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GTA 6, or Grand Theft Auto 6, is the most-hyped game coming this year. Every corner of the gaming industry is filled with different speculations and predictions about the upcoming GTA installment. That’s mostly because of the frustrating silence of Rockstar Games. Since the announcement trailer came out, the developer team has never slipped even a single word about this game. In fact, at the time it confirmed the release time of the game, it carefully avoided any approximate date, pre-order details, or price range for the game.
However, as the release time approaches, players have been getting excited about the pre-order details of GTA 6: which edition will cost how much, and what pre-order bonuses will they offer? There’s no concrete information about them, so here are the speculations from industry insiders that may give some idea.
Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has officially announced that GTA 6 is scheduled to be released during Fall 2025. Now, this time period gives a hint that players can expect to get the game between September 2025 and November 2025. Generally, pre-orders for a game start after its official release date. So, in the case of GTA 6, no official pre-order details have yet been disclosed.
Well, that didn’t stop retailers from taking advance deposits for the game. For instance, Malaysian retailer Gamers Hideout has started accepting deposits for GTA 6. It is accepting RM14.90 (approximately ₹290) as a placeholder amount. That’s not the official pre-order price for GTA 6, and historically, Rockstar Games confirms pre-order details close to the official launch of the game. Therefore, it’s unclear when the official pre-order will begin for the game.
Now when it comes to the pricing details, there’s again a complete silence from the developer team. So, predictions are going wild, suggesting the upcoming GTA game will break all the boundaries and set a new pricing standard for AAA games, which is approximately US$100. Renowned analysts have been expecting that this price increase will align with the increased development cost of the game. But others are afraid that it will affect the popularity of the game, making it less affordable for most young gamers.
For Indian gamers, the projected price of the standard edition of the game is around ₹5,999, while premium editions may reach ₹7,299 or higher. Anyway, these figures are completely speculative without any solid evidence.
The next thing that gamers are massively curious about is the game editions and the pre-order bonuses for each. At the time of writing, no specific details about GTA 6 editions have been revealed officially. However, players have been speculating about some details about the game editions and pre-order bonuses, analyzing the previous trends. For example, GTA offered loads of additional content as pre-order bonuses when it was released, including:
Exclusive SteelBook: A collectible case with unique artwork.
Blueprint Map: It is a map that has a detailed description of the in-game world.
In-Game Content: New weapons, character customization options, and bonus challenges.
Studying this, players have been speculating that GTA 6 will possibly offer similar pre-order bonuses or take it further. In fact, players have been expecting early access as a pre-order bonus. Anyway, no matter what, until Rockstar Games officially confirms things, these are all just speculations.
The hype of Grand Theft Auto 6 has surpassed everything else, but Rockstar Games is exceptionally silent about the game’s development or specific details. Therefore, rumors and speculations are building anticipation and often disappointing gamers. Despite some retailers having started taking pre-order advances for GTA 6, things may take a different turn when the official details arrive.
