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Could GTA VI be the Most Successful Video Game Ever? 💵
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What we’re showing
Key financial figures from recent Grand Theft Auto (GTA) releases.
Key takeaways
- The GTA franchise has grown enormously in scale, with the upcoming release (GTA VI) rumored to have a budget of $2 billion.
- GTA V generates continuous revenue from subscriptions and in-game purchases, a model that GTA VI is sure to follow.
Context
- Shares in Take-Two Interactive, the parent of GTA developer Rockstar Games, are up ~50% YTD.
- Subscription fees and in-game purchases represented 78% of Take-Two’s FY2023 revenues. Game sales, on the other hand, represent 22%. (Source: Affinity Data powered by Syntax)
Dataset
Year | Title | Cost to Produce ($) | Revenue ($) | Copies Sold |
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2025 (est.) | GTA VI | 2,000,000,000 (rumored) | - | - |
2013 | GTA V | 265,000,000 | 7,700,000,000 | 185,000,000 |
2008 | GTA IV | 100,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
Data sources
Unit sales as of Aug 2023.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/511784/global-all-time-unit-sales-grand-theft-auto/https://www.tweaktown.com/news/76992/grand-theft-auto-iv-made-huge-2-billion-in-sales-revenues/index.htmlhttps://www.tweaktown.com/news/87904/grand-theft-auto-earnings-at-7-68-billion-since-gta-launch/index.htmlhttps://www.twitchmetrics.net/games/viewership
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