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The recent leak of unfinished gameplay footage for GTA 6 by a 17-year-old hacker hit the internet and garnered a lot of attention. However, there was also some disappointment at the injured party, developer Rockstar Games. As a result, some other development studios showed solidarity with Rockstar and featured unfinished gameplay content from their own games.
The hacker is said to have been part of the Lapsus$ group, which had already stolen data from other large companies such as Microsoft, Samsung or Nvidia. In the meantime, however, London Police have announced that the alleged perpetrator has been arrested.
GTA 6. have a budget forOver $2B in size?
Now how about the hacker’s conversation log, Which Twitter user “GTA 6 News & Leaks” shared via short message service, has become known, is said to have flown more than two billion US dollars into the development of GTA 6 so far. It is ultimately unclear whether Take Two’s total budget for GTA 6 is US$2 billion or is it actually higher. Hacker’s wording suggests the latter.
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He also mentioned that the working title of GTA 6 is “America” and that the game has been in development for eight years. It goes without saying that caution should be exercised here, as the authenticity of these statements has not been confirmed in any way. If there is a grain of truth in this, then it can already be said that GTA 6 will be the most expensive game ever.
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For comparison: the unfinished space flight simulation Star Citizen, which is said to be the most expensive game ever, ate almost a fifth of the GTA 6 budget for US$420 million. Next comes Cyberpunk 2077 with US$331 million. , Meanwhile, the budget for GTA 5 is not known, but analysts estimate it to be closer to $265 million.
If you list the areas that are covered by development costs, all kinds of things come together. These include general development costs, marketing and advertising deals (which can be very expensive at times), publication and distribution costs for physical and digital media, post-release elements such as expansion and story DLC, and finally lucrative online modes. . If Rockstar Games wants to use GTA Online not only for GTA 5, but also for GTA 6, it can clearly be worth noting in the expenses.
Source: Via digital news And tweaktown
