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"Grand Theft Auto 6" is about to be released, and major offline stores have begun to display the empty packaging boxes of the game. The physical packaging of the PS5 version has been released to the market in advance before it is officially allowed to go on sale on November 12. Earlier today, a batch of photos of PS5 physical boxes with intact plastic packaging appeared on the Reddit subreddit "GTA6 Unrated Discussion Forum". The poster was said to be a retail practitioner in Germany.
The appearance of the physical box is in line with expectations, using the PS5 standard translucent blue box design with a white seal on the outside. A reminder mark is printed prominently on the cover, reminding consumers that the box does not contain a physical disc and requires an Internet connection to use the built-in redemption code to download the digital version of the game.
The user subsequently deleted the post and logged out of his Reddit account. Considering that publisher Take-Two has always had a strong rights protection style, and the game is about to be officially released on November 19, the entire industry chain is on high alert. He is most likely worried that he will be held accountable for leaks. In fact, eliminating the physical disc itself is a means of preventing leaks - in the past, content leaks caused by store sneaks and warehouse employees stealing discs were common, and the discless design can effectively avoid such risks.
"GTA6" will start pre-loading on November 10th, and players who pre-order the physical version will be able to receive packaging boxes starting from November 12th. In other words, players can take the box home a full week in advance, and the North American server will not officially open until the 19th. Take-Two's decision to abandon physical discs also gives us an early preview of the disc-free era promised by Sony to arrive in 2028.
In the future, it is expected that more publishers will adopt the "redemption code in the box" model and retain physical displays in offline stores. For core collectors, they can still collect these empty boxes as souvenirs.
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