Hollywood Reporter source says no GTA 6 disc is planned, "not at launch, and not months later"

The Hollywood Reporter said Rockstar had no plans for a disc version of GTA 6, "not at launch, and not months later", according to a June 27, 2026 report by Eurogamer. The Hollywood Reporter based this on a single unnamed source with knowledge of the release plans. It was a report, not a statement from Rockstar or Take-Two.

The story began with a Rockstar Support email. As Eurogamer quoted it, The Hollywood Reporter described a reply, sent on Thursday, June 25, to a support ticket asking for a disc-based version of the game. The reply said: "You will be able to acquire a physical copy during the following months." Many fans took that as a sign that a disc would follow the launch.

The Hollywood Reporter said it had confirmed that the email really did come from Rockstar. But it said "the language is being misinterpreted by a hopeful internet", and that there were still no plans for a physical release with a disc. Eurogamer's article did not say what the source thought the support reply had meant.

Eurogamer said it had contacted Take-Two for clarification, and its article carried no reply. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two had said anything on the record about a later disc release in the coverage, so both the support email and the denial remained unconfirmed.

What was on the record at the time was the plan announced on June 24: boxed copies of GTA 6 would hold a download code rather than a disc, with the game due on November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Since then, on August 7, Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick told IGN that he "wouldn't rule out anything" on a later disc, though none has been announced.