Rockstar Games has officially announced a $400 collector's edition for Grand Theft Auto 6, titled The Goodtime State: Vice City Collection. This premium bundle, inspired by the in-game television show Macca the Gator, will be available for preorder and is set to launch on November 19, the same day GTA 6 is scheduled to be released. Notably, the collection does not include a copy of the game itself.
The $400 offering features a diverse range of merchandise. Contents include a six-inch Macca the Gator figure with a hidden stash compartment, matte black Oakley Frogskins sunglasses with Prizm Sapphire lenses, and a New Era 9FORTY A-Frame snapback hat adorned with Vice City Leonida embellishments. Additionally, the collection contains a Macca the Gator magnetic mirror, a Vice City swizzle spoon, a Vice City razor blade keychain, a Leonida Keys crossbody bag, a Chunkee the Manatee shot glass, a Leonida Keys enamel pin set housed in a custom metal tin, premium stickers in a stash bag, and a double-sided souvenir poster depicting the Leonida landscape.
Initial reactions to the price and contents of the collector's edition have been largely critical online. However, industry observers point out that such exclusive merchandise often sells out quickly. This trend was evident with the GTA 6 DualSense controllers, which quickly appeared on eBay with inflated prices from resellers. The decision to release a collector's edition without the game is not unprecedented; titles like Marathon, Diablo 4, and Borderlands 4 have previously offered standalone merchandise bundles. For Take-Two Interactive, this approach also mitigates the risk of preorder cancellations associated with physical game copies.