{"id":84927,"date":"2026-06-24T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84927"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:36:52","slug":"some-retailers-are-refusing-to-carry-gta-6s-physical-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=84927","title":{"rendered":"Some Retailers Are Refusing To Carry GTA 6\u2019s Physical Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news that Grand Theft Auto 6 won&#8217;t get a traditional physical release and will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/gta-6-physical-copies-wont-include-discs-just-download-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">include a code in a box<\/a> rather than a disc <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/the-internet-has-some-things-to-say-about-gta-6s-price\/\">isn&#8217;t sitting well with many on the internet<\/a>. At least two retailers are joining the dissent, announcing their intent not to sell GTA 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video Games Plus (VGP), a Toronto-based retailer, stated that it will not be offering GTA 6 under the company&#8217;s policy of not selling games that only contain digital codes. VGP added that it would be &#8220;pleased&#8221; to carry and support the game should Rockstar release it on disc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We want to be clear that this decision is not a reflection of the game itself,&#8221; VGP&#8217;s statement on X reads. &#8220;We have tremendous respect for Rockstar Games and the incredible achievement that Grand Theft Auto 6 represents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  https:\/\/twitter.com\/VideoGamesPlus_\/status\/2069773098295910714?s=20  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/videogamesplus.ca\/pages\/about-us\">VGP&#8217;s official website<\/a>, the retailer was founded in 1990 and entered the online marketplace through eBay before launching its own website. VGP has one brick-and-mortar location in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, Delaware-based video game store Loot Box Gaming (LBG) said that while the company is still awaiting further details about GTA 6&#8217;s release, it will not sell the game if the physical<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news that Grand Theft Auto 6 won&#8217;t get a traditional physical release and will include a code in a box rather than a disc isn&#8217;t sitting well with many on the internet. At least two retailers are joining the dissent, announcing their intent not to sell GTA 6. Video Games Plus (VGP), a Toronto-based&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":84929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84927"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84930,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84927\/revisions\/84930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}