First Shipment of GTA VI Arrives in Stores Ahead of Global Release
The first shipment of Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived at Mahsaney Hashmal ahead of its November 19 global release. The title is priced at 329 shekels, featuring digital download boxes as the gaming industry shifts away from physical discs.
The first shipment of Rockstar Games' highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI arrived at Mahsaney Hashmal stores, exactly one week before its global release on November 19. The retailer is offering the title at a price of 329 shekels.
The delivery coincides with the global distribution of physical game packaging to stores worldwide and follows digital pre-orders that opened in June. The physical boxes contain a digital download code rather than a disc. Buyers can redeem the code to preload the game onto PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles, though access will be unlocked at midnight local time on November 19. Digital pre-loads began on November 10. At this stage, release dates for PC or Nintendo console versions have not been announced.
The marketing of packaging featuring download codes instead of physical discs reflects the industry-wide shift toward digital distribution. In July, Sony announced that starting in January 2028, it will cease producing physical discs for new PlayStation games, a move that sparked criticism among gamers. According to PlayStation terms of service, digital store purchases grant a personal usage license rather than actual ownership of the game.
Nevertheless, player backlash is not expected to dent sales for Rockstar, with gamers worldwide eagerly anticipating a title that has already shattered records prior to its launch. Ahead of the release, Sony announced on November 10 that GTA VI has become the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history. Separately, according to an estimate by research firm Sensor Tower published on the same day, the game has accumulated approximately 9.69 million digital pre-orders across PlayStation and Xbox combined, generating around 942 million dollars.
The development costs of GTA VI are expected to make it one of the most expensive video games ever created, with estimates ranging between 1 billion and 2 billion dollars. Its release is scheduled for next week, having previously been delayed twice from the fall of 2025 to last May and subsequently postponed to November.
