The launch of GTA VI, the eighth main instalment in Rockstar Games’ hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series and the biggest game release of the decade, is drawing near. It was named Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards in both 2024 and 2025. So in many households, tough negotiations over November console time are already under way.

The colossal pre-launch hype is also causing tension, as GTA VI is expected to keep eager players glued to their screens. It’s a win for the game players in the family, and a challenge for others.

Finnish consumer electronics retailer, Gigantti, has a solution for the domestic friction, the Grand Game Deal. It’s a written agreement that the parties negotiating over gaming time sign – and commit to honouring. It sets out what the GTA VI gaming peace includes, when it applies, and what the non-gaming party gets in return. The Grand Game Deal grants the player gaming peace and the person giving the go-ahead a set of mutually agreed favours in return.

Borrowing from the world of video game difficulty settings, the Grand Game Deal comes in Easy, Normal and Hard versions. The agreement is drawn up online, and the signed copy can be printed out and even pinned to the wall. Each deal can be tailored to suit the negotiators’ needs. What is offered in return for gaming peace can be adjusted, and in households with more than one player, it helps divide time in Vice City fairly.

The Easy deal secures gaming peace for GTA VI’s release day; the Normal deal covers the entire launch week.

The toughest difficulty level covers a full month of gaming peace and comes with a list of what the person granting permission gets in return – the peace can be paid for with household chores, gifts, quality time together or any other gestures both parties agree on.

“Gigantti is always on the gamer’s side – but never at the expense of peace at home. When gaming time has been agreed in black and white, the drama stays on the screen instead of spilling into the living room. Gaming should be fun and enjoyable, but the Grand Game Deal also looks after the home team. Alongside the console, it encourages everyone to put their cards on the table and agree on the house rules,” stated Sami Särkelä, head of marketing and communications at Gigantti.

Gigantti’s Grand Game Deal template is available online at grandgamedeal.com. The agreement comes into force once the parties have signed it.