TL;DR: The cheapest way to play Grand Theft Auto VI natively on launch day is pairing the 512GB all-digital Xbox Series S ($499.99) with the standard digital edition of the game ($79.99), bringing your total day-one setup to $579.98.
Buying a brand-new console for a single video game is an expensive pill to swallow, but GTA 6 is forcing that choice. With Rockstar skipping PC at launch, anyone planning to cruise through Vice City on Nov. 19 will need dedicated console hardware.
If you look at the premium options, the price tag is intimidating. The PS5 Pro costs $899.99 before you even purchase software, which pushes a day-one setup past $979. Fortunately, you do not need to spend that kind of cash to be there at launch.
The cheapest way to play GTA 6 on day one is pairing the Xbox Series S with the standard digital edition of the game.
That puts you in Vice City for exactly $400 less than a PS5 Pro setup, and saves you anywhere from $100 to $250 compared to the other current-gen disc and digital consoles.
Opting for the lower-priced console does not mean you miss out on fluid gameplay compared to the rest of the market. Rockstar confirmed that GTA 6 targets 30 frames per second on every system, including base consoles and the PS5 Pro.
Sony's flagship hardware provides higher native resolution and enhanced ray-traced lighting, but it will not run the title at 60 fps at launch. On the Series S, you get lower resolution output and dialed-back graphical settings, but you experience the identical 30 fps gameplay, story missions, and open-world mechanics as every other player.
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