š GTA 6 pre-orders open on June 25, ahead of the gameās November 19 launch
š° Rockstar has now confirmed that GTA 6 will retail for $80
š The GTA 6 Ultimate Edition will be $100
š¤ The initial launch will be limited to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a smaller potential install base than GTA 5ās initial release
Itās almost time. After over a decade of waiting, GTA 6 pre-orders open tomorrow, June 25 ā and we now know exactly how much Rockstar Games is going to charge for its next magnum opus.
Weāve seen games increase from the usual $60 price tag to $70 during this generation, with Nintendo even experimenting with an $80 price for Mario Kart World.
Microsoft also tried to adopt $80 pricing for its first-party games like The Outer Worlds 2, but eventually dropped the price back down to $70.
Rockstar has quietly confirmed to Geoff Keighley of The Game Awards that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail for $79.99 at most retailers, with the Ultimate Edition costing $99.99. A possible GTA 6 Collectorās Edition could inflate the price further.
How much will GTA 6 cost?
Ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6ās November 19 launch, speculation led many to believe the game would cost more than usual, partly because if any game could squeeze more money out of consumers, GTA 6 was undoubtedly it.
Some suggested that the standard version of GTA 6 could cost as much as $100, breaking all previous pricing norms. Various retail leaks, which were ultimately debunked, also pointed to GTA 6 costing more than a typical video game release.
Rockstarās publisher Take-Two ā which dodged the question about the gameās price ā will want to recoup as much revenue as possible from GTA 6, as itās invested an eye-watering amount to bring Rockstarās long-awaited sequel to life. Thankfully, Grand Theft Auto 5 has arguably continued to bankroll the project, selling millions every year, and GTA Online has grown into a money-making machine.
Asking for more money upfront may not be in GTA 6ās best interest, though, as the more people Rockstar can tempt into playing GTA Online, and possibly purchasing additional content, the more money itāll make in the long term.
GTA 6 is also only releasing on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a PC release scheduled for at least a year later. That means thereās approximately just shy of 100 million potential customers for Grand Theft Auto 6 to reach, which isnāt as large āan install base as GTA 5 released to on PS3 and Xbox 360, which has sold a combined 155-160 million units.
All is revealed
Now, the mystery over GTA 6ās price is over. But as weāve seen with the recent Steam Machine price reveal, it costs more than most would like at $80 ā $10 more than the standard price. Thatās the unfortunate trend at the moment, with costs gradually increasing, and consumers being squeezed for every penny possible.
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