The Xbox Store briefly listed a $1,999.99 GTA 6 pre-order option — then removed it. No edition by that name exists. No announcement supports it. No retailer confirms it.
It was, as Notebookcheck reported, a vanishing SKU with no label, described only as a “Code-in-Box Product”, a backend placeholder for physical disc-less redemption codes, not a real consumer package. The price wasn’t set for sale. It was set to block accidental selection. Microsoft has done this before: Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition appeared at $1,999.99 on the same store in May 2026 and vanished without explanation.
This isn’t a leak. It’s a misconfigured inventory record. And it’s already gone. But it landed hard, especially because GTA 6’s official pricing remains unchanged: $79.99 for Standard Edition, $99.99 for Ultimate Edition, on Xbox and PlayStation alike.
That hasn’t changed. Neither has the release date: April 2027. Nor the exclusivity terms: Rockstar’s marketing deal with Sony still means PS5 gets first access to certain story missions and timed content drops, but not the game itself. Xbox players get full access at launch.
What is real, and newly confirmed, is Microsoft’s 10-year partnership with Take-Two Interactive. One immediate benefit? Cloud streaming of GTA 6 at launch. But only on Xbox consoles.
Not on PC. Not on mobile. Not on Game Pass for Windows. Just Xbox hardware, Series X, Series S, and the new Series X-BITE.
Yes, that one. The alligator-shaped console inspired by Leonida’s swamps and Miami’s art deco. It’s real. It’s shipping in Q1 2027.
And it will stream GTA 6 from day one, though it won’t run the game natively. So no, there is no $2,000 GTA 6 edition. Yes, the Xbox Store messed up again. And yes, you can still pre-order the real thing, for $79.99 or $99.99, right now.
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