Video Games Plus, a gaming retailer based out of Canada, and an independent gaming retailer known as Loot Box Gaming have both stated that they won’t be selling GTA 6.

Not huge retailers in the grand scheme of things, but interesting to see at least some taking a stand especially when they are almost certainly losing out on money by doing so.

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    except no you cant, because the download keys already been used and registered and permanantly tied to an account. Making the disk worse less than nothing.

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      That is not how disks that don’t have data on them have worked in the past. The disk works as the game key, allowing you to install and play the game, even if there is no data on the disk.

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      Can you give an example of which games do this? I’ve never had issues with using pre-owned discs.

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        Battlefield… 4? did it to a limited extent - the code was required for online multiplayer, but not singleplayer.

        By Battlefield 6, and enough people absolutely loathing their existence, EA took the hint and didnt repeat that model. Though BF6’s campaign is apparently online-only, so they apparently pivoted to a different insane design choice.

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      Weird. I’ve been able to play many used games, including GTA in the past. Is this something new with 5 and beyond? I would think the GAME was playable, but any exclusives or anything extra from an order would not be.