GTA 6 reports and rumours
GTA 6 boxes hold a double-sided print, Press Start says
Report, not confirmed by Rockstar
What is being reported
Press Start Australia lists what you get inside a boxed GTA 6: a double-sided print, the download code printed on the reverse of the cover, a redemption slip and an Ultimate Edition slip, it reported on 12 November.
Updates
- 12 November 2026: GAMINGbible reports that the print is smaller in the Xbox box than in the PS5 box: roughly A3 on PS5 and somewhat below A3 on Xbox, according to UK X user GameRiot, who puts it down to less room in the Xbox case. Whether that holds outside the UK is not known. Rockstar has said nothing about it.
This is a report, not an announcement from Rockstar. We track whether it turns out true in the claims register; when Rockstar confirms or denies it, this page gets an update and the label above changes.
The boxed GTA 6 is in shops a week before launch, says Australian site Press Start, and there is more in it than a code. It lists what you get inside: the download code printed on the reverse of the cover, a slip for redeeming it, a slip promoting the Ultimate Edition upgrade, and a large double-sided print with the cover art on one side and a Vice City woman Press Start could not name on the other.
The code on the cover puzzled Press Start, because the redemption slip is in the box as well: “it’s not something we’ve ever seen before”. There is no map. Press Start calls the poster a map at first and then says none is included.
Which console you bought changes the size. On 12 November GAMINGbible reported that UK X user GameRiot found the print smaller in the Xbox box than in the PS5 box: roughly A3 for PS5, somewhat below A3 for Xbox. GameRiot and GAMINGbible put it down to the case, where the space for inserts appears slightly smaller on Xbox. That is the whole “downgrade” in GAMINGbible’s headline. GAMINGbible also names the woman on the other side as Lucia. Whether the Xbox print is smaller outside the UK too is not known yet; if you plan to frame it, measure before you buy a frame.
Rockstar has not said a poster comes in the box. Its support page says the box holds a download code and no disc and is “expected to become available for shipping and pickup from retailers starting on November 12”. Rockstar’s own cover-art poster and Leonida map are free downloads on 19 November, and its 3 November announcement promised a double-sided printed poster in the Rockstar Store shortly after launch, “for $0.99 on its own or as a free gift with any purchase from the Rockstar Store”.
Earlier, the poster in the case rested on DMs that videotech said he got from people at MediaMarkt; our report on those DMs has the details. Press Start lists what you get inside. Whether every region’s box looks the same is still unknown.
Got your box? Redeem the code now: it works for the pre-load, which Rockstar puts at “up to 212 GB depending on your device”. The physical copy page covers what the box is, and the editions page how the Ultimate upgrade works. The claim and its status are in our claims register.
Where it stands now
Where this comes from
Who says it, below. A source marked reported is someone else's account, not Rockstar's; we name it so you can weigh it yourself.
- Press Start Australia — Here's What You Get In The GTA 6 Physical Edition
- GAMINGbible: GTA 6 gamers spot first Xbox 'downgrade' as launch day looms
- Rockstar Support — Grand Theft Auto VI Platforms, Editions, and Versions
- Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10
- videotech (@videotech) on X — MediaMarkt DMs about the poster
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