Rockstar denies Grand Theft Auto VI cost more than US$1.5 billion

Rockstar Games denies Grand Theft Auto VI cost more than US$1.5 billion to make. Jennifer Kolbe, head of publishing, told Bloomberg in an interview at its Edinburgh office. The company declined to give the actual budget, Bloomberg reported in a feature published 14 October 2026. Take-Two chief Strauss Zelnick has only said the game 'was expensive'.