Zelnick says the $100 Ultimate Edition is the one most people are pre-ordering

Strauss Zelnick dropped a little nugget in a new interview: apparently the $99.99 Ultimate Edition is the one flying off the digital shelves right now. Not the standard $79.99 version. The pricier one.

I mean, it makes sense when you look at what's in it. The Vintage Vice City Pack alone is a huge nostalgia hit for anyone who grew up with Tommy Vercetti, and the extra digital goodies plus the early access to the garage and outfit stuff is a nice touch. Still, I figured most people would just grab the base game and call it a day. Guess the hype is real enough that folks are going all in.

Pre-orders have been live since June 25, and we already know Rockstar isn't sharing numbers because Zelnick said they could be misleading. But this is the first time we've heard anything about which edition is leading. No hard figures, just that the Ultimate Edition is the more popular pick. For a game that's already $80 at the base level, that's kind of wild.

I'm still holding out for a physical collector's box with a map and some steelbook, but if that doesn't materialize, I might just cave and go Ultimate too. Anyone else surprised the $100 version is winning, or did you see that coming?

Source: Insider Gaming · Curated content.

ngl my bank account heard $100 and flatlined. i'm still saving for the $80 version lol

my bank account heard $100 and flatlined

Same here. But if you're already spending eighty, another twenty might feel like less of a leap than it actually is, though I could be wrong. I wonder if the Vintage Vice City Pack items will have any weird collision quirks when they drop. Has anyone noticed if pre-order bonuses usually have janky physics in prior releases?

my bank account heard $100 and flatlined

Mine too. That Vintage Vice City Pack is basically a whole vibe though. You're just buying the memory.