{"id":2017007,"date":"2026-06-29T08:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017007"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:52:27","slug":"grand-theft-auto-6-is-being-boycotted-by-game-stores-over-physical-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017007","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 is being boycotted by game stores over physical release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Grand-Theft-Auto-6.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 is being boycotted by game stores over physical release<\/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>According to a new report, there are \u201cno plans\u201d for anything except a digital 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=\"2026-06-29T09:52:27+01:00\">29th 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-6-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 is being boycotted by some game stores over physical release\" title=\"Grand Theft Auto 6\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Grand Theft Auto 6&#8217;. CREDIT: Rockstar<\/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>Several gaming stores are boycotting the release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> due to the lack of proper physical release.<\/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><i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> is due to launch November 19 and pre-orders for the long-awaited game went live last week. As it stands, fans can order one of two versions \u2013 standard and ultimate \u2013 as either a digital download or a physical case with a download code inside it.\u00a0<\/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>Last week, a Rockstar employee claimed a proper physical release would follow in the months after the initial launch but according to a new report from <i>The Hollywood Reporter<\/i>, that was just the Internet being \u201chopeful\u201d and there are currently \u201cno plans for <i>Grand Theft Auto VI<\/i> discs to be printed \u2014 not at launch, and not months after.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ngl all videogame stores should be doing this, their mere existance ends when physical media dies. <br \/>If any game store is selling this scam of a physical edition they are threatening their own existence, next step is not releasing any kind of piece of plastic and go full digital. https:\/\/t.co\/qx85OdLzZb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kercy (@KdeKercy) June 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Because of this, a number of gaming stores have said they\u2019ll be boycotting <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i>. \u201cAssuming information about it being a code in box is true, we will not be supporting the release of <i>GTA 6<\/i>,\u201d indie store Loot Box Gaming wrote on X. \u201cWhen we started LBG, it was out of a love for our favourite form of media, gaming, as well as the preservation of said media. If 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>\u201cFor nearly 40 years, VGP has been committed to supporting physical media and preserving the value of physical game ownership. As part of that commitment, our company policy is that we do not carry physical products for video game consoles that contain only a digital download code. As a result, VGP will not be offering <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> for sale under our current company policy,\u201d said another indie retailer, VGP. \u201cThank you for your continued support of physical gaming and for helping us champion game preservation and ownership for nearly four decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gamers don\u2019t like digital-only releases because you\u2019re only buying a license to play the game which can be revoked at any time, whereas owning a physical copy of the game means it can\u2019t be taken off you.\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>In other news, Ice Nine Kills\u00a0have teamed up with\u00a0Tony Hawk\u00a0for their bruising new\u00a0<i>Dead By Daylight\u00a0<\/i>anthem \u2018Play Dead\u2019 \u2013 check it out here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gorillaz_stage_live-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Gorillaz\u2019 \u2018House Of Kong\u2019 exhibition is heading to New York<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\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>Several gaming stores are boycotting the release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> due to the lack of proper physical release.<\/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><i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> is due to launch November 19 and pre-orders for the long-awaited game went live last week. As it stands, fans can order one of two versions \u2013 standard and ultimate \u2013 as either a digital download or a physical case with a download code inside it.\u00a0<\/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>Last week, a Rockstar employee claimed a proper physical release would follow in the months after the initial launch but according to a new report from <i>The Hollywood Reporter<\/i>, that was just the Internet being \u201chopeful\u201d and there are currently \u201cno plans for <i>Grand Theft Auto VI<\/i> discs to be printed \u2014 not at launch, and not months after.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ngl all videogame stores should be doing this, their mere existance ends when physical media dies. <br \/>If any game store is selling this scam of a physical edition they are threatening their own existence, next step is not releasing any kind of piece of plastic and go full digital. https:\/\/t.co\/qx85OdLzZb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kercy (@KdeKercy) June 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Because of this, a number of gaming stores have said they\u2019ll be boycotting <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i>. \u201cAssuming information about it being a code in box is true, we will not be supporting the release of <i>GTA 6<\/i>,\u201d indie store Loot Box Gaming wrote on X. \u201cWhen we started LBG, it was out of a love for our favourite form of media, gaming, as well as the preservation of said media. If 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>\u201cFor nearly 40 years, VGP has been committed to supporting physical media and preserving the value of physical game ownership. As part of that commitment, our company policy is that we do not carry physical products for video game consoles that contain only a digital download code. As a result, VGP will not be offering <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> for sale under our current company policy,\u201d said another indie retailer, VGP. \u201cThank you for your continued support of physical gaming and for helping us champion game preservation and ownership for nearly four decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gamers don\u2019t like digital-only releases because you\u2019re only buying a license to play the game which can be revoked at any time, whereas owning a physical copy of the game means it can\u2019t be taken off you.\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>In other news, Ice Nine Kills\u00a0have teamed up with\u00a0Tony Hawk\u00a0for their bruising new\u00a0<i>Dead By Daylight\u00a0<\/i>anthem \u2018Play Dead\u2019 \u2013 check it out here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/grand-theft-auto-6-boycot-physical-release-no-disc-3953862&#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.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Grand Theft Auto 6\u2019 is being boycotted by game stores over physical release According to a new report, there are \u201cno plans\u201d for anything except a digital launch By Ali Shutler 29th June 2026 &#8216;Grand Theft Auto 6&#8217;. 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