{"id":2012857,"date":"2026-06-26T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012857"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:08:00","slug":"grand-theft-auto-6-physical-release-delayed-by-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012857","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 physical release delayed by \u201cmonths\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grand-Theft-Auto-6-ultimate-edition.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 physical release delayed by \u201cmonths\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to buy a code in a box at launch\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T10:08:00+01:00\">26th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grand-Theft-Auto-6-ultimate-edition-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 physical release delayed by \u201cmonths\u201d\" title=\"Grand Theft Auto 6 ultimate edition\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Grand Theft Auto 6: The Ultimate Edition&#8217;. CREDIT: Rockstar Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> is getting a proper physical release, but you\u2019ll be waiting for \u201cmonths\u201d to get your hands on it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The best games to play while you wait for \u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier this week, pre-orders for <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> finally went live with fans able to buy one of two different editions of the long-awaited game. The standard version of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> will set you back \u00a369.99 while the <i>Ultimate<\/i> edition is priced at \u00a389.99.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Retailers are also offering a physical edition of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6 <\/i>but publishers Take-Two Interactive have confirmed that at launch, this will just be a download code in a box.<\/p>\n<p>One fan emailed Rockstar about this, and was told that <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> will be released as a physical disc at a later date. \u201cThank you for contacting Rockstar Support. Please note that the current pre-order is indeed just for a digital-only update. You will be able to acquire a physical copy during the following months,\u201d they wrote (via <em>Vice).<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rockstar Support confirmed that GTA 6 physical disc copies will be available in the months following launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will be able to acquire a physical copy during the following months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current physical pre-orders are for the digital code-in-box version. pic.twitter.com\/wdk1dAmXJZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GTA 6 Info (@GTASixInfo) June 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this year it was reported that Rockstar would be delaying the physical release of <i>GTA 6 <\/i>to combat leaks. However Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said it wasn\u2019t \u201cthe plan\u201d to delay the physical release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i>. However in April, a group of hackers blackmailed the game studio after acquiring a \u201climited amount\u201d of staff data and last month, a YouTuber was questioned by police after they were caught snooping around Rockstar\u2019s HQ in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>According to insiders, the physical version of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> could release a few weeks after the game\u2019s launch on November 19 but others are saying it\u2019ll come in early 2027. There\u2019s still no news on a PC release for the game either.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several retailers have said they\u2019re going to boycott the launch of <i>GTA 6<\/i> over the lack of physical disc. \u201cWhen we started Loot Box Gaming, it was out of a love for our favourite form of media, gaming, as well as the preservation of said media,\u201d wrote one store on X. \u201cIf a product can\u2019t honour the people who pay their hard earned money to purchase it, then we have no business trying to sell it to our customers whom we value above anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans are also frustrated that Rockstar Games is making several in-game stores and cosmetics exclusive to players who buy the more expensive <i>Ultimate <\/i>edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Olivia 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tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> is getting a proper physical release, but you\u2019ll be waiting for \u201cmonths\u201d to get your hands on it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The best games to play while you wait for \u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier this week, pre-orders for <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> finally went live with fans able to buy one of two different editions of the long-awaited game. The standard version of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> will set you back \u00a369.99 while the <i>Ultimate<\/i> edition is priced at \u00a389.99.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Retailers are also offering a physical edition of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6 <\/i>but publishers Take-Two Interactive have confirmed that at launch, this will just be a download code in a box.<\/p>\n<p>One fan emailed Rockstar about this, and was told that <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> will be released as a physical disc at a later date. \u201cThank you for contacting Rockstar Support. Please note that the current pre-order is indeed just for a digital-only update. You will be able to acquire a physical copy during the following months,\u201d they wrote (via <em>Vice).<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rockstar Support confirmed that GTA 6 physical disc copies will be available in the months following launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will be able to acquire a physical copy during the following months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current physical pre-orders are for the digital code-in-box version. pic.twitter.com\/wdk1dAmXJZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GTA 6 Info (@GTASixInfo) June 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this year it was reported that Rockstar would be delaying the physical release of <i>GTA 6 <\/i>to combat leaks. However Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said it wasn\u2019t \u201cthe plan\u201d to delay the physical release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i>. However in April, a group of hackers blackmailed the game studio after acquiring a \u201climited amount\u201d of staff data and last month, a YouTuber was questioned by police after they were caught snooping around Rockstar\u2019s HQ in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>According to insiders, the physical version of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> could release a few weeks after the game\u2019s launch on November 19 but others are saying it\u2019ll come in early 2027. There\u2019s still no news on a PC release for the game either.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several retailers have said they\u2019re going to boycott the launch of <i>GTA 6<\/i> over the lack of physical disc. \u201cWhen we started Loot Box Gaming, it was out of a love for our favourite form of media, gaming, as well as the preservation of said media,\u201d wrote one store on X. \u201cIf a product can\u2019t honour the people who pay their hard earned money to purchase it, then we have no business trying to sell it to our customers whom we value above anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans are also frustrated that Rockstar Games is making several in-game stores and cosmetics exclusive to players who buy the more expensive <i>Ultimate <\/i>edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Olivia Rodrigo\u00a0has brought third album \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl In Love\u2019 to\u00a0<i>Fortnite<\/i>. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved how\u00a0<i>Fortnite<\/i> brings people together in a really specific way,\u201d Rodrigo said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to have my music brought into this world and to have players embrace different looks from my albums.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/grand-theft-auto-6-physical-release-delayed-by-months-3953380&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grand-Theft-Auto-6-ultimate-edition.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 physical release delayed by \u201cmonths\u201d You\u2019ll be able to buy a code in a box at launch By Ali Shutler 26th June 2026 &#8216;Grand Theft Auto 6: The Ultimate Edition&#8217;. 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