Summary
According to a gaming industry analyst, developers and publishers have “hope” thatGrand Theft Auto 6could cost as much as $100, something that would help rising development costs and allow others to raise their prices as well.
Although the last few years have been absolute bangers when it comes to the quality of games released,it’s no secret that the gaming industry is in a very rough place right now. Countless studios and projects have been shut down, while the increasing focus on hyper-realism and perfection leads to games taking much more time and money to get out.
Things have been looking bleak for a while now, but there are a few very bright spots on the horizon.Alongside Nintendo finally releasing the Switch 2, thehopefully impending launch of GTA 6 in 2025has a lot of us hoping that it’ll be a turning point for the industry. As it turns out, that hope is also shared with publishers and developers.
Gaming Industry Reportedly Hopes GTA 6 Will Cost Up To $100
As reported by VGC, Epyllion’s Matthew Ball justreleased a report focusing on the “State of Video Gaming in 2025”, which shares his thoughts on what might happen within the industry this year. Of course, a lot of that focus is out on GTA 6 which is primed to be one of the biggest game releases of all time,with some analysts predicting that it’ll make more than $1 billion in pre-orders alone.
Within the report, Ball claims that there is “hope” within the industry between publishers and developers that Take-Two will respond to all of the excitement and hype surrounding GTA 6 by raising the default price of the game to $100. Considering the fact that GTA 6 is going to sell well no matter how much it costs, the industry is reportedly hoping the price gets raised so that others can follow suit.
It’s worth noting that Take-Two were one of the first publishers to raise the default price of its games to $70 at the start of the current generation of consoles.
That price rise is quite a jump considering games currently cost $70 and previously cost $60, but it’s believed that increase could help with the ballooning price of development, which is now longer and more expensive. It’s not clear if gamers will be willing to pay that much for anything other than GTA 6, but it does seem to be what publishers are hoping for.
