R Star parent company Take Two just confirmed that the development of "GTA6" began in 2020, about five years ago, unlike the rumored ten years of development.If this is true, then the delay of "GTA6" this time is completely reasonable.

In addition, in the financial report, Take Two revealed the development budget of "GTA6".They estimate that GTA6 will spend more than $1 billion on development, becoming the most expensive game ever.

In the financial report, Take Two denied previous rumors about GTA6's $2 billion, and the actual cost just exceeded $1 billion.However, this is still an astronomical figure. The current development cost of 3A games is around 200 million to 300 million US dollars, while "GTA6" is more than three times the average cost in the industry.

It is reported that $1 billion is just development expenses, but the total cost may still easily reach $1.5 billion to $2 billion, which includes publicity and promotion expenses and later content updates.Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier revealed that the concept/pre-production of "GTA6" began in 2014.

With such a high development cost, the question is: What will the pricing of "GTA6" be?The current 3A game price is likely to no longer apply. The media speculates that it starts at least $80, and it is not ruled out that it is $100.

"Star Citizen" is the only game that has developed costs close to "GTA6". The game has received nearly $800 million through crowdfunding. It has been developed for more than 12 years and is still in the Alpha stage.

Take Two revealed in its financial report that "GTA6" began to develop "seriously" in 2020 after its success in "Red Dead Redemption 2". The term "seriously" implies that the development of "GTA6" is actually earlier.It is worth noting that Red Dead Redemption 2 is released in 2018, so IGN estimates that the total development time of "GTA6" will take at least 8 years.

IGN reported that the development of "GTA6" began in 2018 and began to produce it in 2020.