Yesterday, Grand Theft Auto fans might have risked a heart attack when they heard from Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter that GTA VI might be priced at $100 at launch. Pachter believes that Rockstar could get away with it, making it the first time ever for such a price for a base game. Nintendo already got roasted for Mario Kart World being $80 ; would even the massively anticipated GTA VI survive such a risky business choice?

For now, we can only speculate. However, we spoke with another fellow analyst, Wccftech friend Rhys Elliott from Alinea Analytics , who kindly explained why he doesn't buy Pachter's prediction:

A $100 base GTA 6 would be a bad idea for three big reasons:

The real cash cow is GTA Online and its recurring revenues, so limiting GTA VI’s total address

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