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Analyst: GTA 6’s $80 Price Risks Prompting $80 Base for Other AAA Games

Rockstar will sell Grand Theft Auto 6’s standard edition for $80, and its $100 premium edition is selling at high rates. Ampere Analytics analyst Rhys Elliott warns other publishers may copy GTA 6’s $80 base price instead of keeping a $70 base and layering $80–$100 premium editions with extras. That matters because rising living costs and potential next‑gen console prices above $1,000 would make higher base game prices a heavier burden for consumers.

• Grand Theft Auto 6 standard edition is priced at $80; a $100 premium edition is drawing strong sales from players.
• Rhys Elliott of Ampere Analytics says the better pricing model is a $70 base game with $80–$100 premium editions that include early access, cosmetics, or season passes.
• If publishers adopt $80 as the default base, run‑of‑the‑mill or new‑IP AAA releases could become more expensive for most buyers.
• Nintendo kept major release Donkey Kong Bananza at $70, and rising console hardware costs that could push systems past $1,000 increase consumer sensitivity to game prices.