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Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
That's very excessive..
If I were in charge of that I would probably feel bad. A videogame doesn't need to be that expensive to be good. I don't want to be offensive but there are a lot of great charitable things you could do with a fraction of that budget.
Also, and I absolutely love gaming, but I think raising the bar too much can be a double edged sword to other developers and games.. either way, I hope the game is really good and sells a lot.
If I were in charge of that I would probably feel bad. A videogame doesn't need to be that expensive to be good. I don't want to be offensive but there are a lot of great charitable things you could do with a fraction of that budget.
Also, and I absolutely love gaming, but I think raising the bar too much can be a double edged sword to other developers and games.. either way, I hope the game is really good and sells a lot.
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poodaddy
Member
That was already in the options for V man, so I imagine it'll be there for VI as well.
Why you people are so adverse to opening options menus I'll never know. Just check em out guys.
Sleepwalker
Member
Can't believe they are charging 2billion, that DF performance video going to be something else.
(it will render at 720p internally)
cash_longfellow
Member
You know it!
rhodesianshepard
Banned
There was a 2 billion budget reported a while back, but it included the 10 years after release with the GTA online budget. There is no way in hell the base game on release will cost 2 billion. 1 billion maybe
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Scotty W
Banned
Losing Dan Houser means that the main creative voice of the series is gone, and that was a very distinctive voice. He was a fantastic writer. And hasn’t Rockstar gone woke?
I am a bit suspicious of the guaranteed success of 6. Probably it will be like Disney Star Wars where it starts huge and diminishes over time.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Believable. They’ll make that back in like 2 days.
People are underestimating just how big this game is gonna be. Likely have the biggest ad campaign in entertainment history
People are underestimating just how big this game is gonna be. Likely have the biggest ad campaign in entertainment history
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willothedog
Member
29 million copies on day one, doubt it plus the servers would not be able to cope.
A.Romero
Member
According to a quick google search it was a bit more than 1/4 billion USD, out of which $140 million were development costs (this does not include post launch development, infrastructure, marketing and support costs).
2B sounds crazy if you take it face value but with inflation (31% since 2013 according to a calculator) and counting expenses such as post launch ports to next gen, support, additional content and marketing it stops sounding as crazy. If I was told GTAV has spent near a billion since 2013 I wouldn't be surprised.
Also, these numbers are meaningless regarding sustainability as long as they are making more than they are spending.
What does surprise me is that it may have been in development since 2014 and the leaks didn't show anything special. I mean, 9 years and all they had back when the leak happened was a mild reskin of GTAV? WTF.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
shhiiiiiiiit probably.
GTA is the exception, not the rule. This budget is wild, but I can't question this as what other IP do we know of putting out a180 plus million selling title? So if this indeed is their budget, I can't say no to this lol
It would be more odd if they under staffed, under sold and decided to be greedy and not properly fund the game. At least we know they are actually reinvesting that money right back into the industry. Though I'm doubtful that is really the budget, I'd also not be surprised if it was lol
GTA is the exception, not the rule. This budget is wild, but I can't question this as what other IP do we know of putting out a180 plus million selling title? So if this indeed is their budget, I can't say no to this lol
It would be more odd if they under staffed, under sold and decided to be greedy and not properly fund the game. At least we know they are actually reinvesting that money right back into the industry. Though I'm doubtful that is really the budget, I'd also not be surprised if it was lol
Robochobo
Member
Even if its not true and the figure is significantly lower, between singular sales and the undoubted inclusion of GTAO2 with MTX, I would assume they make that back within a month max. V made almost one billion in sales on its first day. GTA makes so much money, I'm not dissuaded to state that it's an international money laundering scheme at this point. My hypothesis is sound, but nobody will listen.
March Climber
Member
GTA 6 Multi-City Setting Rumors Explained
GTA 6 settings rumor resemble Project Americas.
screenrant.com
The 'multiple cities' rumor has to be true. It has to be. There's no way a game only set in Vice City cost this much. There has to be something so complex in this game that it will make the game generational-defining for 2 whole generations, which means the wait from 6 to 7 would be the same length as the wait from 5 to 6.
