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Updated · Forbes · Jun 22
Industry Figures Dismiss FNAC's €89.99 GTA 6 Listing as Placeholder Ahead of June 25 Preorders
Updated
Updated · Forbes · Jun 22

Industry Figures Dismiss FNAC's €89.99 GTA 6 Listing as Placeholder Ahead of June 25 Preorders

3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jun 22

Summary

  • FNAC's leaked GTA 6 prices — starting at €89.99 for the standard edition and rising to €199.99 for a collector's version — triggered fears that Take-Two could price the game above the $70 norm.
  • Industry figures said the retailer's SKU codes point to placeholder entries rather than official Take-Two pricing, undercutting the viral claim that the listings confirm a final launch price.
  • Even so, the leak kept alive speculation that GTA 6 could test an $80 or even $90 price point, a 14% to 28% increase that some analysts think the franchise could sustain after 13 years of pent-up demand.
  • The official answer is due within 72 hours, with GTA 6 preorders set to open on June 25 and any matching retailer leaks before then likely to draw fresh scrutiny.

Insights

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With a billion-dollar budget, is GTA 6's price a necessary gamble or a fatal miscalculation for the entire games industry?