GTA 6 Disc Hopes Rise After Rockstar Co-Founder Publicly Backs Physical Game Releases
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser expressed support for physical media in a recent interview, sparking fan speculation about the future of physical discs for GTA 6. This comes amid industry trends toward digital-only releases and Sony's planned phase-out of disc production.
Why it matters
The debate over physical versus digital media is a major point of contention in the gaming industry, affecting consumer ownership rights and collector markets.
If you’re still mulling over the GTA 6 physical edition coming without a disc, it’s time to get some hopium once again that Rockstar may take a hard U-turn on its initial plans. In an interview during the San Diego Comic Con 2026, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser (also ex-lead writer for GTA and RDR games) backed physical video game releases.
When IGN asked Houser at SDCC about his take on the debate between physical vs digital media, he said, “I love physical media; I think everyone does. If people want that, I think companies should provide it.”
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