GTA 6 is set for release this November, but as Rockstar Games is known for delaying its titles multiple times, the community remains wary of a potential last-minute slip into 2027. However, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suggested in a recent talk held during the iicon conference, as reported by IGN, that another delay is not on the horizon.
"I think a lot of people will be calling in sick on November 19," Zelnick joked during his talk, clearly aware of how many in the community are planning to skip school or work to play one of the most anticipated games of all time. As this was an unprompted comment, it heavily suggests that another delay is highly unlikely.
If GTA 6 remains on track, pre-orders should begin soon, finally revealing the game's price, which many analysts have speculated could reach as high as $100 and that Bank of America suggests it should be $80 to rescue a struggling industry. During the talk, the Take-Two CEO did not confirm an exact price, but he heavily implied that it will not be a radical departure from other modern AAA titles.
"Consumers pay for the value that you bring to them, and our job is to charge way, way, way less than the value delivery," Zelnick said. "How you feel about something you buy is the intersection of the thing itself and what you pay for. Consumers need to feel like the thing itself is amazing and the price they were charged was fair for what they got."
Even if GTA 6 were to cost more than any other game currently available on the market, the limited information lifted from patents suggests the experience could justify a higher price point. The sheer ambition of the open world, which reportedly includes fully procedural breakable glass, points toward a massive technical leap, and with an unlimited development budget that lets developers go nuts, the sixth entry in the series is set to be the title that raises the bar not only for the genre but for all video games.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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