"GTA6" has been in development for many years and is now quickly approaching its 2026 release date.It is estimated that the game may be as much as $1 billion in development.While this budget figure has not been officially confirmed, it will make GTA6 the most expensive piece in gaming history.However, a former Rockstar developer said that future GTA production costs will be lower.

In the latest episode of Kiwi Talks, Obbe Vermeij talks about the cost of "GTA6" and the impact of artificial intelligence on game development.He believes that the reason why "GTA6" is the most expensive game is because it was made without using artificial intelligence.The former Rockstar developer believes that AI tools will greatly help future games development, such as GTA7.

He specifically noted that AI can take part of the work of artists and animators, thereby significantly reducing production costs.For example, Obbe Vermeij describes a cutscene that handles character rendering and dialogue by AI, which is then polished by the artist to achieve maximum efficiency.

He also mentioned that due to the lengthy development cycle of modern games, we may have to wait about 15 years to see all this happen, "The cost of making GTA7 will be lower than that of GTA6. That's what I think. We have to wait 15 years."

Considering that tools like Nvidia AI NPC are showing the possible changes in game development in the future, the former R-star developer's prediction is indeed quite inspiring.

R Star has always been known for its meticulous and hand-crafted development style, so how much AI can play in its development strategy in the future will become a topic worthy of attention.