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We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto. We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you.
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) November 8, 2023
Thank you,
Sam Houser
After a massive leak and blackmail situation in which development studios around the world came to Rockstar's support, GTA VI is officially confirmed and Sam Houser clarified that it will not be too long until we get a better sense of what the game's real setting and possible theme will be as a trailer is now announced for December of this year.
Beyond the announcement of what might only amount to a teaser trailer, which is what Rockstar usually does with the hype cycle for a new GTA, they informed several press outlets that they are spending approximately $1 to $2 billion on the game,which would make it the most expensive game ever made and the first reported video game budget to break the one billion dollar mark. Now, take that with a grain of salt, as most video game budgets are not disclosed to the public or even investors, and this number is self-reported and could possibly beinflated. For all we know, there might have already been a game project that broke the billion dollar mark.
Now, what Rockstar is spending that amount of money on is anyone's guess. Knowing them, stunt casting every character and having limitless scope are likely on the table, but even that would have limits. For reference, Cyberpunk paid for Keanu and that game's budget was still only slightly above $550 million. What some are suggesting is a large reason for the ballooning budget of GTA VI is none other than the game's planned GTA Online successor. It's highly likely Rockstar is planning for their next go at an online GTA world to be smoother than the initial launch of GTA Online, and there's a chance it might straight up start as a full-featured MMO.
And if you are wondering where Rockstar is getting the money to fund a billion dollar video game, GTA Online prints a shit ton of cash for them and their owner, Take-Two. Last year, GTA Online crossed the seven billion dollar mark in terms of raw revenue since its launch in 2013 and Shark Cards generated over half a billion dollars in 2019 alone. Take-Two also is happy to open the checkbook as they have a lot riding on a new Rockstar megahit after posting a $543.6 million loss last quarter that they downplayed after confirming that the future will be golden because a new GTA game is right around the corner.
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