Rockstar Pushes Back on Rumor GTA 6 Cost More Than $1.5 Billion to Make, but It's Still Probably the Most Expensive Video Game of All Time

Rockstar has denied rumors that the budget for its upcoming video game, GTA 6, exceeded $1.5 billion, despite the game being considered the most expensive video game of all time. The rumor, which emerged from a July 2025 article in Gulf News, claimed that GTA 6's budget could be as high as $2 billion, but Rockstar's head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe insisted that the figure was incorrect.

Earlier this year, Business Insider suggested a budget range of $1-1.5 billion, based on industry analyst estimates provided by Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two. While GTA 6 did not break the $1.5 billion budget mark, it still holds the title for the most expensive video game ever made. The only other game that might challenge GTA 6's budget is Star Citizen, whose budget has exceeded $1 billion through ongoing sales of virtual assets.

GTA 6 is expected to generate significant revenue upon release, with some estimates projecting sales of over 40 million units and $3 billion in revenue within the first four months of its November launch.