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
no.
lol
They got it, flaunt it. They want to reach the biggest heights ever seen in entertainment, not just gaming, so saying "iTz fReaKiN ' gTa" nahhhhh, its a fucking sequel to a game that moved 180 million units...and counting. So with GTA V making them almost 8 billion, it makes sense to spend 2 on something like this.
High tides raise all ships and I take no issue from them spending like this. I'd be worried if they wanted to be greedy, cheap out, try to make a game with less funds, less of a team etc. So this is just a rumor and we don't even know the split right now for a fact from development to marketing, but I'm sure they will go beast in both areas.
Lunarorbit
Member
Theyll make that back on the third day its on sale
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This is the culmination of everything they've learned and I don't think it really matters that the housers are gone.
GTA 6 is like the equivalent of 5 CODs.
. This is the culmination of everything they've learned and I don't think it really matters that the housers are gone.
GTA 6 is like the equivalent of 5 CODs.
kazuyamishima
Member
Considering that GTAV sold about 16 million copies (mostly physical) launch week on the 360 and PS3.
A launch week of 25 million units for GTA VI is not out of reach.
But I’m inclined to believe the budget is around the 1 Billion mark.
A launch week of 25 million units for GTA VI is not out of reach.
But I’m inclined to believe the budget is around the 1 Billion mark.
Yoboman
Member
Not for 5 years
Teams, outsourced teams, QA, contractors, actors etc will come on and off the project
Johnny Concrete
Member
Haha, that would probably take another billion..Hopefully with all that monies they finally fix the crud on foots gameplay and missions
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It’s all those yacht and pool parties they had for the board members. Strippers and booze aren’t cheap.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
They can easily make the 2 billion back. Only a few games could do that and GTA is one of them.
If this game launches with GTA online and on all consoles plus PC day one, I can see them making a billion within a month.
If this game launches with GTA online and on all consoles plus PC day one, I can see them making a billion within a month.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
0% chance that this cost $2 Billion.
FullMetalx117
Member
Hmm…possible that dev salary bonuses are tied to sales of GTA V or GTA online. Maybe they make a small cut out of that. And that game made soooo much money over the last 10 years that Dev Salary + Bonuses amounted to close to $2 billion which this tweet is referring to as the cost to make GTA 6.
March Climber
Member
docchicken
Member
musings about AAA gaming being "unsustainable"
This game would/will sell so much on name alone that a budget like this isn't hard to believe. They just have to make sure it's good.
This game would/will sell so much on name alone that a budget like this isn't hard to believe. They just have to make sure it's good.
Portugeezer
Member
I'm not worried. They can afford it.
Part of me is glad they gave it some crazy budget, GTA can afford it.
Part of me is glad they gave it some crazy budget, GTA can afford it.
Dynasty8
Member
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it hits that mark. Any other game, yeah...not a chance. But seeing how GTA5 has surpassed 180 million units sold (which is absolute fucking insanity), I could see GTA6 being the biggest video game/entertainment media launch of all time.
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Sleepwalker
Member
Yeah, I can see it.GTA 6 Multi-City Setting Rumors Explained
GTA 6 settings rumor resemble Project Americas.
The 'multiple cities' rumor has to be true. It has to be. There's no way a game only set in Vice City cost this much. There has to be something so complex in this game that it will make the game generational-defining for 2 whole generations, which means the wait from 6 to 7 would be the same length as the wait from 5 to 6.
IF this budget is true they are making a game so big and so expansive that it's meant to last them another 10-12 years before thinking about GTAVII.
GetInTheRobot
Banned
2 billion would have to be literally impossible unless the market budget is 1.5 billion...is it even possible to spend 2 billion developing a game?
GooseMan69
Member
Good. Inject that AAAA good shit into my fucking veins. I want more games like TLOU 2, RDR2, etc. I’ll wait.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Lock it up on GamePass day 1 Microsoft!
ChorizoPicozo
Gold Member
I will be the judge of that.