Japanese Grand Theft Auto 6 players who purchase a code in a box have mere months before it expires and becomes useless.<\/p>\n
Only 170 days after the issuance date \u2013 that\u2019s GTA 6\u2019s launch day, November 19 \u2013 Japanese digital download codes for GTA 6 will expire. This is in accordance with regional regulations.<\/p>\n
The news can be found within Rockstar<\/a>\u2019s GTA 6 support page<\/a>, which outlines details about platforms, editions, and versions of the game. It also details that GTA 6 can be pre-loaded from November 12, 2026.<\/p>\n This only applies to the PS5<\/a> version of the game, as Xbox<\/a> digital download codes are not region-locked and not subject to the same regional restrictions. Japan is the only region where codes expire soon after release.<\/p>\n Players already upset about GTA 6 not having a disc release<\/a> feel this justifies their fury. \u201cThe future of gaming is looking like crap,\u201d said one fan on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is why physical media matters,\u201d said another<\/a>.<\/p>\n