GTA 6 pre-order for $2: player's forgotten Best Buy rewards card saves him $78

A Reddit user going by tangyredapple just pre-ordered GTA 6 for $2.12 — down from the standard $79.99 — by stacking Best Buy reward certificates with a 10% off coupon. The savings came from cash back accumulated on a Best Buy card used to buy a PS5 Pro a few months earlier, which the player had completely forgotten about.

The breakdown: $77.87 saved in total, with the final price landing under three dollars. Tangyredapple posted the deal to r/GTA6 with a straightforward tip — if you bought a console recently using a Best Buy card, you may already have enough cash back sitting there to cover most or all of the game. Physical pre-orders are only available for the standard edition at $79.99; the Ultimate Edition upgrade has to be purchased separately after the fact.

This isn't the first creative discount to surface ahead of GTA 6's release. Earlier, players found they could shave money off the price by grinding Microsoft Rewards points through Bing searches — a method that works but requires patience and a willingness to use Bing. With 139 days left until launch, more players are clearly hunting for any edge they can find on what is shaping up to be one of the priciest game releases in recent memory.

The r/GTA6 community responded warmly to the post, with plenty of replies from people suddenly rushing to check their own reward balances. The broader takeaway is simple: if you've made any big electronics purchases recently on a rewards card, it's worth logging in before you pre-order — you might be closer to a free game than you think.