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How much do games cost to make?

Developing a major game like GTA 6 is incredibly expensive, often costing hundreds of millions of pounds. These huge budgets cover thousands of staff, cutting-edge technology, and years of development. The massive 212GB file size for GTA 6 hints at the sheer volume of content and detail involved, all contributing to those high costs.

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