No GTA 6 Disc Decision Will Make Some Gamers Angry, but Analysts Say 'Commercially It Just Makes Sense'

With Grand Theft Auto 6 , arguably the biggest and most mass market game of the generation, skipping a disc-based launch — is physical media now dead?

The rise of digital as the most common form of game ownership began long ago, but certain mass market titles — the Call of Dutys, the FIFAs of the world — have resisted that trend to some degree. These are games played by an enormous audience who still might look for a copy in their local entertainment outlet, or expect to pick it up at a superstore alongside their grocery shopping. These are games like GTA.