Why is GTA 6 starting without a disc – and what does it say about the future of gaming?

The GTA franchise is one of the largest and most profitable entertainment properties in history.

GTA V has sold nearly 230 million copies and the launch of its successor is expected to be a major economic event for Bank of America. Weighed in on the price, External.

Despite this, Rockstar’s announcement prompted some independent retailers to stop stocking the code-in-box version.

VGP, an online retailer with a physical store in Toronto; he said., External While he had “great respect” for Rockstar, he was “committed to preserving the value of physical game ownership,” so he would not be offering the product.

Lootbox Gaming, an independent retailer in Delaware, also declined to stock it, a decision it told me “speaks volumes for the future of AAA (big-budget) releases on physical media.”

Meanwhile, online retailer PNP Games has three stores in Winnipeg filed a petition, ExternalCalling Take-Two to release a physical disc version.

Piscatella points out that the number of PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles without disc drives “may give retailers a better opportunity, especially those who don’t sell used games.”