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Discless consoles, digital-only launches, preservation debates and the do-you-own-your-games question — GTA 6 became the industry's test case. Tracked here with the claims labeled, as always.
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reportGTA 6: Why is the world's most anticipated game facing backlash over 'physical ownership'? | #shortsreportGrand Theft Auto VI to Feature Physical Appearance Changes, Relationship Choices, Character SwitchingreportGTA 6's Physical Edition Doesn't Include A Disc — Here's What Buyers Actually GetreportNew GTA 6 leak shows physical media is alive and well in Vice City, including one game that pokes fun at The Last of Us reportI thought digital-only games would stop leaks, but GTA 6 just proved me wrongreportGTA 6 Disc Release Not Ruled Out, Take-Two CEO SaysreportGTA 6 pre-orders are live, but there’s a catch with the physical editionreportDon't expect a GTA 6 discount anytime soon, says Take-Two CEO: 'We preserved our pricing on Grand Theft Auto 5 for a verreport'GTA 6' Could Skip Physical Discs as Take-Two Embraces Digital GamingreportTake-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick defends GTA 6's no-disc launch, says physical copies 'don't makereportGTA 6 On A Disc Doesn’t Make Sense But Could Happen, Take-Two CEO SaysreportGTA VI Boss Says A Disc Makes No SensereportTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Explains Why GTA 6 Is Not Getting a Disc VersionreportGTA 6 Boss Leaves Door Open For Physical ReleasereportCould no physical disc and a trade union row hurt the GTA 6 launch? Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think soreportDiscs ‘don’t really make sense for the consumer’ says Take-Two boss on GTA 6’s digital launchreport'Discs Don't Really Make Sense': GTA 6 Boss Says 'Sony Understands That' as It Kills Physical GamesreportGTA 6 boss explains why you can't physically buy the game after controversial pre-order decisionreportGTA 6 Boss Says Digital Is The Way To Go, But Won't Rule Out GTA 6 Disc In The FuturereportGTA 6 isn't getting a physical release because digital is 'much more convenient' Take-Two boss saysreportGTA 6 publisher Take-Two asks 'who cares' in update on physical mediareportRockstar’s Parent Company Says ‘Discs Don’t Really Make Sense For The Consumer’reportTake-Two boss defends disc-free GTA 6, likens physical games to vinylreportTake-Two Boss Says Physical Game Discs 'Don't Really Make Sense For The Consumer' Ahead Of GTA 6 Digital-Only LaunchreportTake-Two Calls GTA 6 Pre-Orders 'Unprecedented' as CEO Defends $80 Price and Digital-Only LaunchreportTake-Two CEO Calls GTA 6 Preorders “Unprecedented,” Explains Why It Won’t Ship on a DiscreportTake-Two CEO Defends All-Digital GTA VI Release, Saying Physical Discs “Don’t Really Make Sense for the Consumer”reportTake-Two CEO Defends GTA 6 Digital-Only Release, Says Physical Discs Don't Make SensereportTake-Two CEO Hails 'Astonishing' GTA 6 Pre-Orders, Explains Lack Of Disc VersionreportTake-Two CEO says discs 'don't really make sense' while celebrating 'exceptional start' to GTA 6 pre ordersreportTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Won't Rule Out GTA 6 on Disc at Some Point, Insists Decision Had Nothing to Do With ConcernreportTake-Two CEO won't rule out a GTA 6 disc release, defends $80 price and digital-only launchreportTake-Two Defends GTA 6 Digital-Only Launch - IGN Daily FixreportTake-Two says it’s already a digital business as GTA 6 moves away from physical discsreportWho's surprised the CEO of the GTA 6 publisher thinks no more physical games is a great thing?reportWill GTA 6 Eventually Come Out on Disc? Take-Two Boss RespondsreportWith GTA 6 digital only, Take-Two boss says discs 'don't really make sense' – 'if you're already connected, who cares ifreportWondering why GTA 6 is a code in a box? Take-Two CEO says it’s because gaming is now ‘well over 90% digital’report‘GTA 6’ Publisher Dismisses Digital Replacing Discs ControversyreportTake-Two Boss Defends No Disc Version of GTA 6, Equates Physical Releases to Vinyl RecordsreportRockstar Games Responds to GTA 6 Physical Disc BacklashreportGTA 6: Will $80 be the new standard, and will more publishers start to skip physical releases?reportRockstar Games Has No Plans for GTA 6 Physical Disc Version, Says Reportreport‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Going Digital-Only Is a Car Crash for Physical MediareportPlayStation wants GTA 6 code-in-box format to replace physical game discs at storesreportYour GTA 6 ‘physical copy’ could expire before you even play itreportEx-Rockstar dev slams GTA 6 PS5 region lock and defends discs, but doesn't blame studioreportGTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Are Region Locked: Here's What Indian Gamers Need to KnowreportGrand Theft Auto 6 Physical Editions Expire After 170 Days in JapanreportGTA 6 Physical Copies in Japan Have an Expiration DatereportGTA 6 Physical Edition Comes With a Region-Locked Code, But Only on PS5reportGTA 6 region-lock confirmed by Rockstar Games proves physical media mattersreportHere's Why Codes in Physical Editions of GTA 6 Have a Six-Month Expiration Date After Launch in JapanreportJapanese GTA 6 copies to have 170-day code expiryreportRockstar Co-Founder Says 'if People Want' Physical Game Releases Then 'Companies Should Provide It'reportRockstar confirms GTA 6 is region-locked on PS5, even if you buy physical, because you only get a download codereportGTA 6 PS5 physical copies in Japan will have 170-day download code expiryreportGTA 6 PS5 Physical Edition codes will be region-locked, Rockstar confirmsreportPhysical Copies Of GTA 6 In Japan Will Expire After A Few MonthsreportPhysical 'Copies' of GTA 6 Will Expire 170 Days After Launch Date in JapanreportRockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser comments on GTA 6 and PlayStation digital-only backlashreportGTA 6's 'physical' PS5 codes in Japan will expire after 170 daysreportGrand Theft Auto VI download codes on PS5 expire less than 6 months after launch, leaving physical buyers with unusable reportGTA 6 physical copies in Japan have a 170-day expiration datereport'GTA 6' Pre-Orders Surge as $100 Edition Tops PlayStation Charts Despite Skipping Physical DiscsreportGTA 6 Preloading: Start Date And What To Know About Digital And Physical CopiesreportGTA 6's Physical PS5 Download Codes Expire After Just 170 Days in JapanreportGrand Theft Auto 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a BoxreportGTA 6 Ditching Discs Could Kill Physical Releases by 2027, As CI Games CEO Warns Studios Earn Half Per UnitreportGTA 6 has no plans for a post-launch physical release, 'not at launch, and not months later', insists new reportreportGTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Come With A Disc, But These Games WillreportGTA 6 PS5 marketing removed amid protests over PlayStation ending physical gamesreportGTA 6 release date is finally here—but the $80 price tag and missing disc have gamers furiousreportNow a Brazilian Lawmaker Is Raising the Alarm Over GTA 6 and the Death of Game DiscsreportGame preservation expert says stop killing games if you don't want piracy, because companies like PlayStation and RockstreportGrand Theft Auto VI Price And Ultimate Edition Revealed, Physical Version Will Not Include A DiscreportMillions Of GTA 6 Gamers Given Moral Dilemma Under UK Law ExemptionreportThis Politician Is Using GTA 6 to Ask if You Really Own Your GamesreportTwo Game Retailers Are Refusing To Sell GTA 6 Until There’s A DiscreportVGHF Says Downloading GTA 6 Won't Preserve It as Sony Kills Discs
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