GTA 6's Ultimate Edition is the real full game — and the rumors of it costing $100 were true after all

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It’s safe to say that every time official news of GTA 6 hits everyone’s timelines, it ends up being the story of the day.All Rockstar Games had to do was drop an announcement about when pre-orders were going live, with a seconds-long clip showing off the game’s box art, to send gamers into a frenzy.

(Image credit: Rockstar Games)And now that those pre-orders have gone live, I’m being treated to my PS5 “Welcome Section” being adorned with promotional material for November 19’s blockbuster gaming release and tweets from friends excitedly explaining how they secured their digital copy.The hype surrounding the next mainline installment in one of, if not THE, biggest entertainment properties of all time is hard to ignore. But what’s equally difficult to look past is the anger that’s brewing among gamers for two reasons: GTA 6’s physical copies will only come packaged with a digital code for the game, and the Ultimate Edition comes with a host of content that won’t be available to anyone who gets the Standard Edition.And considering the rumors circulating months before that alluded to GTA 6 launching at a standard price of $100, it turns out that it’s technically true once you realize the Ultimate Edition is truly the full experience fans have been eagerly waiting for.$100 for the full Vice City experience? Yep, time to pay up