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How much would you pay for GTA 6? (Rockstar Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The idea of GTA 6<\/a> costing at least $100 has returned, as analyst Michael Pachter adds his voice to those warning of a major price increase.<\/p>\n

No one likes a price increase, but console video games<\/a> have cost around $50\/\u00a350 since the 8-bit era. In fact, the average price went down when the original PlayStation console popularised the move from cartridges to discs.<\/p>\n

Over time, that slowly crept up to \u00a360 and in the last few years most publishers have migrated towards $70\/\u00a370 for the biggest titles, especially with those with online components, like Call Of Duty<\/a> and EA Sports FC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For some time there has been talk that GTA 6 will attempt to force another increase, with a massive leap forward to $100 – which, if true, is almost certainly going to mean \u00a3100 in the UK.<\/p>\n

Talk of a $100 price point has been prevalent in the Grand Theft Auto fan community for several years now but came to a head earlier in the year, when analyst Matthew Ball claimed that other game publishers \u2018hope\u2019 that GTA 6 will priced at somewhere between $80 to $100<\/a> – so that they are then justified in charging the same amount for their games.<\/p>\n

Many games already have deluxe editions that frequently cost $100 or more. For example, Take-Two’s recent release of Civilization 7<\/a> costs \u00a360 for the standard edition but it was much criticised for the fact that many standard features of the series are only available if you buy the DLC or the \u00a390 Deluxe Edition. An even more expensive Founders Edition, with additional exclusive content, cost \u00a3120 at launch.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s practically guaranteed that a game of GTA 6\u2019s status would follow a similar pricing structure, the rumours suggest that \u00a380 to \u00a3100 will be the starting point.<\/p>\n

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GTA 6 – it could be a milestone for several reasons (Rockstar Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018We think the company has plans to sell the game at a previously unheard of price point, and suspect that management can offer consumers an incentive to pay $100 or more per unit by rewarding them with a large amount of in-game currency to be spent in GTA Online,\u2019 wrote Wedbush Securities managing director Michael Pachter in a new research note.<\/p>\n

\u2018There is precedent for integrating an online game experience with a premium game, as Activision did so with both Call of Duty Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile content prior to the release of its annual Call of Duty premium instalment.<\/p>\n

\u2018In Activision\u2019s case, the integration led to a 40% increase in sales of Call of Duty premium; in Take-Two\u2019s case, we think a successful integration of GTA Online and GTA 6 can lead to a $100 price point for the premium game.\u2019<\/p>\n

There\u2019s little doubt that many, perhaps most, players will pay that much but such a sudden price rise will not be welcomed and other publishers trying to follow suite are likely to suffer harsh criticism.<\/p>\n

What Take-Two and developer Rockstar Games intend to do about GTA Online – the live service component of GTA 5, that is behind much of the game\u2019s enduring success – remains a mystery, with no clue as to whether there will be a GTA Online 2 or what will happen to existing players once GTA 6 is released.<\/p>\n

There have been very few rumours, believable or otherwise, about GTA 6 in recent months and so it remains a mystery as to why there still has not been a second trailer, with the initial one now being 15 months old.<\/p>\n

This seems to point towards a delay for the game, into 2026, but Take-Two has repeatedly insisted that it will be released in 2025. However, at what point an actual release date, and price, might be announced remains completely unknown.<\/p>\n

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