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Take-Two CEO: Rising console costs are bad, but won't hurt GTA 6

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick commented on the rising costs of gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox. While he believes these price increases are not ideal for the industry, he does not anticipate them negatively impacting the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. The publisher remains confident in the planned release of GTAVI. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operators; discusses industry economics of gaming hardware.

RANK_REASON The item is a commentary from a CEO about industry trends, not a direct product release or research finding.

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Take-Two CEO: Rising console costs are bad, but won't hurt GTA 6

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