00:00GTA 6 boss says $100 edition is outselling the standard version and pre-orders.
00:06You think?
00:08I don't really think that would be news to anyone when you knew what was included in the $100 version
00:13and not included in the $80 version.
00:17Grand Theft Auto 6 fans appear to be showing strong interest in the game's more expensive edition,
00:22with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick revealing that pre-orders for the $100 Ultimate Edition are currently outpacing those
00:30for the standard version.
00:32Speaking with CNBC, Zelnick was axed whether pre-orders were being split relatively evenly between the two editions.
00:39Instead, he said sales were skewing more to the premium edition,
00:43while cautioning that the trend could be influenced by the game's most dedicated fans being the first to place their
00:48orders.
00:49That might be a reflection of the fact that the most avid consumers are the ones who are pre-ordering
00:54now, Zelnick explained.
00:56The comments come as GTA 6 pricing continues to generate discussion among fans.
01:01The standard edition costs $80, while the Ultimate Edition is priced at $100 and includes additional digital content.
01:11Like missions and customization shops, things like that.
01:17Zelnick was also axed whether GTA 6 could receive discounts during the holiday shopping season.
01:22The game is scheduled to launch shortly before Black Friday and Christmas,
01:26but Zelnick stopped short of predicting what retailers might do.
01:30According to Zelnick, Take-Two sets the suggested pricing for its games,
01:34but individual retailers ultimately decide how much they charge.
01:38He pointed to Grand Theft Auto 5 as an example of the company's ability to maintain its pricing for an
01:44unusually long period of time.
01:47That history suggests that players shouldn't necessarily expect major discounts on GTA 6 shortly after launch.
01:54Zelnick has previously defended the game's pricing,
01:57arguing that it reflects the value Rockstar Games provides with its releases.
02:03Yeah, that's a far cry from the value that they seem to have with Grand Theft Auto 5.
02:11Because this value is money, money, give me more money.
02:16He has even described the price as a bargain,
02:18pointing to Rockstar's reputation for delivering large amounts of content.
02:22No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
02:26Long, long, long, long, long.
02:29This is $100 for Grand Theft Auto 6.
02:32It's not a bargain.
02:33Are you...
02:34Hey, come down from your ivory towers.
02:37Come to the working...
02:39Come down to the people who buy your games,
02:42who actually maybe make not even $100 in a day after taxes.
02:48And ask them if this is a bargain.
02:50This is not a...
02:52$100 for Grand Theft Auto 6 is not a bargain?
02:55When you wanted to take stuff out of the game for the $80 version?
02:59What?
03:00What?
03:04Wow.
03:05Wow.
03:06This is how you know someone is a corporate shill executive sellout.
03:13This is how you know.
03:16$100 so you get the full game is a bargain.
03:22If $100 is a bargain, what is too expensive?
03:28$100 is a bargain.
03:33Yeah, maybe if I had your salary, $100 would be a bargain.
03:37I don't think that's the consensus among many other people, though.
03:43A bargain.
03:47The game's physical release has also become a source of controversy.
03:52GTA 6 is launching without a traditional game disc,
03:55although Zelnik has not ruled out the possibility of a true physical release
03:59being produced sometime after launch.
04:01I did hear that in December, that's when the disc is supposed to come out.
04:07So, it's weird that this game is coming out digitally only, and then a disc later on,
04:14but the disc is already announced.
04:16It's kind of like, why wouldn't you just have the disc on day one if it's already in the plans
04:22to come out at all?
04:26He also does not believe the lack of a disc will significantly hurt the game sales.
04:31Meanwhile, Rockstar is preparing to give fans another major look at GTA 6.
04:36An extended preview is scheduled to premiere on Netflix later this month
04:40before becoming available through YouTube and social media.
04:43The Netflix presentation will initially be exclusive to the streaming service,
04:48with the extended look becoming available to everyone on YouTube six hours later.
04:52Can you say cash grab?
04:54On August 27th, the decision to debut the footage behind Netflix's paywall
05:00has already frustrated some fans.
05:03For now, however, the early pre-order numbers suggest that the game's most dedicated fans
05:08are willing to pay a premium for GTA 6.
05:13And to the people that are already paying, like, sure, I'll pay $100, sure,
05:19I gotta have Grand Theft Auto 6 on release day, you're part of the problem.
05:26You know, I mean, the way these companies hear us the most reliably
05:33is when we speak with our wallet.
05:35If people are complaining, but they're still making money,
05:39those complaints might as well make it straight to the nearest trash can.
05:43Because the company's gonna go, well, we're still making money.
05:46Why do we need to change anything?
05:49This is just a short, this is just a minority of the fans that are expressing this.
05:56And that's the way it's gonna stay until people actually speak with their wallets.
06:00Now, I'm not naive enough to think no one was gonna order Grand Theft Auto 6,
06:07but I still have to say, everything that's been, especially, like, this year, I'd say,
06:13everything revolving around Grand Theft Auto 6 has been suspect at the very least.
06:19You have Grand Theft Auto 6, you know, no trailer, no gameplay trailer that I know of.
06:27The first time you actually might, might see gameplay,
06:32it's gonna be behind a paywall for six hours
06:37before being free for everyone else to see.
06:44And, you know, it's, it's just, it's just, it's, it's, it's like the saying.
06:50If it's, if it sounds like a duck, looks like a duck, and, and, uh, if it sounds like a
06:55duck,
06:56looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it's a duck.
06:59Well, if something sounds shady, looks shady, looks shady, and continues to act shady, it's shady.
07:09Um, yeah, I, so, you know, and the whole thing about most people
07:14were gonna buy the premium edition, of course, no one's gonna buy the $80 edition
07:18and be locked out of customization shops and missions and everything.
07:24Um, so, but, I mean, I, wow, you wanna talk about out of touch?
07:31You wanna talk about out of touch?
07:33Saying $100 for the game is a bargain is out of touch.
07:39Um, I have absolutely zero interest when it comes to Grand Theft Auto 6.
07:45Because you haven't given me anything to be interested about.
07:49You know, the, no, the one thing I know about the protagonist
07:53is it's supposed to be like a Bonnie and Clyde kind of thing, kind of team.
07:59And, what else?
08:02Apparently, nothing else is happening.
08:05So, the fact that, uh, so, I'm supposed to give $100 up based on that?
08:14And the fact that there still is no gameplay trailer, but the game is gonna be coming out soon?
08:22Uh, no.
08:25And, honestly, I wish more people would speak up with their wallets and not get this game.
08:30Why do we have to get it at launch?
08:35But, unfortunately, there are always gonna be some people
08:38who are gonna continue to give Rockstar a chance.
08:41And some people might be thinking,
08:43well, wait, you know, you gotta give them a chance.
08:45Look, look at who they are.
08:51How did that work out for, uh, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League?
08:55Wouldn't you say Rocksteady deserved the same chance,
08:57developing, uh, Batman, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham, uh, Knight?
09:04And how'd that work out?
09:08So, let me know what you think.
09:10Um, uh, this is definitely not a bargain.
09:14Definitely not.
09:15At $100 for the full game.
09:18Because you know they're gonna have,
09:20because think about it,
09:21it's $100 for the full game
09:23until the battle,
09:24until the online pass comes.
09:26Until GTA 6 online happens.
09:29Until you have to get every single, uh,
09:33season event or story event.
09:35Until you have to pay extra for each one of those.
09:39You really think it's gonna stop at $100?
09:41$100?
09:41$100?
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