Buying GTA 6 Could Save You $5,000, Or At Least This Guy Thinks So
Self-made millionaire Mark Tilbury has proposed an unusual financial perspective on Grand Theft Auto 6: purchasing the game can save players approximately $5,000 by replacing more expensive forms of entertainment.
Tilbury’s analysis breaks down the value as follows: at $100 for the Ultimate Edition with approximately 80 hours of gameplay, the cost equates to $1.25 per hour of entertainment. When factoring in side missions and open-world exploration, this figure drops to roughly 50 cents per hour.
The millionaire suggests comparing this calculation to the typical cost of a night out, where consumers often spend around $100 for a single evening’s entertainment. Tilbury argues that playing four hours nightly for 50 evenings—roughly the time needed to complete GTA 6—would provide entertainment at $1.25 per hour, substantially below the per-hour cost of traditional nightlife activities. His conclusion: purchasing GTA 6 saves approximately $5,000 compared to fifty nights of entertainment.
While presented in a lighthearted manner, Tilbury’s argument highlights the potential entertainment value of premium video games relative to alternative leisure activities. The analysis assumes sustained engagement throughout the game and availability for extended daily play sessions.