It's been almost three years since Take-Two Interactive finally announced GTA 6, and there have been numerous leaks speculating its price tag. There were concerns that it could sell for up to $100, just past the new $80 standard that Mario Kart World and Microsoft were trying to introduce. Rumors continued this weekend after Xbox Chat told customers it would retail for the standard $69.99 in the Microsoft Store, but this has little confirmation, let alone good reputation. sauce.
Xbox Chat is an AI-powered virtual assistant, and it's prone to mistakes, especially when it comes to information that hasn't been publicly verified. CEO Strauss Zelnick has hinted in various interviews that it won't be $100 at most, but we're guessing there. If these Xbox chat screenshots are legit (we'll get to that in a moment), there's a good chance they're pulling that figure from the standard triple-A price that most other games sell for. It's definitely not a “leak”.
Another problem with claims like this is that web-based messages like Xbox Chat can be easily manipulated using inspection elements. Therefore, all screenshots should be taken with some caution, unless they come from a reputable source. However, due to the error-prone nature of AI assistants, it's unlikely that any reputable source will cite Xbox Chat as evidence. Nonetheless, I decided to ask the chatbot directly what it would say, and I kept getting the same answer. “Sorry, we don’t have any information on the price of Grand Theft Auto 6.”
I think the truth will come out in the summer
Zelnick once again confirmed this week that GTA 6 is scheduled for release on November 19th and that marketing will begin this summer, so pricing will no doubt be revealed soon. It could very well maintain the standard $69.99 price tag that triple-A games have risen to since the PS5 and Xbox Series We don't know yet.
Whatever the case, don't take this rumor as gospel. It's tempting to think that Xbox Chat may have accidentally leaked some personal information behind Microsoft's closed windows, but if the screenshots are real, it's likely an AI mistake. If you've ever used the tool or searched for a query on Google in the past year or two, this will be all too familiar.
