Rockstar Opens Pre-Orders for a $400 GTA 6 Collector's Set That Does Not Include the Game
Rockstar Games has opened pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6: The Goodtime State, Vice City Collection, a $399.99 merchandise set that does not include a copy of GTA 6. The set costs £349.99 in the UK, is sold through Rockstar's official store, and releases on November 19, according to Rockstar's Newswire announcement.
Rockstar describes the bundle as "a premium Grand Theft Auto 6 collectible set featuring all the essentials for a good time." Items carry Vice City, GTA 6, or Rockstar branding.
What the GTA 6 Vice City Collection Includes
- a 6 inch figure of Macca the Gator with a stash compartment
- matte black GTAVI Oakley Frogskins sunglasses with Prizm Sapphire lenses
- a New Era 9FORTY A-Frame snapback hat with Vice City Leonida embellishments
- a Macca the Gator magnetic mirror
- a Vice City swizzle spoon
- a Vice City razor blade keychain
- a Leonida Keys crossbody bag
- a Chunkee the Manatee shot glass
- a Leonida Keys enamel pin set in a custom metal tin
- premium stickers in a stash bag
- a double-sided souvenir poster showing the full Leonida landscape
The collection is sold only as a complete bundle. None of the items can be bought individually for now. Private store listings spotted before the announcement also point to shirts, tote bags, and additional hats.
How the Set Compares With Earlier Rockstar Collector's Editions
At $399.99, the Vice City Collection is the most expensive collector's edition Rockstar has released. Red Dead Redemption 2 had a similar collector's box without the game for $100.
GTA 5 offered a $79.99 special edition with a steelbook, a blueprint map of San Andreas, digital content, and the game itself, plus a $150 collector's edition that added a New Era 9FIFTY snapback hat, a security deposit bag with a themed key, and a premium storage box.
GTA 6 pricing is split differently. The standard edition is listed at $79.99, and the $100 Ultimate Edition adds digital content only, with no steelbook, disc, or physical items. GTA 6 will not ship on disc at all; physical copies contain a code in a box and release on November 12, one week before launch, so players can pre-load the game.
Maps are the open point. Rockstar has bundled a physical map or poster with standard editions of earlier GTA and Red Dead games, and the Vice City Collection includes a Leonida poster. Rockstar has not confirmed whether standard boxed copies of GTA 6 will include a map.
Players who only want the game do not need the set, since it contains no copy of GTA 6 and has to be paired with a separate purchase. The collection is part of a steady run of launch marketing that has included limited edition DualSense controllers, a soundtrack release on CD and vinyl, and a nearly $1 million Welcome to Vice City sign in Miami.
Rockstar has not said whether any items from the Vice City Collection will be sold separately after the bundle ships.
I guess their betting the gamers living in their parents basement will convince their parents to spend this kind of money to keep them happy. Personally I don’t think we need more gangsta games when the real world is plenty full of it.
This game is not going to be gansta. From the trailer there were plenty of girlfriend handholding, girlfriend mandatory texting, helping the girlfriend to select which dress to wear, and a lot of slow walks even under gunfire. Yes, it will be half GTA and half SIMS.
They’re testing the waters to see if people are dumb enough to buy it like iSheeps.
This stuff is for scalpers to resell in 10 years when the next GTA will be released. In other words, “colletors item” never to be opened.
“A fool/mug and his money are soon parted”
I’m guessing the word Auto is silent.. Cause that’s definitely Grand Theft.