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  1. GTA 6 Development Crunch is 'Not How Take-Two Operates,' Strauss Zelnick Clears the Air
  2. GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated to Be Over $1bn, as Take-Two Head Admits It's an 'Expensive' Endeavour
  3. GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated at $1-1.5 Billion — More Than 5x Typical AAA Games
GTA 6 Development Crunch is 'Not How Take-Two Operates,' Strauss Zelnick Clears the Air

2026-05-07T08:00:00Z · 3 min read

GTA 6 Development Crunch is 'Not How Take-Two Operates,' Strauss Zelnick Clears the Air

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has directly denied reports of crunch conditions at Rockstar Games, saying that the November 2026 delay was specifically designed to prevent employee burnout, not as a result of it. In a Business Insider interview, Zelnick stated that 'delaying a game's launch is sometimes necessary, since crunch isn't part of how Take-Two operates today,' and shared his personal philosophy: 'You do your homework, you don't pull an all-nighter.'

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GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated to Be Over $1bn, as Take-Two Head Admits It's an 'Expensive' Endeavour

2026-05-06T14:22:41Z · 3 min read

GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated to Be Over $1bn, as Take-Two Head Admits It's an 'Expensive' Endeavour

Take-Two is estimated to have spent between $1bn and $1.5bn on GTA 6, according to Business Insider via IGN. This dwarfs comparable AAA titles — Horizon Forbidden West ($212m), The Last of Us Part 2 ($220m), and Bungie's Marathon ($200m) — by an order of magnitude. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick called the project an "expensive" endeavour without confirming a specific figure.

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GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated at $1-1.5 Billion — More Than 5x Typical AAA Games

2026-05-06T14:22:41Z · 3 min read

GTA 6's Development Costs Estimated at $1-1.5 Billion — More Than 5x Typical AAA Games

Take-Two is estimated to have spent between $1 billion and $1.5 billion on GTA 6 — five to seven times the budget of a typical AAA game. Business Insider (via IGN) reported the staggering figures based on analyst estimates from a Zelnick interview. Take-Two CEO called it an 'expensive' endeavour and 'the most spectacular piece of entertainment on Earth' — a 'daunting challenge'.

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