Games Inbox: Is GTA 6 worth paying £100 for?
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The Tuesday letters page doesn’t think Mario Kart is a Nintendo Switch 2 launch game, as one reader is adamant they don’t want a PlayStation 6. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk. Only if it’s worth it. A story is doing the rounds claiming some in the industry ‘hope’ that GTA 6 costs $80-100, as it will allow other companies to follow suit with their new releases. This has gone down about as well as you’d expect on social media, with many arguing GTA 6 is probably the only game that could justify a higher price point given the hype and the expected Rockstar Games quality.
I would agree with this, as like them or loathe them, Rockstar just does it better. It’s been said before but stand anywhere on a Rockstar map and something (usually hilarious) will happen. Their world design is just beyond everyone else and the trailer/rumours would suggest they’re going all in on non-player character intelligence this time, which will only increase the mini-stories that appear at random.
If other AAA companies want to start charging $80-100 then they’d better get working on quality, or they’ll find out the hard way when their incomplete, shallow experiences don’t do the numbers they expect. Even EA Sports FC, usually a guaranteed runaway success, has faced the wrath of customers voting with their wallets because it needed another six months in development, and they’re sick of the terrible quality control.
