TAKE-TWO CEO, Strauss Zelik, evades speculation about the cost of GTA VI and refuses to reach the price of $ 80 per title

As a stir for Grand Theft Auto VI It continues to grow until the monumental measurements reach, the issue of the game has raised discussions in the players community. In a recent interview with Variety, Executive Director Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, addressed the rumors about the cost of the next Rockstar Games title.

In an interview with Variety Zelnick stated that the company’s goal is to “offer greater value than we pay.” However, he also recognized the tendency to launch AAA games at higher prices, accompanied by luxurious or special editions in response to an increase in costs and as a way to switch to a wider market segment.

80 dollars are standing for the AAA titles in 2025, with Nintendo at the head, due to the fact that Map of Mario The world was a huge price of $ 80 when it was launched near Nintendo Switch 2 earlier this year. It did nothing to silence the assumptions that GTA VI could cost $ 100 when launching, given the huge title and budget, which, according to reports, can reach $ 2000 million, which is much higher than $ 265 million GtaV and worth much higher than $ 250 million Call of Duty Black OpsIII, 316 million dollars Cyberpunk 2077and $ 500 million budget Star Citizen.

Except Grand Theft Auto V It sold more than 215 million units, bringing more than $ 1,000 million and raising the life of a franchise to almost 455 million units worldwide.

Analyst Josh Chapmancio Director Konvoy Ventures predicts that GTA VI will be the largest release of video games of all time and peoples. According to your forecasts, Grand Theft Auto VI It brings revenue at $ 7.6 billion in the first 60 days of launch, covering the cost of developing less than a month.

Although Zelik did not prefer the final price Grand Theft Auto VIChapman believes that the game will go on sale for $ 80. However, there is a concern that the price of GTA VI is too high. Rhys Elliott, with ALINEA ALINALTICS, suggested that if the price of $ 100 is set at risk of moving players, especially those who continue to play GTA OnlineWhich is still an important source of profit for accepting two.

Meanwhile, Zelik states that Take-Two is determined to offer the “first class” experience. The uncertainty in the price is disturbed by the community of players, given that it did not rule out the figure of $ 80 and the higher price. However he said that Rockstar Games will announce more details closer to launch Gta vischeduled for May 26, 2026.

The GTA VI expectations are at the highest point, and it seems to be rockstar under pressure to offer polished experience in a “painful but necessary” delay “regarding its original 2025 launch window.