According to this infograph I aquired from the interwebs, GTAVI has already cost Rockstar more than 10x what it cost to make GTA5.
This really doesn’t surprise me, for two main reasons:
- Inflation - it’s 20 years or so for example since San Andreas was made… just wages for professional game developers have increased probably double on average in that length of time.
- The sheer amount of time the game has been in development - GTA V was released approx 2012-13 if I remember correctly… and GTA VI was touted almost immediately after release. It’s been delayed multiple times, to the point nobody any longer believes Rockstar’s planned release dates…
For both of these reasons I have absolutely no doubts about the $2billion price tag.
It’s surprising that the cost to make GTA 6 has gone over two billion dollars! It’s interesting to see how much effort is being put into this game, especially since GTA 5 did so well. This definitely makes us expect a fantastic gaming experience…
To address point 2.
We don’t know if GTA VI went into development straight after GTA V. Remember Rockstar also relseased a number of other games during that window.
Also, I am not sure that Rockstar ever announced a release date that was missed. Or perhaps I am forgetting something.