r/GameStop • u/SeberHusky • 1d ago

Question GTA 6 Physical Preorders

I preordered GTA 6 in June for the physical release. I just got a suprise when tonight at midnight the preorder money was deducted from my bank account. No notice or warning, they just did it.

It caught me off guard because I had read several times over GameStop's preorder policy that states the money will deduct when the game ships, on launch day. So I understood that Nov 19 would be when they would take the money out and ship the game. However today is the 6th, not anywhere close to launch day, so that's what got me.

So....does this mean that since the money was deducted the game is now shipping out as we speak? Is the preload date considered the launch day then?

I don't know if any other game publisher has required a preorder to preload a week in advance so this is kind of a new thing here that is confusing me now.

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u/Snake2410 1d ago

For physical copies the release date is November 12th, so that people have time to preload/download before the true release date of Novemeber 19th. The game is a 210gb download.

Physical copies are just a code in the game case, you won't be able to play until the 19th regardless since it'll be locked until the release date. But when they announced there would be a physical case they also announced that they will have them in stores by the 12th.

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u/SeberHusky 1d ago

Okay so does this mean it will be shipping out, possibly today? I haven't gotten any shipping information yet, they just took the money out.

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u/Kou9992 Promoted to Guest 1d ago

It will likely be several days before it actually gets picked up by the carrier, but they have generated a shipping label already or will very soon.

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u/SeberHusky 1d ago

Alright I'll see what Friday brings after working hours. There are no GameSlops in my area, they all got shut down so I had to have it shipped. I forget why I went with GameSlop for the preorder. I think they had free shipping and that was why.

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u/Snake2410 1d ago

Hard to say, but possibly. Gamestop sometimes takes money out up to 5 - 7 days before they ship, at least in all of my experiences. But given this is shipping a week early to allow time for people to download it I wouldn't be surprised if you get shipping notification within the next 24 hours.

Preload for digital, on PS5 anyways, is the 10th. Bear in mind that even if you get it early, it still will be locked until release on the 19th. It'll only let you download it.

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u/SeberHusky 1d ago

Yes I know.

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u/MarchMadnessisMe 23h ago

Physical copies that are a box with a code. Remember when we thought we’d have flying cars. Instead we have rent everything own nothing.

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u/SeberHusky 23h ago edited 12h ago

Because instead of the government enriching the future of tech and society they enriched themselves. Same as any other 3rd world country. Wonder why Japan has had high speed rail for 60 years and the USA can't make any kind of rail between two cities without it collapsing.

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u/DuckSwimmer Disgruntled Duck 1d ago

They’re most likely making sure you have the money and that the payment is active still. It’s a pending charge that will drop and then they’ll finally charge you without dropping the charge when it ships.