Both buy you the same game for the same price. The difference is how you get it: a digital download, or a boxed copy that contains a download code and no disc.
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Neither way of buying wins outright, because the game itself is identical. Digital wins launch night: pre-load opened November 10 and the game unlocks at midnight. Physical wins if it is a gift — a box is something to wrap. Pick by how you will buy it, not what you will play.
Both $79.99 for Standard; Ultimate is digital only.
Digital pre-load opened November 10; play at midnight. A boxed copy ships or is picked up from November 12, then still needs the full download.
A digital copy can’t be resold. An unused code in a sealed box can be sold on, but there is no disc to lend or trade in.
Digital lives on your account on any console you sign into. A boxed code works once, on one account.
A boxed copy is something to wrap. A digital copy is a code or a store gift card.
Pick digital if you want to play the minute it unlocks, with no trip to a store.
Pick physical if it is a gift, or you like having the box on a shelf.
ⓘ Prices differ by country. Confirm what each edition includes on Rockstar's site or your console store before you buy.