GTA 6's "physical" PS5 codes in Japan will expire after 170 days

[Kovlak]

"Gamers who purchased the retail box are now expressing even more frustration after it was officially confirmed that PS5 product codes in Japan will expire 170 days after the game's scheduled launch date of November 19, 2026.

Rockstar clarified that the expiration period is only applicable to the PS5 version of the game in Japan and won't affect buyers in the rest of the world. The company also confirmed that codes purchased for the Xbox are not region locked and will not expire, but it did not explain why it's implementing the policy on one platform but not the other."

Wtf?! The industry keeps getting worse... Amd why it's always on PlayStation?

GTA 6's "physical" PS5 codes in Japan will expire after 170 days

Rockstar clarified that the expiration period is only applicable to the PS5 version of the game in Japan and won't affect buyers in the rest of the...

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[Vardalis]

Play has several limits it seems.

Edit: I also don't doubt they'll do this sort of "physical code in the box has a hard and fast expiry" thing elsewhere. They definitely used to do it with stuff like those "online passes" back in the day.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Damn limited codes and digital buttons, I hope Sony patents and approves the ability to limit the use of there consoles by 5 minutes only for a week.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

It's like Rockstar hired their worse enemies to handle this shit.

 

[Frickinfrik]

Is Rockstar racist or something?

 

[JellyjamLu]

Control on an insane scale and I say this as a Rockstar D-sucker.
I am picturing Japanese warehouses burning unsold boxes after that expiry passes lol

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

It's like Rockstar hired their worse enemies to handle this shit.

You're probably more correct than you think..

“The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.”​

― Robert Conquest

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

I love that specifically happens to Japan lol.
Anyways, that's pretty shitty.

 

[BrawlMan]

I found out this morning. Sucks hard. I know Japan doesn't have that many GTA players, but good amount of them are fans. I have a feeling Sony is involved with this somehow. Glad I stopped caring for GTA after IV.

 

[ThunderBoy]

SONY