GTA 6 costs $79.99 for the standard edition, $20 more than GTA 5 cost at launch in 2013. Once you account for 13 years of inflation, though, GTA 6 is the cheaper game.
An $80 sticker on a new game can feel steep next to GTA 5's $60. The official prices and the government's own inflation data put that jump in a different light.
What GTA 5 cost in 2013
Grand Theft Auto V launched on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Sony's PlayStation Store update that day listed the PS3 game at $59.99 in the US.
What GTA 6 costs in 2026
On the US Microsoft Store, Grand Theft Auto VI lists at $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition. It launches on 19 November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and Microsoft says it will also stream to Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Pre-orders on that listing come with the Vintage Vice City Pack and one month of GTA+, for purchases made before 23:59:59 on 19 November.
The inflation math
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks prices with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The index stood at 234.149 in September 2013, the month GTA 5 came out. The latest reading, for October 2026, is 337.511.
That means consumer prices, as the CPI-U measures them, rose by about 44% in that time. Run GTA 5's $59.99 through the same index and it comes to about $86.47 in October 2026 dollars.
| Price | Adjusted to October 2026 (latest CPI-U) | |
|---|---|---|
| GTA 5 (September 2013) | $59.99 | about $86.47 |
| GTA 6 standard (November 2026) | $79.99 | $79.99 (current price) |
| GTA 6 Ultimate Edition | $99.99 | $99.99 (current price) |
So the standard edition of GTA 6 costs about $6.50 less than GTA 5 did in real terms. The sticker price went up by a third, while consumer prices went up by more than two fifths. You can check the numbers yourself with the BLS CPI inflation calculator.
What the numbers leave out
Inflation math compares prices, not paychecks, so $80 can still feel like more than $60 did in 2013. The Ultimate Edition at $99.99 sits above GTA 5's adjusted launch price.
The cost of playing also includes the console. GTA 6 needs a PS5 or an Xbox Series X|S, or the cloud route on an Xbox One. Our guide to expanding PS5 storage also matters here, since Sony asks for at least 212GB of free space for GTA 6.
Our take
If the jump from $60 to $80 put you off, the numbers say GTA 6 is priced below where GTA 5 sat once inflation is counted. The standard edition is the one that compares well. The Ultimate Edition is where the price really climbs, so decide whether its extra in-game items are worth the additional $20.
