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'People spend too much time talking about the 'Woe is me' risk related to AI' — GTA 6 publisher CEO says AI fears are overstated

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, the boss behind the publisher Rockstar Games’ upcoming “Grand Theft Auto 6,” stated that the worrying narrative around AI is overstated.

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'If AI were to take anyone's job, wouldn't it take Elon Musk's job? The richest guy on Earth?' — Take-Two CEO says AI won't get rid of jobs, but allow artists to do 'higher quality work' instead

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said that artificial intelligence (AI) won't steal artists' jobs, but that it will allow them to do "higher quality work" instead of tedious tasks.

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GTA 6 Boss Admits 'AI Can Be Used For Evil'—But Dismisses AI Job Loss Panic

Take-Two CEO says AI can be used for evil but dismisses fears it will cause widespread job losses in gaming and creative industries.

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Elon Musk is more at risk of losing his job to AI than artists are according to Take-Two's CEO: 'If AI were going to take anyone's job, wouldn't it take his job?'

Look out Elon, Grok is gunning for your job.

PC Gamer

GTA 6 parent company Take-Two reportedly lays off its AI-focused staff: "Shifting priorities from upper management have impacted my team"

The Rockstar Games and 2K Games owner previously said it was embracing the tech

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Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its head of AI

Luke Dicken, who previously spent a decade with Zynga, says his time with the company "has come to an end".

PC Gamer

GTA 6 price hint suggests fans won't face a $100 nightmare after all, according to clues from Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick

$100 or not, plenty of people will break the bank to buy Grand Theft Auto VI at launch.

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Fans are divided over the apparent 'price revelation'.

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GTA VI Rumours Intensify With $80 Pricing Talk and New Released Developer-Sourced Leak

Grand Theft Auto VI is set to release in November 2026. Discover the anticipated pricing and new features that have gamers buzzing.

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I just saw Take-Two's CEO reveal GTA 6's price — and gamers can rest easy now

Those $150 price rumors were way off, as the company CEO teased a surprisingly reasonable cost for the massive game.

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Ahead of GTA 6, Take-Two CEO says "It’s hard for me to imagine" including ads in a $70-$80 game: "It would seem unfair"

"For free-to-play titles, yes. For titles for which you've paid 70 or 80 bucks, no."

GamesRadar

Take-Two boss says he's not interested in putting ads into premium games: 'It would seem unfair'

Industry analyst Matthew Bell predicted a rise in in-game advertising last month as publishers pursue new revenue streams, but Strauss Zelnick doesn't see it happening.

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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick cannot fathom anyone not wanting to play GTA 6: 'I think we'll be able to engage every appropriate individual'

"Just explain to me how it is that you've decided, 'No, no GTA 6, not interested?'"

PC Gamer

"Every appropriate individual" will play GTA 6, says Take-Two CEO, who can’t imagine anyone over the age of 17 being uninterested: "I just don’t see it"

Yes, it definitely won't be anyone under 17

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‘These tools may help you create assets, but that won’t help you create hits' — Take Two boss says AI can't create games like 'GTA 6'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick gave his thoughts on generative AI software's ability to create virtual worlds and disagrees with it being able to generate smash hit games

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Take-Two CEO backs Asha Sharma — “I’m going to bet on her continuing to do great”

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick shares his thoughts on Xbox’s new CEO Asha Sharma, offering support and explaining what drives success in the gaming industry.

PC Gamer

Take-Two boss declines to offer advice to the new Microsoft Gaming chief, says she'll be fine on her own: 'She’s a highly accomplished executive who’s done just great without ever having met me'

Asha Sharma came into Microsoft's Xbox business without a background in gaming, but Zelnick did the same thing at Take-Two and that's worked out pretty well.

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AI making something to GTA 6's scale is "laughable," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says, but the tech isn't as awful as you think: "I don't believe machines have the ability to be good or evil"

"There is a creator economy that these tools have enabled, no doubt"

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Grand Theft Auto 6 marketing will officially kick off this summer ahead of its November launch, which Take-Two CEO is sure won't be delayed again — 'We don’t spend money on marketing until we’re pretty close to release'

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick seems confident that Grand Theft Auto 6 won't be delayed from its November launch date, since marketing is officially set to begin this summer.

PC Gamer

Take-Two CEO says you can trust that GTA 6 release date because they've spent, like, so much money on marketing in the run-up to it, and they're 'Not selling hamburgers' here

No free hamburgers with GTA 6. You heard it here first.

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GTA 6 is gen AI free, but Take Two is ‘now actively embracing it’

While GTA 6 remains completely free of generative AI, the same can’t be said about the company’s future titles.

GamesRadar

GTA 6 publisher Take-Two responds to the Google AI that sent game industry stocks crashing: Project Genie is "not even in the same ballpark" as a real game engine

"Genie is not a game engine"

GamesRadar

"Their worlds are handcrafted": GTA 6 parent company CEO says "generative AI has zero part in what Rockstar Games is building," even if he's "enthusiastic" about AI in game development

"...tools don't replace creativity"

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 will continue to be supported says Gearbox owner, and "we still are very optimistic about that title" despite launch being a "bit softer than we would've liked"

"We expect the title to achieve strong sell-through over its lifetime"

TechRadar

GTA 6 owner Take-Two is 'embracing generative AI' as part of its goal to be the 'most efficient company in the entertainment business' says CEO

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has spoken about the potential of generative AI in the company's latest earnings call.

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