Grand Theft Auto 5 is the most expensive game in history with a total development and marketing cost of $265 million. In comparison, Grand Theft Auto 4 had a budget of almost $100 million.
In addition, GTA 5 could become the highest-rated game of all time with a Metacritic score. Now, GTA 5 has a score of 98 on Xbox 360 and 97 on PS3 after just being released yesterday. Grand Theft Auto 4 is still on top with a rating of 98 on Xbox 360 and 98 on PS3.