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GTA V cost more than you might think

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Producing a simulator about stealing cars is astronomically expensive. With an estimated budget of over two hundred and sixty million dollars, Rockstar spent more money detailing fake Los Angeles than most major film studios spend creating entire cinematic universes.

GTA V cost more than you might think
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