Financial filings reveal Rockstar North's wage bill reached £1.6 billion between 2019 and 2025, with total GTA VI development costs potentially hitting $3 billion.
Part 1
According to recent reports, Rockstar North, a primary studio behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, has spent approximately £1.6 billion (~$2.1 billion USD) on employee wages and salaries between 2019 and 2025, reportedly tied to GTA VI development. The report first emerged on March 29, after a fan analyzed Rockstar Games UK Limited's financial filings in the British Companies Register.
Part 2
The data covers only salary and wage expenses for Rockstar North. It excludes expenditure from other Rockstar studios, marketing costs, and broader production costs. However, GTA VI is not the only active project at Rockstar, meaning a portion of the reported wages likely supports other titles as well.
Part 3
Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has confirmed the figure as specifically attributed to GTA VI. However, the four-year-long development window from 2022 and roughly ten Rockstar studios working on GTA VI development have led to speculation that the total development cost of the upcoming title could rise up to $3 billion.