Why GTA 6 is launching without a disc - and what it says about gaming's future - BBC News

Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

Image source, Rockstar GamesImage caption, Rockstar revealed that the price of GTA 6 will be £70 for a standard edition and £90 for its more premium edition

Once, video games came with lots of physical goodies, such as guides, maps and manuals.

Those days are mostly gone, but gamers have, up to now, usually been able to rely on one thing they could literally get their hands on - a disc.

But when pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 went live on Thursday, developer Rockstar said customers who opted for the physical edition would get a box that just contained a code for a digital download instead.

It's not the first time a physical edition has launched this way.