It stays to be seen what worth Rockstar Video games will cost for the eagerly awaited Grand Theft Auto VI, however some are speculating that it might be $80, $90, and even $100. Nothing is confirmed proper now, however GTA 5 actor Jay Klaitz–who performed Lester–has now mentioned he believes GTA 6 warrants a $100 price ticket as a result of content material it is anticipated to supply.
“These video games take so lengthy to make. Years and years and years. It isn’t like they’ve simply been hanging out, chilling after which simply began doing the work final yr. They completed GTA V after which began on GTA VI kind of instantly thereafter,” (*6*). “This sh** takes without end and as we noticed with GTA V the sport will come out and there can be different variations, there can be downloadable content material, it is going to be on-line. You are virtually shopping for a number of video games whenever you purchase the one.”
Klaitz mentioned there may be additionally a case to be made for making GTA 6 priced at a degree the place it may be “extra accessible,” however whether it is $100, that might make sense to him.
“I’d additionally prefer to see it made extra accessible to extra followers so I get that facet of the argument too to make it inexpensive for folk. That is cool too. Perhaps there’s like a method to break up the distinction, however I share the sentiment that this sport warrants that price ticket. Yeah, I get that,” he mentioned.
Gross sales information for video video games reveals that individuals are prepared and prepared to pay $80 or extra for brand new video games, however it’s nonetheless anybody’s guess as to the value for GTA 6. Different specialists imagine $70 is the best worth. Not less than one developer maintains that GTA 6 “deserves” to be $100 as a result of dimension and scope of the venture. Some have mentioned the sport doesn’t must be $100 as a result of the sport’s anticipated on-line mode might be the actual money-maker.
The dialogue round a attainable $100 worth for GTA 6 stems again to researcher Matthew Ball, who mentioned in a memo in January 2025 that “there may be hope” from individuals in gaming that GTA 6 might be priced between $80 and $100. He identified that, adjusted for inflation, GTA 4 was priced at $90 and GTA 5 was $83. Issues like film tickets, lease, subscription providers like Spotify and Netflix, gasoline, groceries, and quite a few different gadgets have gone up in worth whereas video video games have remained at “file lows,” Ball mentioned. His personal private prediction is that GTA 6 can be priced at $70.
Additionally within the interview, Klaitz mentioned he want to see a future GTA sport happen exterior America and presumably go someplace like Dubai. “You would be in like a giant metropolis with large skyscrapers however you then’re out within the desert one minute later. GTA: Dubai would provide you with a whole lot of enjoyable environments and eventualities to play with and construct a sport on,” he mentioned, including that different choices might be the North Pole or Greenland.
Klaitz additionally talked about the potential of a GTA TV collection, saying it might be “actually cool to attempt to pull off,” including that he would personally prefer to see or not it’s a live-action present versus animation.
“It will be powerful to translate as a result of it is that sandbox-type sport and folks can do no matter they need, wherever they need, every time they need. It is laborious to kind of refocus that right into a straight narrative. However it might be enjoyable to attempt,” he mentioned.
GTA 6 launches in Might 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Sequence X|S.