Leak from FNAC suggests high prices for GTA 6

The retailer's digital catalog listed three quite distinct prices for the mysterious developer's product: €89.99, €119.99, and €199.99. Based on market history and the hype surrounding this release, it's logical to deduce that these amounts correspond respectively to the Standard, Deluxe, and Collector's editions. Charging nearly 90 euros for a basic version of a video game feels like a slap in the face to consumers, highlighting how the industry exploits public favoritism to test ever more absurd financial limits.

The official game pre-orders are scheduled to start on June 25, so the mystery won't last long. Although the store management hasn't commented and the information doesn't constitute an official announcement by the publisher, the credibility of the data is substantial. Several users decided to test the EAN code of the standard version directly in the Portuguese page's internal search system of FNAC, and the server returned exactly the price of €89.99, which debunks the theory that the circulating screenshots are merely internet fabrications.

This accidental revelation occurred through the Portugal division of the FNAC network. The store's webpage temporarily activated the listing for three versions of an unspecified project by Rockstar Games, indicating a release date of November 19 for the PlayStation 5 platform.

The source responsible for spreading the leak made an uncomfortable parallel between this price increase and the values seen in Mario Kart World, signaling a dangerous trend of overall media price hikes. Rumors behind the scenes indicating that the new installment of the heist franchise would break the standard pricing barrier for blockbusters seem true. The issue with this approach is that if the audience accepts paying this exorbitant price without complaining, all other companies will feel justified in inflating their own game's prices, potentially making our hobby elitist and prohibitive. Thus, the outlook suggests that the era of releases priced at 80 euros is nearing its end.