It has been almost three years since Take-Two Interactive finally announced GTA 6, and there have been countless supposed leaks about the price tag, with worries bubbling that it might retail for as much as $100, blowing right past the new $80 standard that Mario Kart World and Microsoft attempted to usher in. This weekend, the rumors continue after Xbox Chat reportedly told a customer that it would retail for the standard $69.99 on the Microsoft Store, but this is hardly confirmation, let alone a reputable source.
Xbox Chat is an AI-powered virtual assistant, and is prone to mistakes, especially with information that has not been publicly confirmed. At most, CEO Strauss Zelnick has alluded that it won't be $100 in various interviews, but we're veering into speculation there. If this Xbox Chat screenshot is legitimate, which we'll come to in a moment, then it's likely pulling the figure from the standard triple-A price most other games retail at. It's certainly not a "leak."
Another issue with claims like these is that web-based messages such as Xbox Chat can easily be manipulated with inspect element. So, any screenshots should be taken with a grain of salt unless they stem from a reputable source. But again, due to the error-prone nature of AI assistants, it's unlikely that a reputable source would cite Xbox Chat as proof, anyway. Nonetheless, I decided to ask the chatbot myself to see what it would say, and was given the same stock answer again and again: "I'm sorry, but I don't have information on the pricing for Grand Theft Auto 6."
We'll Likely Find Out The Truth In The Summer
Zelnick reaffirmed yet again this week that GTA 6 is on track to launch on November 19, with marketing to begin this summer, so the price will undoubtedly be revealed soon. It could very well maintain the standard $69.99 price tag that triple-A games rose to after the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, or it could rise even higher to $80, as we saw with Mario Kart World, and as we almost saw with The Outer Worlds 2; we simply don't know yet.
Whatever the case, don't take this rumor as gospel. It's enticing to think Xbox Chat might have accidentally leaked some private information from behind closed windows at Microsoft, but if the screenshot is real, then it's likely just an AI blunder, which if you've ever used the tools, or even just Googled a query in the last year or two, you'll be all too familiar with.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- November 19, 2026
- ESRB
- Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE)
- Genre(s)
- Action, Adventure
