'Preserving the Value of Physical Game Ownership' — Two Game Retailers Are Refusing to Sell GTA 6 Due to the Lack of a Disc
Video Games Plus and Loot Box Gaming say they will not carry the $80 title because its boxed version includes only a download code, not a disc.
- Retailers Video Games Plus and Loot Box Gaming confirmed they will not stock GTA 6 when it launches in November because the physical edition lacks a disc.
- On Wednesday, Rockstar Games revealed that physical copies of GTA 6 will be an empty box containing only a digital download code.
- VGP cited its nearly 40-year commitment to media preservation, stating, "If a product can't honor 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."
- While preventing leaks is a likely security goal, the lack of a disc also eliminates the secondary market for used copies at retailers like GameStop.
- The November 19 launch of GTA 6 follows the massive commercial success of Grand Theft Auto V, which sold 230 million copies.
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