GTA 6 Standard vs. Ultimate Edition: What You Actually Get

GTA 6 launches in two editions on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the choice mostly comes down to whether the extras are worth $20 to you.

Standard Edition — $79.99

The base game, full stop. Same core experience on both platforms, no bundled extras beyond whatever comes packed in at launch.

Ultimate Edition — $99.99

Everything in Standard, plus a curated set of premium vehicles, weapons, and apparel. Rockstar hasn’t broken this down item-by-item publicly — it’s described as a curated bundle rather than an itemized list — so treat “premium vehicles, weapons, and apparel” as the confirmed scope until more detail drops.

The pre-order bonus that applies to both

Here’s the part that matters regardless of which edition you pick: anyone who purchases either Standard or Ultimate before November 20 gets the Vintage Vice City Pack as a bonus. That’s not an Ultimate-exclusive perk — it’s tied to purchase timing, not tier. Buy either edition ahead of that date and the pack comes with it.

The practical takeaway

If cosmetic and loadout variety at launch matters to you and $20 isn’t a dealbreaker, Ultimate is the straightforward upgrade. If you’d rather earn or buy that stuff in-game over time, Standard gets you the same core game for less. Either way, the November 20 cutoff for the Vintage Vice City Pack is the date to actually pay attention to — miss it, and that bonus is gone regardless of which edition you buy.