. Rockstar names the venues and describes the tattoo collection, but it has not spelled out whether these operate as income sources, mission hooks, or simply exclusive places to shop and customize. The names are official; the systems behind them are not yet.
How the chapter-unlock mechanic works
Ultimate content does not land as a day-one pile. Rockstar’s edition pages confirm the bonuses unlock across the story’s chapters: as Jason and Lucia’s campaign progresses, new items from the collection are uncovered.
Ultimate Edition is paced like the campaign itself. You do not start with a full garage — you uncover it, chapter by chapter.
For pacing, that is a meaningful design choice: no day-one power spike, and the bonuses stay tied to the rhythm of the story rather than trivializing its opening hours. What Rockstar has not published is the mapping — which chapter releases the Cheetah, when Paradise Garage opens, or whether anything waits until the late game. Until store pages or the game itself spell that out, the order of unlocks stays unknown, and any list claiming to know it is guessing.
The Vintage Vice City Pack: every pre-order gets it
The pre-order bonus is its own small nostalgia package, now fully itemized:
- ’55 Vapid Stanier — a vintage sedan from the era the pack is named for.
- Shore Court garage near Ocean Beach to keep it in.
- Pastel linen suit for Jason.
- Red sequin dress for Lucia.
- Vice-City-inspired weapon pattern.
The cutoff is November 20, 2026, which effectively includes launch-day purchases. The pack pairs the car with its own garage, so it is a self-contained bonus whichever edition you buy — and its whole aesthetic leans on the Vice City setting that anchors the map.
Still open: discs, upgrades, and GTA+
Three things this reference cannot settle yet. Physical copies: launch boxes are code-in-a-box with no disc. Rockstar support emails point to a physical release “during the following months,” a December 2026 disc remains a rumor, and one report claims a disc may never come at all — the claims conflict, so all disc timing stays unconfirmed. Reports of GameStop customers walking away once staff explained the no-disc box suggest the question is not academic.
Upgrades: no Standard-to-Ultimate upgrade path has been announced, and Rockstar has not said whether Ultimate content will ever be sold separately. Our Standard vs Ultimate decision guide walks through how to handle that unknown. GTA+: the free month is real, but what GTA+ will do inside GTA 6 itself is unannounced.
Where to go next
Choosing hardware? Start with PS5 or Xbox. Watching your wallet? The price-rumor ledger archives every dead claim, including the $100 base game. For launch logistics — the Thursday, November 19, 2026 date and the 139-day countdown — see the release date and platforms guide, and keep an eye on the whole pre-orders hub as store pages evolve.
Already ordered? The next dates that matter are the reported November 12 preload window — verify that one against your own store page, since it is reported rather than official — then launch on Thursday, November 19, with the Vintage Vice City Pack cutoff a day later. Everything in this reference will be updated if Rockstar changes a word of it.
Frequently asked questions
- How much do the GTA 6 editions cost?
- Standard Edition is $79.99 and Ultimate Edition is $99.99 on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Those are the only two editions — no Collector's Edition exists, and the rumored $100 base game never happened.
- What is in the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition?
- Five exclusive vehicles ('95 Grotti Cheetah, Jason's Dinka Enduro, Crest Kayak, Shitzu Squalo, and the '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy), the Paradise Garage with a weapon locker and stolen-goods storage, Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers plus signature pistols for Jason and Lucia, five exclusive businesses including Electric Fang Tattoo, and exclusive outfits, hairstyles, and makeup. Items unlock across story chapters.
- What is the Vintage Vice City Pack and when is the deadline?
- It is the pre-order bonus for every edition: a '55 Vapid Stanier, a Shore Court garage near Ocean Beach, a pastel linen suit for Jason, a red sequin dress for Lucia, and a Vice-City-inspired weapon pattern. Any pre-order placed before November 20, 2026 qualifies.
- Is there a GTA 6 Collector's Edition?
- No. Rockstar sells exactly two editions, Standard and Ultimate. Any listing advertising a GTA 6 Collector's Edition with statues or physical extras is not an official product.
- Do Ultimate Edition bonuses unlock right away?
- No. Rockstar's edition pages say the content unlocks across the story's chapters, so items are uncovered as the campaign progresses. The exact chapter-by-chapter order has not been published.
Source note: Edition contents, prices, and chapter-unlock language come from Rockstar's official edition and storefront pages; demand figures and disc timing are labeled as reports or rumor where they appear.
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