GTA 7 will be cheaper to make than GTA 6. Rockstar Games veteran has no doubts and gives the reason why
According to a former Rockstar employee, GTA VI will be the most expensive game ever and nothing in the future will top it, not even GTA VII. The reason is the growing importance of artificial intelligence.
Obbe Vermeij is one of the former employees of Rockstar Games, who co-created several installments of the GTA series. He recently gave an interview on the Kiwi Talkz channel on YouTube. One of the subjects was the upcoming sixth installment of the series, but interestingly, he also briefly touched on a possible seventh part.
GTA 7 will be cheaper than GTA 6
During the conversation, Vermeij admitted that in his opinion, GTA VI will be the most expensive game in history. This statement isn't overly surprising, but it's worth paying attention to the rest of what he said.
I predict that GTA VI is the most expensive game in history and it will remain so. I think there's not gonna be a bigger game than GTA 6 because a lot of that stuff is going to be taken over by AI whether we want it or not.
The creator thinks that a lot of artists who currently create things like worlds or movie scenes will be replaced by AI in about five years. In this way, the costs of game development will be significantly reduced, which, as Vermeij noted, will also affect the potential GTA VII.
GTA 7 will be cheaper to make than GTA 6.
AI and game devs
According to Vermeij, AI will not completely end the work of artists in games. They will still be needed, among other things, to determine the style of production or to write a script. Technology can help, for instance, in generating basic cutscenes, but even in this situation, artists will still be needed to refine them or create something "creative at a higher level."
Artificial intelligence will also reduce the workload of programmers. However, Vermeij pointed out that this has been happening for years. When he started working, devs had to write things like physics or collision detection themselves, and now they are ready in the engines. So, AI is the next step towards facilitating game development.
During the conversation, the positive effects of such a turn of events were mentioned. Cheaper production can result in a larger number of high-quality games, even those with more niche themes. In another scenario, people whose jobs are taken over by AI could use the extra time to focus on creating other interesting things that were not possible before.
Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PS5 and XSX/S. The launch is scheduled for May 26, 2026. In the future, the game should also be available on PC.
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