GTA 6 Ultimate Edition vs Standard

GTA 6 Standard vs Ultimate Edition compared

The GTA 6 Standard Edition is the game and nothing else, while the Ultimate Edition adds the Ultimate Edition Upgrade on top, according to Rockstar's editions support page.¹

What the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition includes

The GTA 6 Ultimate Edition includes the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, whose items unlock chapter by chapter as the story moves on.¹ Here is what Rockstar lists, with details from its own edition notes:⁴

• '95 Grotti Cheetah: Grotti's mid-'90s sports car.
• Hawk & Little Morgan Revolvers: his and hers revolvers with classic Vice City styling.
• Jason's Safehouse Vehicles: a Dinka Enduro motorcycle in Army fatigue colors and a Crest Kayak.
• Ganado Retro Build: a classic-style mod kit for Jason's Vapid Ganado pickup.
• Shitzu Squalo: a pink and blue speedboat docked at Washington Beach.
• '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy and Garage: an off-road buggy kept at the Paradise Garage in Watson Bay.
• Classic Car Collection: a side job for the local fixer Wyman, finding and restoring abandoned classic cars.
• PTT Youngin$ Compound: a raid on the base of a Southside Vice City gang.
• Shops: Rideout Customs Mod Shop, One-Eyed Willie's Mod Shop, Sara's Unisex Salon, Stock 305 Clothing Store and Electric Fang Tattoo Parlor.
• Also listed: Personalized Weapon Variants, Vice City Styles and Goodtime Gear.

Standard owners can't use those shops, which Rockstar says are "only open for business with the Ultimate Edition."⁴ Electric Fang's more than 50 tattoos come from the artist collective FAILE. Those rides sit alongside the rest of the vehicles on the GTA 6 cars list.

GTA 6 edition prices by region

GTA 6 edition prices vary by region; the table shows what each official store page listed on November 7, 2026. The US price is the same on both consoles.

GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Upgrade

The GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Upgrade turns a Standard copy into an Ultimate one at any time, as a digital add-on on the PlayStation or Microsoft store.¹ Xbox's US store lists it at $20.00.³

The PlayStation Store shows the upgrade as unavailable until you own the Standard Edition, so its PlayStation price can't be seen beforehand.² Pre-orders can be upgraded the same way, and physical owners can buy it once their code is redeemed.¹

GTA 6 pre-order bonus: the Vintage Vice City Pack

The GTA 6 pre-order bonus is the Vintage Vice City Pack, which comes with every pre-order and every purchase made before November 20, physical copies included.⁵ Rockstar's site lists three parts:⁴

• '55 Vapid Stanier: a classic sedan, plus the Shore Court garage near Ocean Beach in Vice City, with a weapon locker and a place to stash stolen goods for fencing.
• Outfits and hairstyles: Jason's vintage pastel linen suit, and Lucia's red sequin mini dress with curls.
• Weapon pattern: a tropical design for most guns, based on Tommy Vercetti's palm tree shirt.

Digital pre-orders and purchases before November 20 also get one month of GTA+, Rockstar's membership, while physical copies do not.¹ On PlayStation the month must be claimed by March 31, 2027, works once per account and renews as a paid subscription. Sony's stores in Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia and Taiwan don't offer it.²

The GTA 6 Online page has more on the GTA+ offer.

GTA 6 physical copies: a code in a box

GTA 6 physical copies hold a download code in a box, with no disc, according to Rockstar Support.¹ Only the Standard Edition comes boxed, since Rockstar says a physical Ultimate Edition is not available.

Code-in-box copies for both consoles should reach retailers from November 12, and their codes work as soon as you have them, so you can pre-load as normal.⁹¹ PlayStation codes must match your PSN account's region, while Xbox codes are not region-locked, and codes sold in Japan expire 170 days after launch day.¹

Because the box holds only a code, you still need the full download, and Rockstar says the pre-load alone needs up to 212 GB, depending on your console.⁹ GamesRadar also reports that boxed copies leave out the paper map older GTA games came with.¹⁰

GTA 6 collector's box and collector's edition

GTA 6 has no collector's edition of the game itself. The closest thing is a $399.99 collector's box from the Rockstar Store, The Goodtime State: Vice City Collection, and the game is sold separately.¹¹

It holds 11 items: a Macca the Gator figure with a stash base, Oakley Frogskins sunglasses, a Leonida Keys crossbody bag, a New Era 9FORTY snapback, a Macca magnetic mirror, a Chunkee the Manatee shot glass, a swizzle spoon, a razor-blade keychain, a pin set in a tin, a sticker pack and a double-sided souvenir poster with a map of Leonida. The box measures 19 x 13.5 x 12.5 inches and does not qualify for free shipping.

GosuGamers reports that it ships November 19 and is limited to one per customer.¹² Rockstar's free printable map of Leonida also goes up on launch day.⁹ Until then, the GTA 6 map on this site shows the six regions on a fan-drawn preview of Leonida.