GTA 5 arrived on next-gen consoles last month, well, digitally at least. The physical launch came a month or so later, and well, those copies are now out in the wild - and they look a little odd.
At first glance, it appears as though Xbox is testing a new style of box art, with a pretty big border surrounding the game's artwork. However, it seems this design is specifically for GTA 5 alone. This is the first time we've seen this on a Series X game, and it reminds us of those ugly 'Greatest Hits' cases you see from generations gone by:
The digital version of GTA 5's Xbox Series X and S version also has the same gold trim (albeit not quite as pronounced), so it seems Rockstar chose this design as a way to differentiate between the last-gen and current-gen versions. The PS5 version has it, too.
A strange choice if you ask us, but an interesting talking point all the same! You can pick up a copy below if you're interested.
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What do you make of this new case design style for GTA 5? Let us know in the comments.
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I actually like it. Something different from the regular boring ones we always get. I’m not a fan of the short thin cases Microsoft introduced during the Xbox One era. I miss the big Xbox 360 cases games came in. It felt like it was higher quality and the box art extended to the spine unlike most games now.
The Future is Now...
The new Series X game cases are horrible
@Solidchief couldn’t agree more. Part of the fun buying games was the artwork and how nicely the collection looked on your bookshelf. I have way more physical copies of older games than I do of current ones.
@Rural-Bandit totally agree on everything you said. I’ll add another thing to this topic. You mentioned the artwork not being on the inside of the case and the case itself feeling too cheap which it is, but for me, the exclusion of the physical manual and opting to go with a digital one is one of my biggest pet peeve’s that they’ve done to physical games.
Is this the 2nd time we've seen a Series X only game case? I know the first was Flight Sim and that was a better design than this.
@Rural-Bandit
Do you remember that pure smell and feel of buying physical with the game booklet/instruction manual etc inside. That never got old.
@Rural-Bandit The 3DS cases even have big holes all over.
Nice last comment 😊. I remember reading the Donkey Kong Country SNES manuals as if they were legendary books. Actually, they were.
@Kingleo31 Same
I prefer these trimless/PS4/Criterion Collection-styled cases.
@Grumblevolcano Judgement was Series X only and had a nicer case than this, I think it was also the only Series X game that could be played without an Internet connection
I think it's a needed improvement as for games that have been cross gen it's been confusing.
A lot of hate for the flimsy game cases in here, but I'm pretty confident that's due to using recycled/recyclable plastics not necessarily just to cut costs. I remember a lot of plastic bottles being changed to a thinner, flimsier plastic around the same time so I assume that's the main reason behind it.
I suppose they want to make it clear that it's Series X, but you'd think with all the resources they had they'd come up with a more alluring package with new art.
I suppose it's not a "Collectors' Edition" so they don't care.
@Mykomethod Yeah I don't mind the smaller/thinner cases if it reduces plastic waste.
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