I think GTA 6 will cost more than $70 USD

I was looking at previous costs of games...

GTA 4 came out for XBOX 360/PS3 in 2008 and was $60 USD. GTA 5 came out on the same console and was $60 in 2013. Since then the price for AAA has become $70. I thought this had taken place in like 2015/2016 but it turns out the $70 price point happened in 2020 - when Xbox Series S/X and PS5 came out.

People are speculating if GTA 6 will cost more and I don't think it will, not yet anyways. I think the next price hike will happen with next gen. I don't know if it will end up being $80 or if they will do a massive jump to $90 but time will tell.

Now this is not to say Rockstar won't charge more. I can see them charging $70 for GTA 6 on current gen consoles but charging an additional cost for online access. I think this is how they skirt around things. I know they want to charge more for GTA 6 but they can't without a new console being released.

So when PS6 comes out (I have no idea what Xbox is planning for in terms of names lol), GTA 6 will cost the new price on the new console and likely include online for free.

The cost of online will be the difference between the inflated new standard for AAA titles I assume so if games will be $80, then GTA 6 online will cost $10. If they will be $90, then it will cost $20.

I could be entirely wrong about this but it makes sense to me.

I can see the price going up with new consoles when they drop but I am still hopeful GTA 6 will stay the same price and only be more for the new edition on the newest consoles.

I don't mind paying extra for online if it is a one time fee and we continue to get free stuff like they do in GTA 5. So if they want to charge $70 for the game and an additional charge for online, that is fine. But I am assuming that they will require you to buy the base game to play online even if you don't want to play the story.

They are absolutely hiking up the price of games for the next set of consoles. No doubt in my mind. I would not be shocked if they made them $90 pr even $100. I am already extremely picky and choosy with what I buy because of the price as is so I will just end up buying fewer games.

A friend of mine says that it is the end goal. Apparently he believes they want to push EVERYONE onto subscription models of games so we never actually own anything. I don't know about that but it would kill gaming for me.

plasmapeacock said:

A friend of mine says that it is the end goal. Apparently he believes they want to push EVERYONE onto subscription models of games so we never actually own anything. I don't know about that but it would kill gaming for me.

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Well shit... That is not good. I can totally see them trying this though. I think people pushing back on them getting rid of physical media slowed things down but I feel like this might be the direction we are heading too. Not good.

I don't think they will do this. They do not want to be the first and get the heat for raising the cost. I am sure it will cost more on the new consoles when they do come out but they are keeping this one at $70.

If it was coming out any later than next year, then maybe the base edition might cost more, but otherwise I can't see it costing more than $70.

I get why you think this. Why you think there might be an additional charge on the game for online. I think it comes down to when online gets released. I am sure they are going to have some sort of delay in place where the base game comes out and then online goes live sometime after. Maybe a month later? maybe 3 months later? Who knows.

It will absolutely cost more next gen but it is coming out for current gen so it is not going to cost more than $70. I get what you are saying but they would be shooting themselves in the foot charging more when consoles will be coming out a few years later with a higher price point.