- Physical Editions of Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t come with a disc
- Many fans are disappointed, and it’s stirred conversation about the value of physical and digital games
- Fans in 2013 had similar conversations with the launch of GTA 5
Now that Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders are live, it feels like the countdown to the game’s launch later this year can truly begin in earnest. And yet, despite the hype around the most anticipated game of all time, some fans are disappointed by the announcement that physical editions won’t come with a disc, but rather a digital download code in the box.
It has stirred up conversation around whether physically owning the game even matters in the grand scheme of things; dedicated fans who have waited a long time for GTA 6 will buy the game either way, right?
“Obviously I’m going to get this game but 13 years of waiting & this is all physical editions are getting? A f****** code in a box? For the biggest game to ever launch & that’s all the effort you’re putting in for physical? So damn disappointed man,” one said.
But it seems that even during the launch period of GTA 5 all the way in 2013, fans were debating the value of physical and digital games, though it seems that many leaned on the side of being able to physically own their copy.
“I have been playing the game since launch, because my brother bought it and never played it. He recently moved and took the game with him, so I need to buy it myself. I have an external hard drive which I can store the game on so I don’t have to worry if the Xbox breaks. Now what would you recommend?” asked a fan on a 12-year-old Reddit post.
One fan jumped to say that “Physical is seemingly better in every way aside from you have to remove the disk [from the console].”
Others agreed, with one saying, “Plus, if you ever want to get rid of it, you can always trade it in for another game or sell it.”
