Rockstar denied the rumor that GTA 6 cost more than the Burj Khalifa without giving a figure, while its headcount reached 4,711, per Begeek and Bloomberg.
Sources begeek.fr · bloomberg.com
How much did GTA 6 cost? Rockstar is not saying, but it has swatted away one of the most widespread rumors. According to Begeek, citing Bloomberg, publishing director Jennifer Kolbe gave no exact number while dismissing the idea of a game costlier than the Burj Khalifa.
Unknown. For scale, Begeek notes the Dubai tower cost $1.5 billion according to its developer's chairman. It also cites analyst sources relayed by Business Insider putting GTA 6 closer to $1 to $1.5 billion. Those are outside estimates, not a Rockstar figure.
The firmest number is elsewhere. Per Begeek, Rockstar had 4,711 employees across 12 offices in August 2026, up from 2,441 when Red Dead Redemption 2 shipped in 2018. The outlet compares that with CD Projekt RED's roughly 800 developers in August 2025. Teams are spread across India, Scotland, England, San Diego, New England, Toronto and Australia.
Bloomberg reports Rockstar realized mid-development how big its non-player characters would be, and opened a Los Angeles studio dedicated to creating them. That density of city life is where much of the money goes. We covered those Bloomberg making-of details earlier this week.
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Phil Hooker, Rockstar North's technical director, says the delay came from areas of the game that would not fit the schedule. According to Begeek, the team could have met the date, but not with the game it wanted to ship. See our piece on why the game took so long.
Nothing for the sticker price: €79.99 for the standard edition, with no announced link to the budget. But the team's size is a more reliable gauge of the project than any estimate. The exact cost stays unknown until Take-Two publishes it.
Sources begeek.fr · bloomberg.com
By Lara Rivolet · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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