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Microsoft Xbox Store Lists GTA6 at $1,999, Suspected Placeholder for Boxed Code Product

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Some overseas players recently spotted a new version of GTA6 on the Microsoft Xbox Store priced at $1,999.99. The listing has since been removed, and the absurd price may be related to the purchase process for physical boxed redemption codes. Screenshots shared by players show that regular consumers still see the standard $79.99 edition and the $99.99 Ultimate Edition when shopping for GTA6 on the Xbox Store; the $1,999 version had no specific name and was described only as a "boxed redemption code product." Players therefore speculate that such listings may be tied to how the Xbox Store operates: to fulfill orders for physical editions without discs, the store may need to create a separate product entry, and Microsoft may set these items at very high prices to prevent customers from selecting them by mistake. For example, in May this year, Ubisoft's classic 2D platformer Rayman Origins also appeared on the Xbox Store at $1,999.99; Microsoft and Ubisoft offered no explanation and quickly delisted it.

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Microsoft Xbox Store Lists $1,999 Version of *GTA6*, Suspected to Be a Placeholder for a Boxed Code Product

IT之家 November 15 news — Recently, some overseas players noticed that the Microsoft Xbox Store had listed a brand-new version of the game GTA6, priced as high as $1,999.99 (IT之家 note: roughly 13,370 RMB at current exchange rates). The product has now been delisted, and its absurd price may be related to the purchase process for physical boxed download codes.

From store screenshots shared by players, when ordinary consumers browse GTA6 on the Xbox Store, they still see the $79.99 (roughly 534.7 RMB at current exchange rates) standard edition and the $99.99 (roughly 668.4 RMB at current exchange rates) ultimate edition options. The $1,999 (roughly 13,363 RMB at current exchange rates) version was not given a specific name, and its description read only "boxed code product."

As a result, some players suspect that the setup of this product may be related to how the Xbox Store operates. In order to fulfill orders for physical editions of games that contain no disc, the store may need to create a separate product entry. Microsoft may set the prices of these products at a very high level to prevent consumers from selecting them by mistake.

For example, in May of this year, Ubisoft's classic 2D platformer Rayman Origins also appeared on the Xbox Store at a price of $1,999.99 (roughly 13,370 RMB at current exchange rates); Microsoft and Ubisoft offered no explanation and simply delisted it at lightning speed.

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