GTA 6 Standard vs Ultimate Edition: what's the difference?

The Ultimate Edition costs $20 more, $99.99 against $79.99, and adds a set of in-game vehicles, weapons, outfits and shops. The game and the pre-order bonus are the same in both.

Official Checked: 14 November 2026 By DayOneWire

US prices are from the publisher's announcement; UK and euro prices from the PlayStation and Xbox store listings (euro checked for Germany, France and Ireland). Read on 14 November 2026.

On PlayStation Store the Ultimate Edition is sold as the Standard Edition plus the Ultimate Edition Upgrade, so the story and the map are the same in both. Neither edition lists early access.

What the Ultimate Edition adds

Rockstar calls it "an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action around every corner". The items named on Rockstar's site:

• Vehicles: the '95 Grotti Cheetah, the Shitzu Squalo, the '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy with Paradise Garage, and Jason's safehouse vehicles, a Dinka Enduro motorcycle and a Crest kayak.
• Weapons: the Hawk and Little Morgan revolvers, and personalised weapon variants: Jason's Girardi ES9 and Lucia's Klose K17.
• Shops that Rockstar says are "only open for business with the Ultimate Edition": Rideout Customs and One-Eyed Willie's mod shops, Sara's Unisex Salon, Stock 305 clothing store, Electric Fang tattoo parlour and the PTT Youngin$ Compound.
• Also named: Vice City Styles, Goodtime Gear, the Ganado Retro Build and a Classic Car Collection commission.

What both editions get

Every purchase before 20 November 2026 includes the Vintage Vice City Pack, and digital pre-orders on PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store add a free month of GTA+. Details: What do you get for pre-ordering GTA 6?

Can you start with Standard and upgrade?

Yes. The Xbox Store sells an Ultimate Edition Upgrade for $20.00, £20.00 or €20.00, the same as the gap between the two editions. Rockstar's store says PlayStation owners can "Upgrade to the Ultimate Edition on PlayStation Store at any time"; on 14 November that add-on was listed as unavailable, with no price.

The boxed copy is a download code, not a disc: Does GTA 6 come on a disc?

Sources

• Take-Two: Rockstar Games announces pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI — US prices of both editions; Ultimate Edition description; pre-order bonus and GTA+ month (24 June 2026, read 14 November 2026)
• PlayStation UK: Grand Theft Auto VI — UK prices (read 14 November 2026)
• PlayStation Germany: Grand Theft Auto VI — euro prices (read 14 November 2026)
• PlayStation Store (US): Grand Theft Auto VI — contents of each edition; Ultimate is Standard plus the Ultimate Edition Upgrade (read 14 November 2026)
• Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto VI — items in the Ultimate Edition; shops open only with it (read 14 November 2026)
• Xbox Store: Ultimate Edition Upgrade — upgrade price on Xbox (read 14 November 2026)
• PlayStation Store (US): Ultimate Edition Upgrade — the add-on is listed as unavailable, with no price (read 14 November 2026)
• Rockstar Store: Buy Grand Theft Auto VI — upgrade on PlayStation Store "at any time" (read 14 November 2026)

Related answers

• Official

  How much does GTA 6 cost?

  $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition in the US. In the UK it is £69.99 and £89.99, in the eurozone €79.99 and €99.99.

• Official

  What do you get for pre-ordering GTA 6?

  The Vintage Vice City Pack. It comes with every pre-order and every purchase made before 20 November 2026, on both editions.

• Official

  Does GTA 6 come on a disc?

  No. The physical copy of GTA 6 is a box with a download code. Rockstar's store says: "A disc will not be included in the box."